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Associate Professor Gideon Caplan
Conjoint Associate Professor

Associate Professor Gideon Caplan

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Research Interests:
Delirium is the most common problem bedevilling older people in hospital.  Delirium causes increased mortality, dementia and nursing home placement.  Yet little is understood about the basic pathophysiology of delirium. Using a multidisciplinary, bedside to lab bench approach, we hope to unlock the mystery of delirium.

Broad Research Areas:
Ageing, Health Services Research, Rehabilitation, Gerontology - Geriatrics, Neurodegenerative Diseases

Qualifications:
MB BS (Syd), MD (UNSW), FRACP

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Australasian Delirium Association; Hospital in the Home Society of Australasia; Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine; American Delirium Society; European Delirium Association

Specific Research Keywords:
Delirium, Hospital in the Home, Advance Care Planning
Phone
+61-2-93824252
E-mail
g.caplan@unsw.edu.au
  • Books | 2014
    2014, Geriatric Medicine: An introduction, IP Communications, Melbourne, http://www.ipcommunications.com.au/
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    2022, 'Systems of healthcare: Australia', in Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Wiley, pp. 1603 - 1608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119484288.ch129
    Book Chapters | 2020
    2020, 'Clinical Assessment of the NADome as Biomarkers for Healthy Aging', in Guest PC (ed.), Clinical and Preclinical Models for Maximizing Healthspan Methods and Protocols, Humana, pp. 207 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0471-7_13
    Book Chapters | 2020
    2020, 'Neuroimaging in delirium', in PET and SPECT in Psychiatry: Second Edition, Springer International Publishing, pp. 607 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57231-0_19
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Caplan GA, 2014, 'Community services for older people in Australia', in Caplan GA (ed.), Geriatric Medicine: an introduction, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 47 - 56, http://www.ipcommunications.com.au/contents_geratricmed_full.html
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Caplan GA, 2014, 'Economics of ageing', in Caplan GA (ed.), Geriatric Medicine: an introduction, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 411 - 419, http://www.ipcommunications.com.au/
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Kelly L; Caplan GA, 2014, 'Comprehensive geriatric assessment', in Caplan GA (ed.), Geriatric Medicine: an introduction, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 17 - 29, http://www.ipcommunications.com.au/title_geriatricmed.html
    Book Chapters | 2014
    McVeigh C; Caplan GA, 2014, 'Delirium', in Caplan GA (ed.), Geriatric Medicine: an introduction, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 59 - 71, http://www.ipcommunications.com.au/contents_geratricmed_full.html
    Book Chapters | 2012
    2012, 'Systems of healthcare: Australia', in Sinclair AJ; Morley JE; Vellas B (ed.), Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, England, pp. 1735 - 1740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119952930.ch144
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Caplan GA, 2006, 'Systems of health care: the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia', in Pathy MSJ; Sinclair AJ; Morley JE (ed.), Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Volume 2, edn. 4, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, pp. 1889 - 1906
    Book Chapters | 2001
    Boxall A; Sayers A; Caplan GA, 2001, 'Home Pulmonary Rehabilitation with COPD patients over 60 years of age', in National Demonstration Hospitals Program Phase 3: Health Service Research Reports, edn. Original, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, pp. 295 - 306
    Book Chapters | 2001
    Brennan NJ; Board N; Caplan GA, 2001, 'A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Costs of Hospital as Compared with Hospital in the Home for Acute Medical Patients', in Amander Alexander (ed.), National Demonstration Hospitals Program Phase 3: A Resource for Integrating Health Services, edn. Original, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, pp. 98 - 104
    Book Chapters | 2001
    Caplan GA; DeLisser T; Sayers A, 2001, 'Rehabilitation of the Elderly and care at Home or Usual Treatment (REACH OUT)', in National Demonstration Hospitals Program Phase 3: Health Service Research Reports, edn. Original, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, pp. 307 - 326
  • Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Regional cerebral hypometabolism on 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in delirium is independent of acute illness and dementia', Alzheimer's and Dementia, 19, pp. 97 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.12604
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Evaluation of IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a staff simulation training intervention to improve palliative care of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 22, pp. 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02809-x
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Persistent delirium in older hospital patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.', Delirium (Bielef), 1, pp. 36822, http://dx.doi.org/10.56392/001c.36822
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Reporting Essentials for DElirium bioMarker Studies (REDEEMS): Explanation and Elaboration', Delirium Communications, http://dx.doi.org/10.56392/001c.57389
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Clinicians’ delirium treatment practice, practice change, and influences: A national online survey', Palliative Medicine, 35, pp. 1553 - 1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163211022183
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Current challenges in the recognition and management of delirium superimposed on dementia', Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 17, pp. 1341 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S247957
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Delirium in older adults is associated with development of new dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36, pp. 993 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.5508
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Delirium researchers' perspectives of the challenges in delirium biomarker research: A qualitative study', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0243254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243254
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Evaluation of IMproving Palliative Care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a Staff Simulation Training Intervention to Improve Palliative Care of People with Advanced Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1001512/v1
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Intranasal insulin for treatment of delirium in older hospitalised patients: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050765
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Virtual models of care for people with palliative care needs living in their own home: A systematic meta-review and narrative synthesis', Palliative Medicine, 35, pp. 1385 - 1406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163211024451
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'A Multicomponent Nonpharmacological Intervention to Prevent Delirium for Hospitalized People with Advanced Cancer: A Phase II Cluster Randomized Waitlist Controlled Trial (The PRESERVE Pilot Study)', Journal of Palliative Medicine, 23, pp. 1314 - 1322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0632
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'A call to action for delirium research: Meta-analysis and regression of delirium associated mortality', BMC Geriatrics, 20, pp. 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01723-4
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'A systematic review of the overlap of fluid biomarkers in delirium and advanced cancer-related syndromes', BMC Psychiatry, 20, pp. 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02584-2
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Interim guidance for health-care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39, pp. 283 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12831
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Older Persons' and Their Caregivers' Perspectives and Experiences of Research Participation with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity: A Scoping Review', Gerontologist, 62, pp. E112 - E122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa118
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Prevention of delirium in older adults with dementia: A systematic literature review', Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46, pp. 43 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20200820-02
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'The financial and social costs of delirium', European Geriatric Medicine, 11, pp. 105 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-019-00257-2
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Toward best practice methods for delirium biomarker studies: An international modified Delphi study', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35, pp. 737 - 748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.5292
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Advance care planning for patients with advanced illnesses attending hospital outpatient clinics study: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e023107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023107
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Delirium Superimposed Upon Dementia', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20, pp. 1382 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.09.019
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Economic impact of delirium in Australia: A cost of illness study', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027514
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: Study protocol for a phase II cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026177
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'S5‐01‐02: BIOMARKERS IN DELIRIUM', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 15, pp. P1605 - P1605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.4820
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Tiedemann A; Simpson P; Caplan G; Bendall JC; Howard K; Close J, 2018, 'Adherence to a multifactorial fall prevention program following paramedic care: Predictors and impact on falls and health service use. Results from an RCT a priori subgroup analysis', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37, pp. 54 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12465
    Journal articles | 2017
    Agar M; Draper B; Caplan GA, 2017, 'Neuroleptics for delirium: more research is needed. Reply', JAMA Internal Medicine, 177, pp. 1055 - 1056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1801.
    Journal articles | 2017
    Agar MR; Lawlor PG; Quinn S; Draper B; Caplan GA; Rowett D; Sanderson C; Hardy J; Le B; Eckermann S; McCaffrey N; Devilee L; Fazekas B; Hill M; Currow DC, 2017, 'Oral risperidone, haloperidol or placebo for delirium symptoms in palliative care: a multi-site, double-blind, parallel arm, dose –titrated randomized controlled trial.', JAMA Internal Medicine, 17, pp. 34 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7491
    Journal articles | 2017
    Chan B; Reeve E; Matthews S; Carroll PR; Long JC; Held F; Latt M; Naganathan V; Caplan GA; Hilmer SN, 2017, 'Medicine information exchange networks among healthcare professionals and prescribing in geriatric medicine wards', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 83, pp. 1185 - 1196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13222
    Journal articles | 2017
    Eeles E; McCrow J; Teodorczuk A; Caplan GA, 2017, 'Delirium care: Real-world solutions to real-world problems', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 36, pp. E64 - E69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12461
    Journal articles | 2017
    Haggstrom L; Welschinger R; Caplan GA, 2017, 'Functional neuroimaging offers insights into delirium pathophysiology: A systematic review', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 36, pp. 186 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12417
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Tiedemann A; Simpson P; Caplan GA; Bendall J; Howard K; Webster L; Payne N; Hamilton S; Lo J; Ramsay E; O'Rourke S; Roylance L; Close JC, 2017, 'A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent subsequent falls and health service use following fall-related paramedic care: A randomised controlled trial', Age and Ageing, 46, pp. 200 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw190
    Journal articles | 2017
    Morandi A; Davis D; Bellelli G; Arora RC; Caplan GA; Kamholz B; Kolanowski A; Fick DM; Kreisel S; MacLullich A; Meagher D; Neufeld K; Pandharipande PP; Richardson S; Slooter AJ C; Taylor JP; Thomas C; Tieges Z; Teodorczuk A; Voyer P; Rudolph JL, 2017, 'The Diagnosis of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: An Emerging Challenge', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18, pp. 12 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.014
    Journal articles | 2017
    Nitchingham A; Kumar V; Shenkin S; Ferguson KJ; Caplan GA, 2017, 'A systematic review of neuroimaging in delirium.', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33, pp. 1458 - 1478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.4724
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, '18F-Fluoro-2-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in delirium.', Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 37, pp. 3556 - 3567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0271678X17701764
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'A META-ANALYSIS OF HOSPITAL IN THE HOME', Innovation in Aging, 1, pp. 1246 - 1246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.4526
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Cerebrospinal Fluid Apolipoprotein E Levels in Delirium', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 7, pp. 240 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000477847
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, '[P4–504]: NOVEL UNIQUE PATTERN OF CEREBRAL GLUCOSE HYPOMETABOLISM SEEN ON 2‐ 18 F‐FLUORO‐2‐DEOXYGLUCOSE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN DELIRIUM', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 13, pp. P1533 - P1533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.07.666
    Journal articles | 2016
    Caplan GA; Kurrle SE; Cumming A, 2016, 'Appropriate care for older people with cognitive impairment in hospital', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. S12 - S15, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA15.00898
    Journal articles | 2016
    Caplan GA, 2016, 'Comprehensive Geriatric Care: Effectiveness as Well as Efficacy', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17, pp. 14 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.10.013
    Journal articles | 2015
    McVeigh CL; Caplan GA, 2015, 'Selecting Patients for Rehabilitation', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16, pp. 815 - 816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.07.003
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Functional decline not seen in Hospital in the Home', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63, pp. 1724 - 1724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13578
    Journal articles | 2014
    Caplan GA; Lan ZZ; Newton L; Kvelde T; McVeigh C; Hill MA, 2014, 'Transcranial doppler to measure cerebral blood flow in delirium superimposed on Dementia. A cohort study', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15, pp. 355 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.12.079
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lasschuit DA; Kuzmich D; Caplan GA, 2014, 'Treatment of cellulitis in Hospital in the Home: a systematic review', Open Access Dermatology, 2, pp. 2 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.13172/2054-5959
    Journal articles | 2014
    Morley JE; Caplan G; Cesari M; Dong B; Flaherty JH; Grossberg GT; Holmerova I; Katz PR; Koopmans R; Little MO; Martin F; Orrell M; Ouslander J; Rantz M; Resnick B; Rolland Y; Tolson D; Woo J; Vellas B, 2014, 'International survey of nursing home research priorities', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15, pp. 309 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.003
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Quantitative Proteomics of Delirium Cerebrospinal Fluid', Translational Psychiatry, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2014.114
    Journal articles | 2013
    Caplan GA, 2013, 'A meta-analysis of "hospital in the home".', The Medical journal of Australia, 198, pp. 195 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11841
    Journal articles | 2013
    Mikolaizak AS; Simpson PM; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Caplan GA; Bendall JC; Howard K; Close JC, 2013, 'Intervention to prevent further falls in older people who call an ambulance as a result of a fall: A protocol for the iPREFER randomised controlled trial', BMC Health Services Research, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-360
    Journal articles | 2013
    2013, 'A meta-analysis of "hospital in the home"', Medical Journal of Australia, 198, pp. 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11662
    Journal articles | 2013
    2013, 'ADVANCE CARE PLANNING WHO, WHEN AND WHERE. WHAT IS THE EVIDANCE TO SUPPORT THE CALL TO PLAN EARLY', BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 3, pp. 256.2 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000491.81
    Journal articles | 2013
    2013, 'Advance care planning in aged care facilities', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32, pp. 202 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12108
    Journal articles | 2012
    2012, 'A meta-analysis of Hospital in the Home.', Medical Journal of Australia, 197, pp. 512 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.10480
    Journal articles | 2012
    2012, 'Malnutrition screening and early nutrition intervention in hospitalised patients in acute aged care: a randomised controlled trial.', The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (JNHA), 16, pp. 562 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-012-0022-3
    Journal articles | 2011
    Caplan GA; Hill T, 2011, 'The role of outreach programs and Hospital in the Home', Geriatric Medicine in General Practice, 10, pp. 16 - 17
    Journal articles | 2011
    2011, 'Managing delirium in older patients.', Australian Prescriber, 34, pp. 16 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2011.012
    Journal articles | 2011
    2011, 'Rehabilitation', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 12, pp. 8 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2010.03.008
    Journal articles | 2010
    Caplan GA; Kelly L; McVeigh C, 2010, 'Hydration', Geriatric medicine in general practice, 5, pp. 4 - 5
    Journal articles | 2010
    2010, 'Cerebrospinal fluid in long lasting delirium compared to Alzheimer’s dementia', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 65A, pp. 1130 - 1136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq090
    Journal articles | 2010
    2010, 'Home care for dying people (editorial).', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 11, pp. 7 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.008
    Journal articles | 2009
    Caplan GA; Lim WK; Chong C; Gray LC, 2009, 'Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, Position Statement No. 1, Discharge Planning', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 28, pp. 158 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00381.x
    Journal articles | 2009
    Chapman NH; Brighton TA; Harris MF; Caplan GA; Braithwaite J; Chong BH, 2009, 'Zylna zatorowoϾ zakrzepowa (Venous thromboembolism)', Lekarz Rodzinny, 142, pp. 596 - 601, http://rodzinni.org/Article/Show,20621.html
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'Let someone else decide?: Development of an advance care planning service for nursing home residents with advanced dementia', Dementia, 8, pp. 391 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301209104981
    Journal articles | 2008
    2008, 'Does `Hospital in the Home` treatment prevent delirium?', Aging Health, 4, pp. 69 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/1745509X.4.1.69
    Journal articles | 2008
    2008, 'Rivastigmine transdermal patch for mild to moderately severe Alzheimer¿s disease', Medicine Today, 9, pp. 69 - 70
    Journal articles | 2007
    Caplan GA; Harper EL, 2007, 'Recruitment of volunteers to improve vitality in the elderly: the REVIVE study', Internal Medicine Journal, 37, pp. 95 - 100
    Journal articles | 2007
    Elder A; Caplan GA; Meller A; Squires B; Chan S; Willett WC, 2007, 'Acute care for patients with advanced dementia - achieving a balance', Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 37, pp. 30 - 31
    Journal articles | 2007
    2007, 'Home sweet home? Community care for older people in Australia', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 9, pp. 88 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2007.11.010
    Journal articles | 2007
    2007, 'Self-rated health in the unwell elderly presenting to the emergency department', Emergency Medicine Australasia, 19, pp. 196 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.00924.x
    Journal articles | 2006
    Caplan GA, 2006, 'Hospital in the home: a concept under question.', The Medical journal of Australia., 184, pp. 600 - 601
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Advance care planning and hospital in the nursing home', Age and Ageing, 35, pp. 581 - 585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afl063
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Does home treatment affect delirium? A randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation of elderly and care at home or usual treatment (the REACH OUT trial)', Age and Ageing, 35, pp. 53 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afi206
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Hospital in the home: a concept under question', Medical Journal of Australia, 184, pp. 599 - 600
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Recruitment of volunteers to improve vitality in the elderly: the REVIVE study', Internal Medicine Journal, 37, pp. 95 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01265.x
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'CONTROLLED TRIAL OF ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN NURSING HOMES IN AUSTRALIA', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 6, pp. B12 - B12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00130535-200503000-00052
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Effect of hospital in the home treatment on physical and cognitive function: A randomized controlled trial', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 60, pp. 1035 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/60.8.1035
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Managing chronic pulmonary disease in the community: a randomized controlled trial of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for the elderly housebound patients', Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 25, pp. 378 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00008483-200511000-00012
    Journal articles | 2004
    Caplan GA; Harper EL, 2004, 'Australia is still aging well', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 59, pp. 598 - 599
    Journal articles | 2004
    Caplan GA; O'Sullivan R, 2004, 'Commentary: a history to look forward from.', The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 59
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'A cohort study of 7 day a week physiotherapy on an acute orthopaedic ward', Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, 8, pp. 96 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joon.2004.03.004
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'A history to look forward from', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 59, pp. 1159 - 1159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/59.11.1159-a
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'A randomized, controlled trial of comprehensive geriatric assessmentand multidisciplinary intervention after discharge of elderly from theemergency department - The DEED II study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52, pp. 1417 - 1423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52401.x
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Patient Satisfaction - The Australian Perspective', Australian Health Review, 27, pp. 73 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH042710073
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Robine and Michel`s `looking forward to a general theory on populationaging`', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 59, pp. 598 - 599, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000222419600016&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2003
    Barclay L; Boxall A; Sayers A; Caplan GA, 2003, 'A randomised control trial of home based pulmonary rehabilitation in elderly patients', Nursing Monograth 2003, 1, pp. 6 - 9
    Journal articles | 2002
    McCusker J; Verdon J; Caplan GA; Meldon SW; Jacobs P, 2002, 'Older persons in the emergency medical care system [8]', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50, pp. 2103 - 2105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50635.x
    Journal articles | 2001
    Caplan GA, 2001, 'Top 20 choice for geriatric medicine', Medical Journal of Australia, 175, pp. 159 - 159
    Journal articles | 2000
    Board N; Brennan NJ; Caplan GA, 2000, 'Use of pathology services in re-engineered clinical pathways', Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice, 20, pp. 24 - 29
    Journal articles | 2000
    Board N; Caplan G, 2000, 'Implications of decreasing surgical lengths of stay.', Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association, 23, pp. 62 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH000062
    Journal articles | 2000
    Board N; Caplan GA, 2000, 'Implications of decreasing length of stay', Australian Health Review, pp. 71 - 85
    Journal articles | 2000
    Board N; Caplan GA, 2000, 'Implications of decreasing surgical length of stay.', Australian Health Review, pp. 71 - 85
    Journal articles | 2000
    Board N; Caplan GA, 2000, 'Use of pathology services in re-engineered clinical pathways.', Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice, 20, pp. 24 - 29
    Journal articles | 2000
    Caplan GA; Timms P, 2000, 'How can we help older patients after the emergency? (abstract)', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, pp. 58 - 58
    Journal articles | 2000
    Parker H; Caplan GA, 2000, 'Evaluation of hospital at home scheme (multiple letters)', British Medical Journal, 320, pp. 1077 - 1078
    Journal articles | 2000
    Parker H; Caplan GA, 2000, 'Evaluation of hospital at home scheme', BMJ, 320, pp. 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7241.1077/a
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'A randomised controlled trial of the costs of hospital as compared with hospital in the home for acute medical patients.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24, pp. 305 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2000.tb01573.x
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'Evaluation of hospital at home scheme. Another study found that patients prefer home care to hospital care [letter comment].', British Medical Journal: Clinical Research, 320, pp. 1078 - 1078
    Journal articles | 1999
    Caplan G; Brown A, 1999, 'Clinical pathways (multiple letters) [5]', Medical Journal of Australia, 170, pp. 568, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127896.x
    Journal articles | 1999
    Caplan GA; Brennan NJ; Brown AS, 1999, 'Hospital in the home: a randomised controlled trial (letter)', Medical Journal of Australia, 171, pp. 110 - 110
    Journal articles | 1999
    Caplan GA; Ward JA; Brennan NJ, 1999, 'Hospital-at-home care was at least as effective, safe, and acceptable as hospitalization for older adults', Evidence-Based Medicine, 4, pp. 114
    Journal articles | 1999
    Caplan GA, 1999, 'Hospital in the home programmes: safe and popular with patients and carers', Modern Medicine of Australia, pp. 13 - 15
    Journal articles | 1999
    Caplan GA, 1999, 'Hospital in the home programs: safe and popular with patients and carers.', Hospital in the home programs: safe and popular with patients and carers.
    Journal articles | 1999
    Dickson HG; Conforti DA; Caplan GA; Brennan NJ; Brown A; Gebski VJ; Thomas JA, 1999, 'Hospital in the home: A randomised controlled trial (multiple letters) [3]', Medical Journal of Australia, 171, pp. 109 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123548.x
    Journal articles | 1999
    Lim WK; Caplan G; Harvey P, 1999, 'Oestrogen and vascular disease [3] (multiple letters)', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 29, pp. 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb00791.x
    Journal articles | 1999
    1999, 'Attitudes to osteoporosis and hormone replacement therapy among elderly female orthopaedic patients.', Osteoporosis International, 9, pp. 139 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001980050127
    Journal articles | 1999
    1999, 'Clinical pathways', Medical Journal of Australia, 170, pp. 568 - 568
    Journal articles | 1999
    1999, 'Effect of hormone replacement therapy on left ventricular hypertrophy', American Journal of Cardiology, pp. 1132 - 1134
    Journal articles | 1999
    1999, 'Hospital in the home: a randomised controlled trial.', Medical Journal of Australia, 170, pp. 156 - 160
    Journal articles | 1999
    1999, 'Re-engineering the elective surgical service of a tertiary hospital: a historical controlled trial.', Medical Journal of Australia, 170, pp. 141 - 141
    Journal articles | 1999
    1999, 'Re‐engineering the elective surgical service of a tertiary hospital: a historical controlled trial', Medical Journal of Australia, 170, pp. 141 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127695.x
    Journal articles | 1998
    Caplan GA; Brown A; Croker WD; Doolan J, 1998, 'Risk of admission within 4 weeks of discharge of elderly patients from the emergency department - The DEED study', Age and Ageing, 27, pp. 697 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/27.6.697
    Journal articles | 1998
    Caplan GA, 1998, 'Post acute care for all.', Australian Health Executive, pp. 8 - 11
    Journal articles | 1998
    Caplan GA, 1998, 'Post acute care: national and international perspectives.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, pp. 503 - 503
    Journal articles | 1998
    1998, 'Decreasing Length of Stay: The cost to the Community', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 69, pp. 433 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01441.x
    Journal articles | 1998
    1998, 'Hospital in the Home. A Randomised Controlled Trial', Age and Ageing, 27, pp. P44 - P44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/27.suppl_1.p44-c
    Journal articles | 1998
    1998, 'Re - engineering the elective surgical service of a tertiary hospital: a historical controlled trial.', MJA Open, 169, pp. 247 - 251
    Journal articles | 1998
    1998, 'Recognition of deficits of physical and cognitive function in the elderly by medical staff in the Emergency Department.', Emergency Medicine, 10, pp. 19 - 24
    Journal articles | 1997
    Caplan GA, 1997, 'Post -acute respiratory outreach service', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
    Journal articles | 1997
    Caplan GA, 1997, 'Post acute care: can hospitals do better with less?', Australian Health Review
    Journal articles | 1997
    1997, 'A post acute respiratory outreach service', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 14, pp. 5 - 11
    Journal articles | 1997
    1997, 'Hospital in the Home: a randomised controlled trial targeting the elderly', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, pp. 735 - 735
    Journal articles | 1997
    1997, 'Post Acute care: can hospitals do better with less?', Australian Health Review, 20, pp. 43 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH970043a
    Journal articles | 1996
    Brennan NJ; Caplan GA, 1996, 'Attitudes to osteoporosis among elderly female orthopaedic patients', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, pp. 586 - 586
    Journal articles | 1995
    1995, 'Exercise in older people with type II diabetes maintains bone density despite weight loss', Australian Journal on Ageing, 14, pp. 71 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.1995.tb00700.x
    Journal articles | 1994
    1994, 'Pathogenesis of vertebral crush fractures in women', Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 87, pp. 200 - 202
    Journal articles | 1993
    Caplan GA; Ward JA; Lord SR, 1993, 'The benefits of exercise in postmenopausal women', Australian Journal of Public Health, 17, pp. 23 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1993.tb00099.x
    Journal articles | 1993
    Lord SR; Caplan GA; Colagiuri R; Colagiuri S; Ward JA, 1993, 'Sensori‐motor Function in Older Persons with Diabetes', Diabetic Medicine, 10, pp. 614 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.1993.tb00133.x
    Journal articles | 1993
    Lord SR; Caplan GA; Ward JA, 1993, 'Balance, reaction time, and muscle strength in exercising and nonexercising older women: A pilot study', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 74, pp. 837 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-9993(93)90010-8
    Journal articles | 1993
    1993, 'The Effects of Exercise on Bone Density in Elderly People with Bom Insulin Dependent Diabetes', Age and Ageing, 22, pp. P10 - P10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/22.suppl_3.p10-a
    Journal articles | 1991
    Caplan GA, 1991, 'Marihuana and mouth cancer [9]', Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 84, pp. 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014107689108400643
    Journal articles | 1990
    1990, 'Marijuana smoking and carcinoma of the tongue. Is there an association?', Cancer, 66, pp. 1005 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19900901)66:5<1005::AID-CNCR2820660535>3.0.CO;2-H
  • Working Papers | 2012
    Caplan GA; Boxall A-M, 2012, Is Hospital in the Home as safe and effective as inpatient care?, AHHA, Canberra, Deeble Institute Evidence Brief, 1, http://dx.doi.orghttp://www.ahha.asn.au/
  • Preprints | 2022
    2022, Persistent delirium in older hospital patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.20.22269044
    Conference Papers | 2021
    2021, 'Can advance care planning improve end-of-life care? A randomised controlled trial in patients with advanced illnesses attending hospital outpatient clinics', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, WILEY, pp. 29 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000651084100042&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Preprints | 2020
    2020, A systematic review of the overlap of fluid biomarkers in delirium and advanced cancer-related syndromes., , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14538/v3
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    2019, 'Implementation of advance care planning for patients with advanced illnesses attending hospital outpatient clinics', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. 61 - 61, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000467859100125&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Preprints | 2019
    2019, A systematic review of the overlap of fluid biomarkers in delirium and advanced cancer-related syndromes., , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14538/v2
    Preprints | 2019
    2019, A systematic review of the overlap of fluid biomarkers in delirium and advanced cancer-related syndromes, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14538/v1
    Conference Papers | 2018
    2018, 'A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for in-patients with advanced cancer (The PRESERVE pilot study)', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 166 - 166, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000449544200278&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2016
    Caplan GA; Meller A; Squires B; Chan S; Willett W, 2016, 'A system of Advance Care Planning for nursing homes', in Journal of Nursing Home Research, Vol. 2, pp. 19 - 19, http://www.jnursinghomeresearch.com/
    Conference Abstracts | 2016
    Caplan GA; Nelson J; Haggstrom L; Wegner E, 2016, 'Evaluation of cerebral glucose metabolism in delirium using positron emission tomography (PET)', in Australasian Journal on Ageing, Wiley: 12 months, Vol. 35, pp. 38 - 38
    Conference Abstracts | 2016
    Mikolaizak S; Lord S; Tiedemann A; Simpson P; Howard K; Caplan G; Close J, 2016, 'IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS: THE LINK BETWEEN INTENTION TO ADHERE AND SUCCESSFUL FALLS PREVENTION', in INJURY PREVENTION, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Vol. 22, pp. A182 - A182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.503
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Hilvert-Bruce Z; Hohenberg M; Caplan G, 2015, 'Not-for-resuscitation orders in regional NSW', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 34, pp. 29 - 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000354463000045&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2014
    2014, 'Is there a diagnostic test for delirium superimposed on dementia?', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 25 - 25, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337969400040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Caplan G; Tai J; Poljak A; Hill M, 2013, 'Apolipoprotein E-ε4 as a risk factor for Alzheimer's dementia: Is delirium the key?', in Apolipoprotein E-ε4 as a risk factor for Alzheimer's dementia: Is delirium the key?, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 416 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 416 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.674
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Stathers GM, 2012, 'Research and Current theories in Delirium', in Caplan G (ed.), Research and Current theories in Delirium, Delirium Clinical and Research Day.l, Prince of W ales Hospital, presented at Delirium Clinical and Research Day.l, Prince of W ales Hospital, 01 May 2012 - 01 May 2012
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Kuchel GA; Kleppinger A; Zhou X; Kvelde T; Hill M; Feinn R; McElhaney J; Caplan G, 2011, 'DO CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOKINES CONFIRM THE MICROGLIAL THEORY OF DELIRIUM?', in GERONTOLOGIST, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, pp. 106 - 107, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000303602000482&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Caplan GA, 2010, 'Is Hospital in the Home a good option for older people?', in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden, MA, pp. S7 - S7, presented at American Geriatrics Society, Orlando
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Poljak A; Hill MA; Raftery MJ; Caplan GA, 2010, 'Quantitative Proteomics of Delirium CSF', in Human Proteome World Congress Sydney 2010, ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd, Sydney, pp. 59 - 59, presented at HUPO-9th Annual World Congress, Sydney, Australia, 19 September 2010 - 23 September 2010, http://www.hupo.org/congress/congress_2010/downloads/HUPO%20Prog%20bookWEB.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2010
    2010, 'Cerebrospinal fluid in delirium compared to Alzheimer’s dementia.', in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden, MA, pp. S35 - S36, presented at American Geriatrics Society, Orlando, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000276247100099&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Caplan GA, 2009, 'Meta-analysis of hospital in the home (HITH): the effect of substituting care at home for care in hospital', in The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (JNHA), Springer France, Paris, pp. S85 - S85, presented at World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics, Paris
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Caplan GA, 2007, 'An investigation of delirium.', in Internal Medicine Journal, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton, VIC, pp. A68 - A68, presented at Annual Scientific Meeting Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, Adelaide, 05 September 2007 - 08 September 2007
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Caplan GA, 2007, 'Improving identification of malnutrition in acute aged care.', in Internal Medicine Journal, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton, VIC, pp. A84 - A84, presented at Annual Scientific Meeting Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, Adelaide, 05 September 2007 - 08 September 2007
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Caplan GA, 2007, 'Malnutrition screening in the hospitalised elderly: a randomised controlled trial.', in Internal Medicine Journal, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton, VIC, pp. A71 - A71, presented at Annual Scientific Meeting Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, Adelaide, 05 September 2007 - 08 September 2007
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1999
    Caplan GA, (ed.), 1999, 'Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovations', presented at Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovations
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1999
    Caplan GA, (ed.), 1999, 'Health Care of Australia', presented at Health Care of Australia
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1999
    Caplan GA, (ed.), 1999, 'National Demonstration Hospital Program', presented at National Demonstration Hospital Program

I have received numerous awards in Australia and the United States for my research, as well as the 2016 Wiley Australasian Journal on Ageing Book Award for my textbook of Geriatric Medicine.

My main area of research is the pathophysiology of delirium where my group has identified a previously unrecognised mechanism of altered glucose metabolism which is being tested in a clinical trial. 

I have also published extensively in Hospital in the Home and other forms of out-of-hospital care and Advance Care Planning.

My Research Supervision

Dr Anita Nitchingham PhD student UNSW