@JamesCVickers

Neuroscientist + Director of the Wicking Dementia Centre

 Hobart, Tasmania
utas.edu.au/wicking
Joined January 2011
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Shift the dial on dementia risk dial.leytonworks.com.au
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The Dementia Risk Dial tool provides an accessible assessment across risk factors identified by the 2024 Lancet Commission into Dementia as well as the 2026 WHO guidelines on risk reduction, with suggestions for improvement. dial.leytonworks.com.au or apps.apple.com/app/id6797432…
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Coalition of Community Service Peaks calls on the Government to #PrioritiseallTasmanians - Sign the Petition! c.org/BJDPXYNxsb via @ChangeAUS

Sign the Petition

Coalition of Community Service Peaks calls on the Government to #PrioritiseallTasmanians

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The challenge of AI in Higher Education open.substack.com/pub/jamesv…
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Matt King@DeformedEarth14 Jul 2025
We are looking for a Communications Officer to help promote the work of @AntarcticSciAus - an amazing team of Antarctic scientists. One-year position in Hobart (Tasmania, Australia). Do check it out and share. careers.utas.edu.au/cw/en/jo…
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HelloCare@HelloCareAU22 Jun 2025
Why does dementia awareness lag in aged care? Hospitals invest in specialist knowledge, and childcare demands strict qualifications, yet aged care accepts a low baseline for dementia understanding. hellocare.com.au/raising-the…

Raising the floor: Why is dementia training so undervalued in aged care? - Hellocare

Why does dementia awareness lag in aged care? Hospitals invest in specialist knowledge, and childcare demands strict qualifications, yet aged care accepts a low baseline for dementia understanding.

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Come to the @WickingDementia booth at #ADRF2025 for a chat and a chance of winning a $250 gift voucher.
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Well done Kaylee - excellent paper!
Prof Jane Alty@janealty13 Jun 2025
Well done @Kaylee__Rudd on your latest PhD publication 👏👏 Fascinating 👋 +🚶‍♂️motor changes across #dementia continuum @MicheleCallisa1 @KateLawlerPT @JamesCVickers @predictPD
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We have launched a new educational opportunity for those interested in Motor Neuron Disease (MND). Enrolments at mooc2.utas.edu.au. MND MOOC Short Video - Introduction to the MND MOOC youtu.be/Arq030etOp0?si=7ldI… via @YouTube
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Prof Jane Alty@janealty111 Feb 2025
Pls RT 😊Come and join the new #Parkinsons #MOOC community ! ~6000 enrolments in the first 6 days of opening - and great feedback! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This visual based online course is packed with videos and animations 🎬 - gives incredible education and insight into lived experience ✅
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Quality public Dementia Education is key to reducing stigma & improving healthcare outcomes for people with dementia and their families. There is FREE online university quality dementia education available to anyone. This podcast will link you to it. buzzsprout.com/2383282/episo…

Quality Dementia Education for Everyone. - Dementia Demystified by...

In Australia there are national organisations that provide quality dementia education, much of this is government funded. These organisations offered Introductory, Foundational and Enhanced Practice...

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Prof Jane Alty@janealty18 Feb 2025
Pls RT 🤩🎉Fantastic launch of the #Parkinsons #MOOC this week 👏 ✅4,000 people from >30 countries have completed it in the first 3 days! Grab your📲 or 💻 and join this video-based interactive course to see why it’s getting rave reviews! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ mooc.utas.edu.au/course/2027…
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Prof Jane Alty@janealty16 Feb 2025
⭐️🎉Wow! What an amazing launch of the new #Parkinsons MOOC -Massive Open Online Course!⭐️👏Fabulous talks, animations and even a live video call from the Australian government health minister! Missed it? Don’t worry - here’s the YouTube video 👇 youtu.be/8gbYyR8Dyvg
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Eddy Roccati@eddy_roccati10 Dec 2024
frontiersin.org/journals/agi…

Frontiers | ISLAND Campus: a fee-free formal university educational intervention in mid- to...

IntroductionPrevious research has tended to focus on early-life education for dementia risk reduction, yet there are great gains for building cognitive reser...

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We’re at the Deloraine Craft Fair. Please drop by for a visit. ⁦@WickingDementia⁩ ⁦@IslandprojWDC⁩
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Eddy Roccati@eddy_roccati14 Oct 2024
"ISLAND dementia study gives hope of better, longer lives" @IslandprojWDC @WickingDementia @themercurycomau
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This is indeed a great opportunity to support this medical degree in a beautiful part of the world with the opportunity to work with an excellent team.
Jamie Chapman 🔬🔬@Chapman_Histo3 Oct 2024
Do you want to come and work in one of the most beautiful places on Earth? We're seeking a lecturer in basic sciences to begin teaching our BMedScMD out of our Burnie, Cradle Coast campus in Tasmania. You'll find that we're a wonderful group to work with. careers.utas.edu.au/ci/en/jo…
A photo of the West campus in Burnie, Tasmania with a gorgeous coastline in the background.

ALT A photo of the West campus in Burnie, Tasmania with a gorgeous coastline in the background.

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Great to join Matt Durai @dementiaproject for this podcast.
Dementia Research Project@dementiaproject11 Sep 2024
🧠 Ever wondered how academia builds the next generation of leaders in dementia care ? We dive deep with Professor James Vickers of @WickingDementia @UTAS_ From MOOCs, translational research to blood-based biomarkers—we cover plenty in this episode!
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Thanks to @polley_helen for support of the ISLAND Clinic model developed in Tasmania by Drs @janealty1 and Katharine Salmon.
Helen Polley@polley_helen14 Sep 2024
The Wicking Dementia Institute is a world leader in dementia research #Dementia #auspol #politas @AustralianLabor @TasmanianLabor @WickingDementia
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