Regional geriatrician and lead of the Healthy Ageing Research Team

Eddy Strivens is a Geriatrician within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and Professor with James Cook University, leading HART. He is the former Clinical Director in Cairns, establishing integrated community and sub-acute models of care, and former President of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine. His clinical research interests include Successful Ageing and Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities and Models of Integrative Service Delivery. Eddy was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours for significant service to geriatric medicine and to professional organisations.