The University of Sydney

Centre for Disability Studies

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Ian Cameron is a Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine who has interests in ageing and disability. Ian provides a consultancy service for people who are ageing and who may be developing new disability, particularly disability related to cognitive impairment and dementia. Ian has appointments at the University of Sydney as Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, at Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney as Director of Medical Services and Staff Specialist, and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service as Staff Specialist.

Selected Publications:

Haran MJ, Cameron ID, Ivers RQ, Simpson JM, Lee BB, Tanzer M, Porwal M, Kwan MMS, Severino C, Lord SR. The effect on falls of providing single lens distance vision glasses to multifocal glasses wearers: the VISIBLE randomised controlled trial. Br Med J 2010:340:c2265.doi:10.1136/bmj.c2265.

Cameron ID, Murray GR, Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Hill KD, Cumming RG, Kerse N. Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1. Art. No.:CD005465.DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD005465.pub2.

Littleton SM, Cameron ID, Poustie SJ, Hughes DC, Robinson BJ, Neeman T, Smith PN. The association of compensation on longer term health status for people with musculoskeletal injuries following road traffic crashes: emergency department inception cohort study. Injury 2010:doi:10.1016/j.injury.2010.02.011.

Cameron ID, Chen JS, March LM, Simpson JM, Cumming RG, Seibel MJ, Sambrook PN. Hip fracture causes excess mortality due to cardiovascular and infectious disease in institutionalized older people: a prospective five-year study. J Bone Min Res 2010; 25 (4): 866-872