Sarah Hilmer awarded Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

ANZSGM congratulates Professor Sarah Hilmer who has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) which works to advance health and medical research across Australia.

Each year, the Academy elects the best and brightest minds in Australia as Fellows in recognition of their outstanding achievements and exceptional, ongoing contributions to the field of medical and health sciences. This year’s cohort of 31 new Fellows is made up of 15 women and 16 men from a wide range of fields and specialties.

Sarah has worked as the Head of Clinical Pharmacology and as a geriatrician at Royal North Shore Hospital since 2005. Her research and clinical expertise is respected both nationally and internationally.

Sarah leads a research program in ageing and pharmacology at the Kolling Institute and has contributed widely to the management of medication, and is a member of the Charles Perkins Centre. Her research focuses on understanding medication use and improving health outcomes in older people, particularly those living with multiple conditions.

Professor Hilmer developed the Drug Burden Index, an innovative tool to measure the overall risk of a person’s medicines to their physical and cognitive function. This tool is being used widely across the Northern Sydney and Central Coast Local Health Districts.

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