Ruth Eleanor Hubbard
Professor Ruth E. Hubbard is the leading frailty expert in Australia, with dual clinical and research leadership roles.
As Director of General and Geriatric Medicine & Consultant Geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, she has led the establishment of frailty-focused models of care across peri-operative, emergency and dementia care.
As Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine at The University of Queensland, she created the Australian Frailty Network, a national partnership of researchers, clinicians, professional associations and consumers, with the vision of delivering a national response to frailty.
She has generated $43mill funding, more than 200 publications, 100 conference appearances, eight book chapters and Consensus Statements supporting national and international policy.
