Gideon Caplan MBBS, MD, FRACP

Gideon was the founding President of the HITH Society of Australasia from2006 until 2012. He has informally mentored and encouraged us all, applauding even the smallest of contributions, as valued and immensely important to the HITH movement. Gideon was instrumental in achieving the Deloitte Access economic analysis of Hospital In the Home 2011 Gideon’s passion for research along with extensive research activities, particularly RCTs, right through his published work to the most recently published meta-analysis of Hospital in the Home have informed service funding and development, changing models of care around the country, improving patient flows and in the current environment ultimately impacting on health services ability in achieving the NEAT targets and better patient flows.

Gideon’s love and enthusiasm for research have been evident in their attendance at his workshops at many of the conferences. He has soothed and encouraged as many research hesitant as he has enthusiasts in his efforts to increase participation in research and publishing research outcomes, in peer reviewed journals. Associate Professor Gideon Caplan has been an incredible mentoring, support, encouragement and unfailing leader in his endeavours to research, project and document absolutely everything, HITH, aged care and now delirium related and get it all on every health map and health agenda across the country.