Workforce and advanced training survey of the RANZCP Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age: issues and challenges for the field.

Objectives: There is concern that there are insufficient old age psychiatrists in an ageing population. We aim to describe the work patterns of old age psychiatrists in Australia and New Zealand in order to identify barriers to training and practice.

Methods: Members of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age (FPOA) and other psychiatrists who have completed the Certificate of Psychiatry of Old Age were notified of the online survey by email in October 2008.