Huntington's specialist joins Dare Shott Lecture
Dr Sarah Lee presenting at the 20th annual Dare Shott Lecture on November 21.
November 22
Dr Lee also paid a visit to the Launceston General Hospital, where she presented to the Department of Medicine as part of the weekly Grand Rounds. Pictured here with Neurologists Dr Matt Lee-Archer and Dr Lauren Giles.
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Clifford Craig Foundation was thrilled to once again facilitate the Dare Shott Memorial Lecture on Tuesday.
This year’s guest speaker was Dr Sarah Lee – a cognitive and behavioural neurologist with expertise in the diagnosis, and long-term management of neurodegenerative and neurogenetic conditions.
Speaking on the topic of Huntington’s Disease, Dr Lee is working to attract research and clinical trials to Tasmania – which has the second highest prevalence of Huntington’s disease in the world.
A rare inherited disease, Huntington's causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, resulting in the progressive loss of mental and physical capacities.
Tasmania’s rate of Huntington’s is three-times higher than the Australian average, affecting 1 in 5000 people.
The Dare Shott Lecture, now in its 20th year, is named after the last surviving member of the Shott family – best known for establishing the Old Umbrella Shop in Launceston in 1906.
The Clifford Craig Foundation was a beneficiary of the Shott estate, establishing the Dare Shott Memorial Lecture in 1999 as part of our commitment to health education.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the day, including the team from Huntington’s Tasmania who provided a range of resources for attendees.
We look forward to facilitating this important lecture again next year.
