Summary |
Royal Society of Tasmania Launceston Lecture Series |
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Start Date |
7th Oct 2012 2:30pm |
Venue |
Meeting Room, QVMAG Museum, Inveresk |
RSVP / Contact Information |
Tel: 6323 3798 or Email:bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au |
MRCP, MD (UK), FRACP, FANZSGM
will present
Clinical Associate Professor George Razay is General Physician, Geriatrician and Director of the Dementia Research Centre at the Launceston General Hospital. Associate Professor Razay has extensive research experience in Australia and the UK in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in the role of vascular risk factors.
His early research explored the role of lipids and insulin in relation to alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity, menopause and Alzheimer’s disease. His recent research, which was funded by the Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust, identified links between obesity, the metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. He recently reported the effectiveness of the surgical insertion of a shunt in the treatment of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a treatable form of dementia and is currently looking at its prevalence and developing criteria to diagnose it. His research has been presented at national and international conferences and has been published in international journals.
Admission: $5 General Public, $3 Friends of the Museum, $2 Students
Free for members of the Royal Society of Tasmania
To ensure adequate seating please RSVP by Thursday 4 October
Tel: 6323 3798 or email bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au