Biography
Dr Bernadette Lee has served as a consultant in palliative medicine at Princess Alice Hospice, United Kingdom since 2001. Dr Lee attended Guy’s Hospital Medical School, now part of the GKY School of Medical Education at King’s College London, United Kingdom. She trained in various specialties in general medicine and completed the four-year specialty registrar rotation in palliative medicine.
Dr Lee works mainly in the hospice inpatient unit, where patients with life-limiting diseases are admitted for symptom control or end-of-life care. She works closely with the hospice community team in the hospice’s Wellbeing Centre, providing care to over 1,000 patients in the local area. She is also active in medical education: she is currently a clinical supervisor to various grades of resident doctors and an educational supervisor to specialty registrars. She previously served as the Regional Specialty Adviser for the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex areas, stepping down after a two-year term as Chair of the Specialist Training Committee.
Her special interests include ultrasound and more recently sustainability. She has been running the Focused Abdominal Ultrasound Palliative Care Course (FASP) with Professor Max Watson since 2010.
Panel Presentation (2025) | Supporting Independent Living, Health and Healthcare Needs in Older Age: Integration of Robots and Smart Technology Within the Home
