Thursday 27 February, 2014
Fig Tree Function Room
Adelaide Zoo
Frome Road
ADELAIDE SA 5000
10:00 am – 12:30 am: What it takes to be a leader in dementia care?
A presentation to health care professionals regarding non-pharmacological interventions, leadership development and mentorship programs, involving people with dementia in program planning. Sharing Better Practise.
Nicole Batsch has 16 years experience developing ageing and dementia programes across the US within mostly not-for-profit organisations.
Her expertise encompasses many disciplines including developing a literacy programe for seniors, family carer interventions, a hospital-based senior wellness centre, dementia staff training for home care and care homes and initiatives for people with early stage dementia living in the community.
After recently moving to London for her PhD, she co-authored the World Alzheimer Report 2012: Overcoming the Stigma of Dementia and was the study author of a survey conducted with over 2000 people with dementia and carers in 54 countries.
