ENHANCING CARE CONFERENCE

A Conference for Health Care Professionals and those caring for someone living with dementia

APRIL 6 2018

Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown 1005 Main Street Moncton, N.B., E1C 1G9 (506) 854-6340

08:00 - 08:30 Registration ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

08:30 - 10:00 Building Capacity to Care for Persons with Dementia: The Central Role of Primary Care Keynote Speaker: Jim Kinsey Director of Member Experience at Planetree

* Presented in English with simultaneous translation offered ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10:00 - 10:30 Nutrition Break & Exhibitors ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10:30 - 12:00 Breakout Session Please chose one

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12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Exhibitors ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13:00 - 14:15 Positive Approach to Care - Skills That Make a Difference Rosanne Burke Certified Positive Approach™ to Care Trainer and the owner of Keji Consulting

* Presented in English with simultaneous translation offered ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14:15 - 14:45 Nutrition Break & Exhibitors

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14:45 - 16:00 Positive Approach to Care - Skills That Make a Difference (continued) Rosanne Burke

* Presented in English with simultaneous translation offered

Enhancing Care Conference 2018

AGENDA

Session B Implementation of Cuddle Therapy in a Special Care Home Stephanie Seymour, Manager of Activation and Volunteer Services at York Care Centre in Fred-ericton

Mariah Giberson, Activity Coordinator at York Care Centre memory care units and a Fredericton Memory Cafe volunteer for the ASNB

* Presented in English with simultaneous translation offered

What is Music Therapy? Dominique Piqugard, GCMT, MTA, NMT Certified Music Therapist, Moncton

* Presented in French with simultaneous translation offered

Session A Leading Approaches for Caring for Persons with Dementia Ashley King, Manager of Recreation & Community Involvement at Mill Cove Nursing Home, Cofounder of Person Centred Universe and President of the Board of Directors of the ASNB

Daphne Noonan, Executive Director at Nashwaak Villa and Cofounder of Person Centred Uni-verse

* Presented in English with simultaneous translation offered

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JIM KINSEY

ASHLEY KING

DAPHNE NOONAN

JIM KINSEY is the Director of Member Experience at Planetree, a not-for-profit organization that provides education and infor-mation in a collaborative communi-ty of healthcare organizations, facilitating efforts to create person-centered care in healing environ-ments.

Responsible for coaching and directing organizations to implement the Planetree Framework of person-centered care, Jim works with organizations to improve their outcomes related to care and engagement. He is

responsible for identify organizational needs and creat-ing educational programs, patient and resident en-gagement programs and staff engagement programs. Jim started in healthcare as a nursing assistant, later attending nursing school and has worked in a variety of settings including; high risk acute care, sub-acute and long-term care experience. He is a co-authored Planetree’s Long Term Care Improvement Guide, is a sought-after speaker and educator for topics associat-ed with person-centered care implementation and has created and implemented comprehensive staff, physi-cian and leadership training curriculum for Planetree.

PRESENTERS

Enhancing Care Conference 2018

Ashley King is the Manager of Recreation and Community Involve-ment at Mill Cove Nursing Home, Co-Founder of Person Centred Uni-verse and President of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer Society of N.B. She has experience in both community health and long term

care, and as such, has developed a love of educating and empowering people to develop and lead in their own scope of practice. Ashey has learned, practiced, and taught the benefits of a therapeutic approach to care and has helped to develop resources on holistic practices to promote well-

being and engagement in long term care. She has de-veloped a number training programs on the use of indi-vidualized music in care, Snoezelen Room, Dementia Care Mapping, the use of Music in Narrative, and the benefits using a Therapeutic Recreation model in care. As a complement to her undergraduate degree in Ger-ontology from St. Thomas University, Ashley has in-structed the Therapeutic Activity Professionals' Course. She also holds a certificate from the NCCDP in De-mentia Care Partitioning, is an educator of the Demen-tia: Understanding the Journey curriculum, and, most notably, has obtained a Dementia Care Mapping Certi-fication from Bradford University in the UK.

Daphne Noonan is the Executive Director at Nashwaak Villa and Co-founder of Person Centred Universe. Having worked in the long-term care field and specializing in Therapeutic Recreation since 2003, Daphne has developed knowledge and skills on

how to research, develop, implement, and evaluate initiatives to enhance Person Centred care. She has provided frequent leadership to long-term care homes and community agencies throughout New Brunswick and beyond, on the topic of Narrative Care and other holistically-focused programs.

Daphne has developed a deep passion for issues related to dementia, and has harnessed this interest through her involvement in the Alzheimer's Society Federation in Canada, both at the national and provincial level. In addition, she has recently complemented her knowledge base in dementia care through training in Dementia Care Mapping at Bradford University in the UK. She hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Gerontology, a diploma in Health Sciences specializing in Thera-peutic Recreation, as well as a Masters Degree in Adult Education.

DOMINIQUE PIQUGARD

MARIAH GIBERSON

ROSANNE BURKE

STEPHANIE SEYMOUR

PRESENTERS

Enhancing Care Conference 2018

Dominique Piqugard, GCMT, MTA,

NMT, is a Certified Music Therapist

from Moncton.

In August 2015, she graduated from

the Master’s program at the Universi-

ty of Concordia in Montreal, where

she completed work terms at The

Lighthouse Children and Families, Peter Hall School

and the Cummings Centre. She passed the certification

exam in November of 2015, and continued to learn

through her experience in palliative and rehabilitation

care at Horizon Health Network in Saint John.

In May of 2016, her interests lead her to peruse

certification in Neurologic Music Therapy. Domonique

adores her profession and is excited to share her music

therapy knowledge with you.

Mariah Giberson became interested in working with older adults after vol-unteering at a nursing home in high school. Her experiences sparked her desire to pursue her Bachelor of Arts in Gerontology from St. Thomas Uni-versity, and later, a certificate from the University of Graz in Austria

where she studied the Aging and Life Course. She has travelled to the Netherlands and toured the Dementia Village, called “The Hogeweyk”. The inno-

vative level of care within the village inspired her to bring the same approach to N.B. Mariah currently works as an Activity Coordinator at York Care Cen-tre in the memory care units. In her spare time, she volunteers for the Alzheimer's Society of New Brunswick, as a committee member for the Fredericton Memory Cafe. Mariah sees and understands the need for enhancing the care of older adults living in N.B., and hopes in the future, to be able to provide more individualized care for those living with dementia.

Rosanne Burke is a Certified Positive Approach™ to Care Trainer and the owner of Keji Consulting, a dementia education and training business. Rosanne teaches health care profes-sionals and families, specific skills and knowledge that transform how they

care for a person who has dementia. She also con-

ducts presentations and facilitates group workshops, as well as individualized coaching sessions. Prior to becoming a Certified Dementia Trainer, she worked in pharmaceutical sales and as a Registered Dietitian. She has been a dementia care partner to her father over the last four years and is an active volun-teer with the Alzheimer Society of Nova Society.

Stephanie Seymour is a St. Thomas University Alumni with a degree in Bachelor of Applied Arts in Gerontology, as well as a diploma in Human Services from the New Brunswick Community College.

Since a young age, Stephanie has been

involved in the field of aging. Growing up in Stanley, N.B., a rural town north of Fredericton, Stephanie spent most of her time at the local nursing home. It was here where she developed her passion for working with older adults. Stephanie has worked intensively in long term care for

the past 10 years, specifically in the Activation Depart-ment at York Care Centre. Stephanie has a keen interest in providing meaningful engagement opportunities for older adults living in long term care. She has played a key role in developing and implementing a varied number of therapeutic approaches to enhance the overall care and lives of the residents. For the past 5 years, Stephanie has been in the role of Manager of Activation and Volunteer Services, providing leadership and support to the Activation team, with the overall goal of person-centred care.

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