THEME: "Leading Innovations and Advancing Nursing Practices toward Better Healthcare"
University of Western Sydney, Australia
Title: Namaste Care: Helps People with Advanced Dementia Live Not Just Exist
Joyce Simard MSW is an Adjunct Associate Professor School of
Nursing, University of Western Sydney Australia. She is a private geriatric consultant
residing in Florida (USA). She has been
involved in long-term care for over 40 years.
Professor Simard has written numerous articles and chapters
in healthcare books “The Magic Tape Recorder”, and “The End-of-Life Namaste
Care Program for People with Dementia” now in its third edition. She has been involved with grants studying
the outcomes of Namaste Care internationally.
with the School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, Australia, St.
Christopher’s hospice (UK), the University of Worcester (UK) and Lancaster
University (UK). Ms. Simard is a popular
speaker for organizations all over the world.