5^th International Conference on
Palliative Care and Gerontology

Mahecha-Reyes, E. Nurse, MSCE, Nurse Specialist in Management of Health and Social Security services; Quality Auditor and Epidemiologist and Master in Epidemiology, with leadership ability, learning, teamwork, honest and responsible, fulfilling my duties and proactive, trained to respond to the needs that arise in the personal, professional and work fields. I have a permanent disposition to learn and easy to adapt to changes, good interpersonal relationships, respectful, creative, organized, with dexterity and skills to perform work under pressure and capacity in decision making.

Palliative Care

Marie Claire Mouhawej studied at St Joseph University in Beirut. Specialized in palliative care from Claude Bernard University in Lyon (France). Carries 30 years of multifaceted experience in managing and dealing with different population of patients. Co-founder of the first home hospice in Lebanon. Launched the palliative care program at Hotel Dieu de France (HDF) in Beirut. And soon after the first palliative care unit in Lebanon.

Home hospice and Palliative care

Associate Professor, Public and Healthcare Administration Department (IPAS – DAP) – Bocconi University and Bocconi School of Management (SDA) Adjunct Professor of the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.

Management of change and strategy formulation in health organizations. Management systems in health organizations: planning and control, activity-based costing & management, process re-engineering.

PhD (2001), Hacettepe University, Business Administration M.Sc. (1995), Hacettepe University, Health Services Management Bachelor (1990), Gazi University, Business Administration

Health Management

A renowned Healthcare Quality Management Consultant with a vast experience in Top indian and middle east hospitals on JCI ,CBAHI,NABH accreditation and strategy Management.Presently working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Government sector (Healthcare). Manager Operations -Care Hospitals Hyderabad India Consultant Quality -Continental Hospital Hyderabad Consultant Quality -Durdans Hospital Srilanka General Manager -Virinchi Hospital Hyderabad Quality Specialist and Consultant-Saudi Arabia

Healthcare Quality and Laws

Virginia Lee has been a Social Worker for the past 25 years. Her work has primarily focused on assisting people who are frailer-ed, living with chronic illness, in health care social work She also sees patients who seek help for variety of reasons. For most of her career, she worked at Masonicare Care, a premier home care agency, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes and NYC Health and Hospital Corporation at Bellevue Hospital, a trauma hospital and Coler Memorial Hospital. She held a medical social worker position at Masonicare caring for geriatrics and palliative care patients that were home bound, nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities. At New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, she held the Social Worker Supervisor III, she was in charge of 500 sub acute care beds facility, graduate interns, six MSW staff and chaired Quality Assurance Committee and Education Committee. Virginia Lee is now the creator of Aging Life Care Professional and Care Management LLC. Virginia Lee has an in- depth understanding of issues that are connected to her work. She has sat on many committees, including Advisory Member of Late Life Issues Committee in Fairfield County, Co-Chair Aging Committee with Connecticut National Association of Social Workers, Creative Learning Advisory Board Meetings.

Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reiki, Validation Therapy, Life Review Therapy and Dignity Therapy.