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In this video, Healthcare Speaker, Elaine K Sanchez, http://EKSanchez.com, is speaking at the Inova Leadership Institute in Falls Church, Virginia about the positive impact excellent nursing care makes on a family members. She describes how the nurses at Salem Hospital, in Salem, Oregon connected with her husband following his back surgery. She tells how Wally, the night nurse, connected with Alex through their common love for music, and how Lydia, the day nurse established common ground with him through her affiliation with Oregon State University. Elaine relates her personal experience and the positive impact rounding has on patients and their families to Inova Healthcare System's goal of providing a positive healthcare experience for every patient, every time, every touch. Elaine's keynotes and workshops focus on developing caring communities by helping professional and family caregivers survive the emotional stress of caregiving and implement strategies for self-care. Based on the stories in her books, "Letters from Madelyn", and "Dorothy's Journal" (a book in progress) Elaine helps bridge the gap between family and professional caregivers in order to provide the best possible care for patients and long-term care residents. Elaine's "Creating a Caring Community" program, approved by the NAB for 3.75 CEU's for long-term care administrators and nurses in most states, focuses on helping family and professional caregivers develop a personalized caregiver survival strategy while coping with the emotional stress of caring for those who can no longer care for themselves. She frequently delivers keynote speeches, workshops, and seminars for healthcare organizations, at caregiver conferences and gerontology conferences. Through telling similar real-life stories, Elaine sheds light on the behavior of persons with Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases, and she helps attendees understand how to separate a person's behavior from the disease. Elaine frequently delivers keynote speeches, workshops, and seminars for healthcare organizations and at family caregiver conferences and gerontology conferences. Family and professional caregivers appreciate her honest and compassionate approach to dealing with caregiver anger, guilt, depression, and grief. Her caregiver keynote, entitled "Finding Hope and Humor in Caregiving" is great for after lunch, after dinner, or anytime the audience is in need of a good belly laugh and a big jolt of energy. People say she is a combination between Garrison Keillor and Irma Bombeck, but don't let the entertainment value of her presentation fool you - the message for caregivers is serious. To book Elaine as a speaker for your event, call 503-949-2464 or email Elaine@EKSanchez.com For free articles and caregiver resources, to rent or purchase Elaine's caregiver videos, visit her website at http://ElaineKSanchez.com