Antoinette Buckham-Charles, a 23-year nurse, is the coordinator for Broward Health North’s Memory Disorder & Alzheimer’s Center. In this role, she develops and implements programs to treat patients with Alzheimer’s and related types of dementia using a personalized, multidisciplinary approach.
She says she feels fortunate to collaborate with a team of dedicated and highly trained professionals and believes the team approach allows for better patient outcomes and standards of care.
“I consider the nursing profession to be a calling,” Buckham-Charles said. “It adds purpose to one’s life and is a great career for anyone who has a passion for helping others.”
Buckham-Charles has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and an executive master’s degree in healthcare administration from Florida Atlantic University. She is a certified neuroscience registered nurse by the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, a certified dementia practitioner by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.
