Improving Dementia Care in Co-Creation Between Science, Practice, and Education

Saturday, November 5, 2022

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Location: 211 CC

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

Simone de Bruin, PhD

Professor
Health and Well-being, Research Group Living well with dementia
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

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Discussant(s)

Simone de Bruin, PhD

Professor
Health and Well-being, Research Group Living well with dementia
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Slides

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Simone de Bruin, PhD

Professor
Health and Well-being, Research Group Living well with dementia
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Slides
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Franka Bakker, PhD

Associate Professor
Department Health and Well-being, Research Group Living Well with Dementia
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Leontine Groen-van de Ven, PhD

Senior researcher
Department Health and Well-being, Research Group Living Well with Dementia
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Long-term care is transitioning from a medical-somatic model of care to a psychosocial model of care. This transition requires new ways of working, and thus different competences of health and social care professionals. Innovative learning environments of multiple stakeholders in long-term care are increasingly being created in the Netherlands to foster co-creation between science, practice (including persons with dementia) and education of current and future health and social care professionals. In this symposium, we will share experiences from the Netherlands. The first presentation describes the challenges current and future health and social care professionals are facing with regard to innovation in dementia care. We will further explain how these experiences were used to set up a learning community ‘living well with dementia’. The second presentation is dedicated to a participatory action research to develop new collaboration practices to address the often under-addressed theme of meaning in life among community dwelling older adults. The third presentation will focus on a co-creation project dedicated to a care innovation for migrants with dementia, being a guideline for managing challenging behaviour at home. In the plenary discussion after the three presentations, participants are invited to share experiences from their own countries and discuss the lessons learned.

Learning Objectives:

1. After attending this session, participants will be able to describe challenges and opportunities to co-create innovative dementia care and support practices between science, practice and education.
2. After attending this session, participants will be able to elaborate on the current challenges in dementia care and support from the perspective of education (lifelong learning in dementia care), citizens (person-centredness including meaning in life), and care practice (competences of nurses in care for migrants).

Presentations:

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Working Toward a Learning Community Enabling Living Well With Dementia
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Simone de Bruin, PhD – Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Multistakeholder Collaboration to Better Address Meaning in Life: Participatory Action Research
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Franka C. Bakker, PhD – Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Co-Creating a Guideline for Managing Challenging Behavior of Migrants With Dementia at Home
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Leontine Groen-van de Ven, PhD – Windesheim University of Applied Sciences