Behavioral and Social Sciences

Reconstructing Person-Centeredness: Workforce, Systemic, and Global Perspectives

Chair(s)

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  Sam Fazio, PhD, FGSA

  Vice President, Care and Support Programs and Research
  Quality Care and Pyschosocial Research
  Alzheimer's Association
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

Co-Chair(s)

• LS

  Lauren Stratton, PhD

  Senior Associate Director, Psychosocial Research & Program Evaluation
  Mission Engagement
  Alzheimer's Association
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

Discussant(s)

• SZ

  Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, FGSA

  Distinguished Professor
  Program on Aging, and Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL@UNC)
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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  Lea Efird-Green, MSW, MPA (she/her/hers)

  Doctoral Student and Research Project Manager
  Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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  Philip Sloane, MD, MPH

  Distinguished Professor
  Family Medicine
  University of North Carolina
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• LS

  Lauren Stratton, PhD

  Senior Associate Director, Psychosocial Research & Program Evaluation
  Mission Engagement
  Alzheimer's Association
  Chicago, Illinois, United States
• 

  Sam Fazio, PhD, FGSA

  Vice President, Care and Support Programs and Research
  Quality Care and Pyschosocial Research
  Alzheimer's Association
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

The concept of person-centeredness centers on knowing the person in a holistic perspective and meeting the individual’s needs and preferences. The term person-centeredness has become ubiquitous in health and supportive care, and with this there are varying definitions and understandings on how to achieve person-centeredness. This symposium focuses on reconstructing person-centeredness, specifically exploring various perspectives that are imperative in reconstructing this term. First, Efird-Green will explore the conceptualization of person-centeredness through the results of a systematic review of current definitions of person-centeredness. Second, Sloane will present on the results of interviews and think tank meetings with diverse stakeholders to better understand how and why person-centeredness varies across health care settings. Third, Stratton will discuss the results of a think tank with Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable members that highlight how person-centeredness is integrated in the long-term care workforce and potential ways to improve and train employees on this concept. Lastly, Fazio will provide a global perspective through survey results from Alzheimer’s Disease International members on their perspectives and experiences with quality of dementia care, definitions of person-centered dementia care, and the challenges and successes of person-centered dementia care in their countries. Overall, this symposium will provide relevant perspectives to consider in the reconstruction of person-centeredness.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Conceptualizing Person-Centeredness
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lea Efird-Green, MSW, MPA (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Perspectives on Person-Centeredness Across Health Care Settings
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Philip Sloane, MD, MPH – University of North Carolina
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Perspectives of Person-Centeredness Across Long-Term Care and Community-Based Settings
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lauren Stratton, PhD – Alzheimer's Association
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Toward a Global Definition of Person-Centered Dementia Care
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sam Fazio, PhD, FGSA – Alzheimer's Association