This fall, members of the Partnerships in Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance research team are presenting papers about the PiDC Alliance Culture Change process at two major academic conferences. The PiDC Alliance Team are thrilled to take their reflections on the Culture Change Process thus far to an international academic audience.
At the Canadian Association of Gerontology Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC:
- Drs. Sherry Dupuis and Lisa Meschino will discuss the work to date at Bloomington Cove where the CCC has worked to foster inclusiveness and has begun work on analyzing the data collected during the Discovery Phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process.
- Dr. Jenny Ploeg presents the work to date at the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in Markham. Dr. Ploeg discusses how the Yee Hong CCC, which serves a primarily Chinese and South Asian population, incorporates an understanding of specific cultural traditions in their approach to Culture Change in the Dawning phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process.
- Jennifer Carson discusses the unique process of culture change at The Village of Wentworth Heights, talks about her findings and experiences in facilitating an organization-wide culture change process, and shares the experiences of a PiDC Alliance site working in the Delivery or Destiny phase.
- Dr. Lorna De Witt shares PiDC Alliance experiences in the creation of the Dawning phase of Appreciative Inquiry and talks about how this phase, new to the traditional Appreciative Inquiry process, helps CCC’s foster authentic relationships and sets the stage for the subsequent four stages: Discovery; Dream; Design; and Delivery.
At the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meetings in San Diego, CA:
- Researchers from the PiDC Alliance led by Drs. Sherry Dupuis and Carrie McAiney present a poster entitled `Mapping a Participatory Culture Change Process in Dementia Care` in which they will outline the personal, social and systemic `speedbumps` which have affected culture change at the 4 PiDC sites and the specific supports that have worked so far in aiding the culture change process.