Person centred care as caring for country

A video recording of a presentation by Faye McMillan, Dave Kampers & A/Prof Victoria Traynor on 29 September 2010.

This lecture presents a model of person centred dementia care with relevancy for Indigenous communities in Australia.

The model was built from an acknowledgement that practitioners need to understand healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities by exploring the inequities of health in Australia and by appreciating the ‘two worlds’ we live within.

Within the model, there is an explicit acknowledgement of the importance of Country for health and explaining the impact of dementia on Community.

The lecture explores how using this new model can provide insight into dementia within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities and adds new dimensions to existing person centred care models.

View the video presentation