The project Art and Culture as Therapy was included at the 13th International Congress of Person Centered Medicine in Reykjavík 6/7 November 2025. The organisers felt there IS a need to introduce “Art as a therapeutic tool” for person centred treatment.
The 13th annual international congress on Person Centered Medicine was planned for by the Icelandic Alzheimer Society in collaboration with the International College of Person Centered Medicine. Held in Reykjavik, it’s main theme was “Person Centered Medicine and Care in Dementia.” The field of dementia is person centered in a different ways from most other fields in medicine as the person in the center is progressively loosing cognitive abilities. The person centered approach also needs to take into account the different stages of cognitive deterioration.
Other lectures on "Art as a Therapeutic Tool” were Michael Timmons who spoke about the "playlistforlife" project in UK and Pro. Werdie van Staden at the University of Pretoria in South Africa who spoke about the use of art from the perspective of philosopy.
