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PK Beville is the founder of Second Wind Dreams and the creator of the Virtual Dementia Tour.  ​In this interview, PK discusses the Virtual Dementia Tour and the research behind it. The VDT is a dementia sensitivity training designed to educate and empower caregivers by offering better understanding of their loved one's experience. The training involves a simulation of the dementia experience, as well as an opportunity to reflect on observations made during the simulation. In creating the Virtual Dementia Tour, PK was attempting to offer useful insight to individuals tasked with providing care to dementia patients. Here, she discusses the initial research that supported the development of the VDT, as well as the continued efforts to perfect the training.