CASE DISCUSSION
A Roadmap for Patient Centered Health: Connecting Dots
Presented from by Dr. Annanda Fernandes Moura B Batista
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Case Description
Patient-centered care goes beyond treatment—it’s about truly understanding the individual behind every diagnosis. This session explores how clinicians can integrate empathy, communication, and technology to create a seamless, holistic care experience. By connecting the dots between prevention,...
Case Summary
- Ananda Bhattista, a nurse with a PhD in nursing science, advocates for a roadmap to improve patient-centered healthcare, drawing from her experiences in clinical research, behavioral science, and emergency care with Magenda Vida Dom in Israel. She emphasizes the importance of cultural competency and patient engagement, noting that current healthcare systems often fail to center care around the patient's experience.
Speaker Profile
Dr. Annanda Fernandes Moura B Batista
Nurse First Responder Fellow, Magen David Adom, IsraelDr. Annanda Fernandes Moura B Batista is a registered nurse and behavioral-science researcher with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Federal University of Paraíba, where she graduated as valedictorian, and a PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois Chicago. Her award-winning doctoral research, Self-Management Support Needs of Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and Autism Spectrum Disorder, was recognized with the Seth & Denise Rosen Memorial Research Award (2020) and the UIC Graduate Research Award (2021).
Currently, she serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Diabetes Technology, University of Virginia, where she leads NIH-funded projects that integrate human-factors engineering with psychosocial metrics to personalize decision-support systems for individuals with Type 1 diabetes. By developing and validating patient-reported outcome instruments such as INSPIRE, HFS-II, and PSQI, and leveraging predictive behavioral-health models, she ensures that technology aligns with real-world patient needs and supports sustainable adherence.
Her areas of expertise include mixed-methods research design, advanced data analytics (SPSS, MATLAB, Stata, NVivo), and interdisciplinary mentorship. Dr. Batista is deeply committed to advancing patient-centered innovations in diabetes care and neurodiverse chronic conditions, and actively seeks collaborative opportunities to translate behavioral science into meaningful healthcare impact.