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Delirium vs Dementia | January 11 2024

Date of Presentation: January 11, 2024

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Clinical Dementia  

Keywords: #confusion  #delirium  #dementia  #depression  #elder care  

Delirium is an acute confusional state, also called metabolic encephalopathy. In this presentation Dr. Blythe Winchester discusses key features, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of delirium. She shares on the differences between dementia, delirium, and depression, followed by several case discussions.

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Blythe Winchester MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF

Blythe Winchester MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF, is a board-certified Geriatrician and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, NC. She practices at Cherokee Indian Hospital and is the Certified Medical Director at Tsali Care Center. She received her MD and MPH at UNC-Chapel Hill and did a Family Medicine Residency in Greenville, SC. Her Geriatrics fellowship was completed through the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC. Blythe has served on the Ethnogeriatrics Committee for the American Geriatrics Society since 2011. She recently received Fellow status through the American Geriatrics Society. Her presentations often focus on neurocognitive disorders among Tribal communities and her research focuses on Tribal Elders. Blythe is a retired member of the Smoky Mountain Rollergirls roller derby team and lives with her husband, 5 dogs, and a cat who thinks she is a dog. She loves music, animals, and beekeeping.

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Date added: January 12, 2024