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Causes of Cognitive Impairment | August 10 2023

Date of Presentation: August 10, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Clinical Dementia  

Keywords: #cognition  #cognitive impairment  #mild cognitive impairment  

In this presentation, Dr. Blythe Winchester reviews the criteria for a major neurocognitive disorder and what we should be focusing on when we are evaluating an individual with cognitive impairment including an extensive differential diagnosis.

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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: August 10, 2023