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Cultural Considerations in Dementia Care | March 9th 2023

Date of Presentation: March 9, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Program: Clinical Dementia  

Keywords: #cultural care  #cultural considerations  #culturally affirming practices  

Between 2014–2060, the number of AI/ANs aged 65 and older living with dementia is projected to grow over five times. In 2015–2017, one in six AI/ANs aged 45 and older reported subjective cognitive decline (SCD) — that is, self-reported difficulties in memory or thinking. In this presentation, Dr. Blythe Winchester discusses trends seen in Indian Health, risk factors, general concepts, Tribal identity and dementia, and what historical events, traditions, customs of cultures may affect care of the individual with dementia.

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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: March 9, 2023