The Basics of Brain Exercises | June 8 2023
Date of Presentation: June 8, 2023
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Clinical Dementia
Keywords: #brain exercises #cognition #cognitive screening
In this presentation, Dr. Blythe Winchester discusses and demystifies a variety of screenings and tools that evaluate cognitive functioning or what she refers to with her patients as brain exercises. Learn tips on normalizing the process and best administering and interpreting these tools with American Indian and Alaska Native people
Recording:
Presented by:
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.
Resources Provided:
- Short Blessed Test (SBT)
- The Mind Diet
- Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Algorithm for Assessment of Cognition
- Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment
- To Claim CE
Date added: June 8, 2023