Why is Dementia Diagnosis Important? (Caregivers) | September 23, 2021
Date of Presentation: September 23, 2021
In this presentation, Dr. Blythe Winchester provides a clinical perspective on the disease state of dementia and why providing patients with a diagnosis is important.
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Presenter Bio:
Dr. Blythe Winchester
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.
Resource Provided:
- Why is Dementia Diagnosis Important? (Caregivers - Presentation Slides)
- Alzheimer’s Association Care Planning
- In-Home Respite Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Families
Date added: September 28, 2021