EP 47 :: Caregivers are vitally important members of the care team :: Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, MPH

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Jo Ellen Wilson graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2009. She is board certified in both General Adult Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation Liaison Psychiatry). Her recent research efforts include studying the prevalence, severity and diagnostic structure of catatonia across multiple medical settings. Her current work includes a prospective cohort study, studying the prevalence and clinical relevance (depression, dementia) of delirium and catatonia in the critical care setting.

“Things that we know that we should be doing to probably reduce our risk of developing dementia and improve our cognition once it's present are all the good lifestyle things like: eating a healthy diet, exercising, and engaging our brains in challenging tasks that we enjoy like crossword puzzles, sudoku, or playing a game of cards.” said Wilson.

 “We know that delirium hits the brain pretty hard, so it may be possible that in the future there are different ways that we may be able to rehab some cognitive function once it's lost,” Wilson said.

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