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Faculty Consuelo Hopkins Wilkins, M.D. Clinical interests of Consuelo Hopkins Wilkins, M.D., encompass a wide range of older adult health issues but primarily focus on preventing frailty and functional declines in older adults. She currently directs CARE in Our Community. CARE (Collaborative Assessments to Revitalize the Elderly) provides comprehensive medical screenings and targeted interventions to keep community-dwelling older adults living independently. CARE has three primary focuses: prevention and treatment of osteoporosis/osteopenia, prevention of falls, and treatment of mild depressive symptoms. For more information about CARE, visit the CARE website. Dr. Wilkins also provides long-term care and subacute care for patients at Barnes Jewish Extended Care where she is the medical director. As medical director, she supervises medical care, education, and assists with quality assurance. Wilkins is an attending physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and an active participant in the training of health professionals at Washington University School of Medicine Research Interests Dr. Wilkins' research is focused on identifying and treating reversible conditions that contribute to cognitive and physical impairment in older adults. Her current NIH-funded studies examine the relationship between vitamin D deficiency, memory, mood, and the brain (particularly the hippocampus). She is a clinical investigator in Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and in the Center for Depression, Stress, and Neuroimaging at Washington University. Contact Information Washington University School of Medicine Publications 1. Wilkins CH, Roe CM, Morris JC. A brief clinical tool to assess physical function: The Mini-Physical Performance Test. Archives of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2009, in press. 2. Wilkins CH, Birge SJ, Sheline YI, Morris JC. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse cognitive performance and lower bone density in older African Americans. JNMA, 2009;101:349-354. 3. Wilkins CH, Mathews J, Sheline YI. Late Life Depression with Cognitive Impairment: Evaluation and Treatment. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2009:4 51-57. 4. Wilkins CH, Moylan KC, and Carr DB. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia in Long-Term Care. Annals of Long Term Care: Dec 10 2008. 5. Sheline YI, Price JL, Vaishnavi SN, Mintun MA, Barch DM, Epstein AA, Wilkins CH, Snyder AZ, Couture L, Schechtman K, McKinstry RC. Regional WMH Burden in Automated Segmentation Distinguishes Late Life Depressed Subjects from Controls Matched for Vascular Risk Factors. American Journal of Psychiatry 2008 Apr;165(4):524-32. Epub 2008 Feb 15. PMID: 18281408 6. Wilkins CH. Osteoporosis Screening and Risk Management. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2007; 2:389-394. PMID: 18044189 7 . Wilkins CH, Wilkins KL, Meisel M, Depke M, Williams J, and Edwards DF. Dementia Undiagnosed in Poor Older Adults with Functional Impairment”. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007; 55:1771–1776. PMID: 17916120 8. Wilkins CH, Sheline YI, Roe CM, Birge SJ, and Morris JC. Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Low Mood and Worse Cognitive Performance in Older Adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006; 14:1032–1040. 9. Johnson DK, Wilkins CH, and Morris JC. Accelerated Weight Loss May Precede Diagnosis in Alzheimer Disease. Arch Neurol 2006 63: 1312-1317. 10. Wilkins CH, Grant EA, Schmidt SE, McKeel D, and Morris JC. Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s Disease in Blacks and Whites. Archives of Neurology 2006;63:87-90. 11 . Wilkins CH, Moylan KC, and Carr DB. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia in Long-Term Care. Annals of Long Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging 2005;13(11):17-24. 12 . Wilkins CH and Birge SJ. Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in the Elderly. American Journal of Medicine 2005; 11:1190-1195. 13 . Sheline YI, Mintun MA, Barch DM, Wilkins C, Snyder AZ, Moerlein SM. Decreased Hippocampal 5-HT2A Receptor Binding in Late Life Depression Using [18F] Altanserin Positron Emission Tomography. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004;29:2235-2241. 14. Wilkins CH and Goldfeder J. Osteoporosis Screening is Unjustifiably Low in Older African American Women. Journal of National Medical Association; 2004;96:461–467. 15. Wilkins CH, Morris JC. Understanding mild cognitive impairment. An overview of diagnosis and management. Women Health Primary Care. 2003;3(6):309-316. 16. Wilkins CH and Carr DB. An Update on
the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease. Family Practice Recert, 2000,
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