What you get by completing this session

  • 35 mins of CPD

    A 25 minute video lecture with presentation slides, you can stop and start anytime you like. 10 minute quiz is included.

  • Certificate of Completion

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What you'll learn in this expert session

The commonly used Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) is just one of a number of tools available to clinicians to help assess cognition. In this presentation, Dr Hilton Koppe will explain the range of cognitive screening tools applicable for use in general practice, their strengths and limitations, and which of these tools is most appropriate for different patients.

About the Expert

Dr Hilton Koppe

Dr Hilton Koppe is a Writer, Educator, Podcaster and Doctor living on Bundjalung Land on the east coast of Australia. He is a long-standing member of Dementia Training Australia's GP education team. He facilitates reflective writing workshops for doctors and other health professionals with the goal of deepening their compassion, overcoming professional isolation and reducing risk of burnout. The workshops have been adapted for people living with chronic and mental illnesses, as well as enthusiastic amateur writers. He has been invited to present his workshops all the way from Byron Writers Festival to Harvard Medical School. His book, One Curious Doctor: A Memoir of Medicine, Migration and Mortality, explores the personal impact of working as a country doctor. His play, Enduring Witness, is used to facilitate conversations about end-of-life care. Hilton is co-host of Dementia In Practice, a top 100 Great Australian Podcast.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    How to complete this course

    • Instructions

  • 2

    Cognitive Assessment Tools – Their Uses and Limitations in General Practice

    • Summary

    • Video lecture (25 mins)

    • Quiz: test your learning (10 mins)

  • 3

    Document your CPD here

    • CPD Documentation and Reflection Activity Tool

  • 4

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