Cognitive impairment is complex, nuanced, and far more than a simple memory issue. In More Than a Memory Problem, Dementia Training Australia’s expert clinicians, Dr Peter Silberberg, Dr Rebecca Moore, and Dr Hilton Koppe, explore the practical recognition, assessment, and management of people presenting with possible impaired cognition.

Show Notes 
Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub -  https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD- https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log

 

Cognitive impairment is complex, nuanced, and far more than a simple memory issue. In More Than a Memory Problem, Dementia Training Australia&rsquo;s expert clinicians, Dr Peter Silberberg, Dr Rebecca Moore, and Dr Hilton Koppe, explore the practical recognition, assessment, and management of people presenting with possible impaired cognition.
Show Notes&nbsp;
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub - &nbsp;<a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a></li>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD- <a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a></li>
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Listen as GPs talk about dementia, its types, diagnosis, management, impacts and more...

Listen as GPs talk about dementia, its types, diagnosis, management, impacts and more...

Dementia in Practice

Dementia Training Australia

S5 Ep 1 Dementia - More Than a Memory Problem

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services at Dementia Support Australia, joins Hilton to discuss the causes of changed behaviour in dementia. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Stephen outlines evidence-based strategies to understand and respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms in a person centred way.


Show Notes


● Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

● Dementia Support Australia https://www.dementia.com.au/

● Dementia Support Australia – GP Advice Service https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas

● Dementia Support Australia 24-Hour Helpline: 1800 699 799

● RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log

 

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services at Dementia Support Australia, joins Hilton to discuss the causes of changed behaviour in dementia. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Stephen outlines evidence-based strategies to understand and respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms in a person centred way.
 Show Notes
 ● Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a>
● Dementia Support Australia <a href="https://www.dementia.com.au/">https://www.dementia.com.au/</a>
● Dementia Support Australia &ndash; GP Advice Service <a href="https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas">https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas</a>
● Dementia Support Australia 24-Hour Helpline: 1800 699 799
● RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD <a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>
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S5 Ep 5 Understanding Changed Behaviour in Dementia

In this insightful episode, Bec speaks with Tasmanian geriatrician Professor David Dunsbabin about less common dementias, including Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Disease. The conversation focuses on key clinical features, symptom patterns, and practical tips for differentiation in everyday practice.

Show Notes
Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/  
MBI checklist - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/  
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log 
Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

In this insightful episode, Bec speaks with Tasmanian geriatrician Professor David Dunsbabin about less common dementias, including Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Disease. The conversation focuses on key clinical features, symptom patterns, and practical tips for differentiation in everyday practice.
Show Notes
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">MBI checklist -&nbsp;<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD -&nbsp;<a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a></li>
</ul>

S5 Ep 4 Beyond Alzheimer's disease Dementias

In this episode, Hilton is joined by Professor Kaarin Anstey from UNSW’s Ageing Futures Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia. Together, they explore how memory is stored and retrieved, and unpack the critical distinctions between normal cognitive ageing, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia.

Show Notes 
Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/  
MBI Checklist - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/  
CogDrisk Cognitive Risk Assessment Tool - https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/  
Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au   
JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary and Secondary Care - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network 
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log 
Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub - https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/ 

In this episode, Hilton is joined by Professor Kaarin Anstey from UNSW&rsquo;s Ageing Futures Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia. Together, they explore how memory is stored and retrieved, and unpack the critical distinctions between normal cognitive ageing, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia.
Show Notes&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">MBI Checklist - <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">CogDrisk Cognitive Risk Assessment Tool - <a href="https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/">https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - <a href="https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au">https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary and Secondary Care - <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821669">Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD -&nbsp;<a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub - <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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