Mild cognitive impairment
Date Published:
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Duration:
25:31
Dr Bronwyn Copeland on the role of primary care in diagnosing and managing mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Topics:
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:42 MCI - a definition
- 02:36 How many New Zealanders will be affected by MCI?
- 03:46 How does normal ageing differ from MCI?
- 04:56 Does MCI always progress to Alzheimer’s disease or dementia?
- 06:11 When a patient presents with a memory concern, what clues are we looking?
- 07:29 What validated screening tools are available?
- 08:32 What investigations should we consider?
- 10:24 Proven prevention strategies
- 12:01 a role for diet
- 15:28 Lifestyle strategies
- 16:56 medications
- 20:28 Can MCI be diagnosed and managed in primary care?
- 22:38 education and support for family
- 23:36 take home messages
Take-home messages
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Resources
- Normal Cognitive Aging Clin Geriatr Med. (2013)
- Practice guideline update summary: Mild cognitive impairment Neurology (2018)
- Rate of progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia – meta-analysis of 41 robust inception cohort studies Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (2009)
- Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission (2020)
- Risk reduction resources Dementia Australia
- Mild cognitive impairment; diagnosis and management Goodfellow short course (2021)
Presenter
Bronwyn Copeland
Consultant Psychiatrist
Bronwyn is a Consultant Psychiatrist Mental Health Services for Older People Tauranga Hospital and a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland.
This presentation is intended for qualified health practitioners professional development and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of Goodfellow Unit.