Kristen H. Sorocco, PhD
Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriaric Medicine

Introduction:

Welcome to this course on Brief Cognitive Screening for Older Adults.  The estimated time of course completion is under 45 minutes.

This online module provides an overview of brief cognitive screening measures that exist in the public domain and can easily be integrated into care settings that serve older adults.  

Activities in the module are designed to offer an interactive didactic experience, including self-learning with short videos and reflection questions, plus experiential exercises.

Although this module is best implemented as a group activity with partners (particularly Section 3, which includes role play as both clinician and patient), it can be adapted and completed individually as well.

 

Objectives of this course:

1. Discuss the purpose of evidence based brief cognitive screening instruments

2. Review pros and cons of various brief screening instruments

3. Practice administration and scoring of brief cognitive screens

 

Click on the three buttons below to enter respective sections of the course. Each section page has instructions for completing course activities.

	Introduction to Brief Cognitive Screening Instruments for Older Adults (includes two open-ended reflection questions)
	Selecting a Brief Cognitive Screen (includes downloading all 5 tools and listing pros & cons of each)
	Brief Cognitive Screening Tests (includes experiential exercise of provider/patient role play with instrument of choice, and also the final learner and course assessments)

 

 

Last Updated June 2014

This website was created with partial funding from the US Dept of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):
Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) grant # K01HP20519
Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center (OkGEC) grant # UB4HP19197