Comprehensive Memory Assessment (Dementia)Training (Online) | Act4Health

Is Your GP Clinic Detecting Cognitive Decline Early Enough?

Assessing memory is important to measure individual performance in daily activities requiring higher mental function. This includes their ability to memorize, plan, reason, communicate, socialize, etc. Detecting memory problems earlier is crucial. Provision of training to do further assessment and detect memory problems earlier through a comprehensive memory assessment based on the Training Provider's original research evidence. The training will also include the provision of solutions to ensure clients' needs are fulfilled, and they can live independently.

This online training by ACT4Health (University of Malaya spin-off) equips you and your clinic team with validated cognitive assessment tools to detect memory problems early — enabling timely intervention, better care planning, and stronger patient outcomes.

Built for GP Clinics

This course is designed specifically for:

• General Practitioners (GPs) — integrate structured memory screening into your routine consultations
• GP clinic owners and operators — standardize your cognitive assessment process and upskill your clinical team
• Medical assistants and clinic nurses supporting GP practice
• Primary care practitioners managing older adult patients in the community

Objective

To equip participants with the knowledge and practical competency to identify early memory concerns, conduct a structured memory assessment, interpret findings appropriately, and provide useful advice, follow-up, and referral to support patient independence and quality of life.

At the end of this training, learners are expected to have competency in:

• Describe the importance of early detection of memory problems and dementia
• Recognise key warning signs of cognitive decline
• Conduct a structured patient history taking for memory-related concerns
• Administer memory assessment tools appropriately
• Interpret findings in a clinical context
• Recommend suitable next steps, including advice, monitoring, and referral
• Demonstrate competency in basic memory assessment practice

What You Will Learn

• The basic theory of cognition and how memory decline presents in older adults
• How to administer and score validated cognitive assessment tools used in clinical practice
• How to interpret assessment results and determine the level of cognitive impairment
• How to provide appropriate suggestions, care recommendations, and referrals based on assessment outcomes
• How to use memory assessments as part of your routine GP consultation and annual health screening protocols

Course Modules

1. Introduction to Dementia
2. Introduction to Memory Assessment
3. Patient History Taking
4. Memory Assessment Tools
5. Interpretation, Suggestion and Referral

Why ACT4Health?

ACT4Health is a University of Malaya spin-off led by experts in dementia screening research, including Dr. Roshaslina Rosli, Programme Director of ACT4Health and a specialist in cognitive assessment. The tools taught in this course are evidence-based and validated for the Malaysian population — not generic international templates.

Course Details

• Medium: English
• Platform: Google Classroom
• Format: 100% online, self-paced
• Access: 30 days course materials + 1 month trainer support
• Assessment: Submit within 7 days of completion; results in 5 working days
• Certification: E-Certificate awarded upon successful completion

What Your Clinic Gains

• A structured cognitive screening protocol ready to integrate into routine GP consultations
• Confidence to detect memory decline early — before it escalates into specialist referrals or emergencies
• Reduced risk of missed diagnoses, patient complaints, and delayed referrals
• A stronger clinical team with validated dementia screening competency
• A competitive edge as a clinic that offers proactive, evidence-based cognitive health screening
• Potential to offer cognitive health screening as a value-added service to patients and families