Cognitive Health and Dementia Risk Assessment( CogDrisk)
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A free online tool providing personalised dementia risk assessment and a GP-ready report
Challenge
Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia. More than 430,000 Australians live with dementia, with this number set to double by 2050. Yet dementia isn’ t inevitable – up to 45 % of cases could be prevented or delayed through life-course changes to modifiable risk factors.
Solution
CogDrisk translates decades of dementia research into a practical prevention tool. It combines validated medical and lifestyle risk factors into an evidence-based assessment, producing individualised risk profiles and tailored recommendations that align with clinical guidelines.
Reports are designed for easy integration into health care consultations, enabling guidelinedriven discussions about dementia prevention.
With its accessible interface, CogDRisk empowers individuals, supports clinicians with evidence-based guidance and offers a scalable, sustainable strategy to reduce dementia risk across the population.
Target customers / end-users
• individuals seeking to understand and reduce their dementia risk
• health care providers using reports to guide prevention discussions
• policy and public health organisations implementing scalable dementia riskreduction strategies.
Progress
• more than 22000 GPs trained on CogDrisk, endorsed by RACGP for professional development
• translations underway in several countries and languages
• implementation plan progressing with partners.
Research Project
Scaling impact
Multidisciplinary team
Healthy Living
CogDrisk is an easy-to-use online tool that uses the latest evidence to assess dementia risk through medical and lifestyle questions. In nine minutes, users receive a personalised risk profile, recommendations and a report they can discuss with their healthcare provider.
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