HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Creating Age Friendly Health Systems

This training module introduces participants to Age-Friendly Health Systems. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

The four components of the system are What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Optimal implementation of Age-Friendly Health Systems requires an interprofessional team effort. 

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, social workers.

Learning Objectives

When you complete this module, you will be able to:

  • Apply interprofessional and interconnected approaches of the Age-Friendly 4M Framework in my professional role.
  • Describe a method to align care with an older adult's health outcome goals and care preferences.
  • Identify the need for de-prescribing and dose adjustments when using high-risk medications.
  • List the benefits of identifying dementia in older adults, resources for assessment, and supportive interventions.
  • Describe the relationship between normal aging and dementia.
  • Discuss how mobility affects the other three Ms of Age-Friendly Health Systems.

Funding

This project is supported by grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP28735. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No commercial support was received for this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
  • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.
  • 1.00 HSC Participation
Course opens: 
07/24/2023
Course expires: 
07/24/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
5

Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.

Faculty

Original Authors:
Angela Catic, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Geriatric Fellowship Director, Baylor College of Medicine
Co-PI, Southeast Texas GWEP
Staff Physician, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Kathlene Camp, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Fort Worth, Texas

Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Fort Worth, Texas

Maria Crompton, DO, DipABLM
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Additional Update Contributors
Jacob Rogers, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy
HSC College of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacist, Center for Older Adults, HSC Health

Estelle Harris Neufville, LCSW
Instructor, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Accreditation Statements

 

Jointly Accredited Provider MarkIn support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. 

 

American Osteopathic Association

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians. 

 

Designation Statements

Physicians

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour of AOA Category 2B CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity. 

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Pharmacist

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-0000-23-026-H05-P and will award 1 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers. 

Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity. 

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Nurses

This activity provides up to 1.0 contact hours. 

Social Workers

Social Workers completing this course receive 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credits. 

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 1.0 hours of participation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
  • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.
  • 1.00 HSC Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Accessibility Statement

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