Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems (UNT Health Center for Older Adults: 2026-28)

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

Current funding for ongoing availability is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP53050. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This project was created under 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
1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
1.00 HSC Participation
1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider APS #: and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas.

Course opens:

07/15/2026

Course expires:

07/14/2028

Cost:

$0.00

Rating:

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.

Acknowledgement of Faculty Creating Original Module with Titles at time of Creation

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

Faculty and all other contributors involved in the module update are listed below:

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