Medscape Videos: Age-Friendly Care in Action
Medscape has released a set of training videos, "Age-Friendly Care in Action," for health care professionals to earn cost-free Continuing Education credits.
The videos were produced by JAHF and WebMD in support of the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement, led by JAHF and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association, the Catholic Health Association of the US and other organizations.
The modules explore age-friendly health care in three different settings: a university health center, a retail pharmacy clinic, and a VA medical center. They show how utilizing the 4Ms Framework for age-friendly care in clinician-older adult interactions can provide an efficient, structured, and satisfactory experience for both the clinical team and their patients.
The goal is for learners to be better able to establish age-friendly care in their clinical practice to ensure that older adult patients have the best possible outcomes. The video training offers participants:
- Increased knowledge regarding the 4Ms Framework for age-friendly care (what Matters, Medication, Mobility and Mentation)
- Greater competence related to communication strategies that support age-friendly care
Primary care physicians, internists, geriatricians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists and all clinicians who manage health care for an aging population are the intended audience.
The video hosts are:
- John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD
- Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, JAHF
The video speakers include:
- Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF, Interim Clinical Co-Chief and Associate Chief for Age-Friendly Care at the Division of Geriatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
- Cheyenne Hedrick, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, Regional Quality Lead, MinuteClinic at CVS
- Sidney Hunt, ARNP, Nurse Practioner, MinuteClinic at CVS
- Jenni Ladutko, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, Geriatric PACT Pharmacist, George E. Whalen VA Medical Center
- Gina Marcon, MSN, FNP-C, Senior Practice Manager, MinuteClinic at CVS
- Mark A. Supiano, MD, AGSF, Chief of Division of Geriatrics, University of Utah Health
- Tiffany Volden, MD, Medical Director, Geriatric PACT, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
Cost-free Continuing Education credits are available for clinical audiences. Log in at Medscape to watch the series.
Shorter versions of these videos were released on WebMD.com/AgeFriendly for the public.
Special thanks to the University of Utah Health Madsen Clinic, the George E. Wahlen Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, and MinuteClinic for showcasing their age-friendly care in action.
Visit Medscape and explore the video series.
Watch the shorter video series on WebMD.
Go to WebMD.com/AgeFriendly.
Learn more about Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms.
Learn more about JAHF's co-support of Age-Friendly Health Systems.
