9th Annual Hot Topics in Aging
Topics & Agenda
8:30 Check-in
9:00 Welcome & Program Overview
9:10 - 9:40 Cristina Murdock, MD
Overview of AFHS and Overview of Agenda and Patient or Provider Story
9:45 - 10:45 Rani Snyder, MPA (Hartford Foundation)
CMS 2025 Inpatient Age-Friendly Quality Measure
10:55 - 11:25 Speaker TBD
Institutional Culture Change- applications of behavioral economics
11:30 - 12:15 Speaker TBD
Implementation of AFHS into EHRs: Focus on Epic
12:35 - 1:00 Aanand Naik, MD
Domain 1: Eliciting Goals (What Matters Most) Measures & Tools
1:05 - 1:30 Holly Holmes, MD
Domain 2: Responsible Medication Management (Medications) Measures & Tools
1:40 - 2:05 Min Ji Kwak, MD
Domain 3: Frailty Screening and Intervention (Mentation, Mobility, Malnutrition) Measures & Tools
2:10 - 2:35 - Speakers TBD
Domain 4: Social Vulnerability (Elder Mistreatment, Social Isolation, Caregiver Stress) Measures & Tools
Domain 5: Designating Age Friendly Care Leadership
2:45 - 3:45 - Speaker Panel
Successes and Challenges with Implementation
About the Program
The Intersection of Quality and Age-Friendly: Responding to the New CMS Hospital Measure
What to expect
This event will provide an in-depth exploration of the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient quality measure and its implications for hospital leaders striving to deliver age-friendly care. Designed specifically for quality officers and decision-makers in healthcare, the session will highlight how aligning hospital operations with evidence-based, age-friendly principles can improve patient outcomes, enhance satisfaction, and ensure compliance with evolving CMS standards.
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Key Topics & Registration
Key Topics
Attendees will gain insights into:
- The specifics of the new CMS inpatient quality measure and its impact on quality reporting.
- Strategies for implementing age-friendly care frameworks in alignment with the 4Ms: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility.
- Case studies showcasing hospitals that have successfully integrated age-friendly practices to improve performance metrics and patient experiences.
- Practical guidance on aligning hospital initiatives with both CMS requirements and broader organizational goals.
Registration
Registration for the event can be completed here.
After completing the general registration, if you wish to obtain CE credits for this event, please follow the link provided in the confirmation email that you will receive upon registration.
Continuing Education
Fee Schedule CE credit:
$30 Medical
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.$30 Nursing
$30 Nursing
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 hours of nursing professional development. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
$25 Social Work
The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work is a provider of Continuing Education Units acknowledged by the TX Behavioral Health Council and TX State Board of Social Worker Examiners for LMSW and LCSW CEUs. LMFT and LPC CEUs are available to participants upon approval of their licensing boards. Attendance at this program will earn a maximum of 6.25 Social Work CEUs.
Statement of Interprofessional Education Collaboration
Election of continuing education credit for medical, nursing, dental, and social work health care providers is made possible by a collaborative partnership between UTHealth Houston's Institute on Aging, The Phyllis Gough Huffington Endowed Lecture Series, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School, Texas Oral Health Coalition and UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing.
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 hours of nursing professional development. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work is a provider of Continuing Education Units acknowledged by the TX Behavioral Health Council and TX State Board of Social Worker Examiners for LMSW and LCSW CEUs. LMFT and LPC CEUs are available to participants upon approval of their licensing boards. Attendance at this program will earn a maximum of 6.25 Social Work CEUs.