Title: Caring for an Aging Nation: Leveraging the Age Friendly 4Ms to Navigate Complex Needs 

Description: This session will provide a foundational understanding of the unique and increasingly complex needs of older adults. By examining the challenges of caring for an aging population, highlighting the value of evidence-based training, and introducing the Age Friendly Health Systems 4Ms- What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. The session aims to promote person-centered care and ensure older adults receive safe, equitable, and reliable care across all settings. 

Presenters: 

Jonny Macias Tejada, MD, AGSF - Medical Director for Senior Services, Advocate Health - WI/IL Divisions Acute Care for Elders, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center 

Bio: Dr. Jonny Macias is a double board certified in Geriatric Medicine and Family Medicine. He was granted American Geriatrics Society Fellow Status (AGSF) due to his professional commitment and dedication to geriatrics. His major clinical interests include caring for acutely ill-hospitalized older patients. He is part of a multidisciplinary effort at Advocate Health to disseminate evidence-based geriatrics models of care. He was a fellow for the Hospital Elder Life Program at Hebrew Senior Life, Institute for Aging Research in 2014–2015. This experience was instrumental in coaching and joining efforts to continue disseminating the Hospital Elder Life Program. Dr. Macias co-chaired the Hospital Elder Life Program/Delirium Prevention Special Interest Group at the American Geriatrics Society and The Gerontological Society of America. He led a team to achieve American Geriatric Society CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program Center of Excellence for Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center. His main focus is to expand inpatient geriatric consultation and geriatric knowledge in the emergency department, trauma service, and hospital medicine.

Ann Gallo, MBA- Senior Services Program Manager at Advocate Health 

Bio: Ann Gallo is the Senior Services Program Manager at Advocate Health. Since 2016, Ann has worked with Senior Services on the implementation of geriatric models of care, geriatric education, tools, and resources to improve care for older adults across the Advocate system. Ann leads the Age-Friendly Health System implementation and recognition across 26 hospitals at Advocate Midwest and has presented nationally on Age-Friendly implementation. Ann is also the Operations Co-lead of the Age-Friendly CMS Measure Initiative at Advocate Health. Ann led the Geriatric Emergency Department for implementation and accreditation across 15 hospitals. Ann has also developed and implemented system Dementia Resource Training, system Geriatrics for Advanced Practice Education, and national Geriatrics Models of Care Collaborative educational series. Ann is the co-chair of the Milwaukee County Falls Prevention Coalition, a steering member of the Falls Free WI State Falls Prevention Coalition, and collaborates on falls prevention on local, regional, and state levels.