A Workshop for Interprofessional Trainees Using the Geriatrics 5Ms Framework

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Interprofessional trainees need geriatrics training to prepare them to care for our aging population. Team‐based care will help them be ready to work in an Age‐Friendly Health System. The Geriatrics 5Ms provides a framework to engage learners in five main domains of caring for...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2020-08, Vol.68 (8), p.1857-1863
Main Authors: Schwartz, Andrea Wershof, Hawley, Chelsea E., Strong, Jessica V., Phillips, Sarah C., Amir, Omar, Ludwin, Brian M., Ngoc Phung, Elizabeth T., Moye, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
clinical reasoning
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Continuing - methods
Familiarity
Female
Geriatrics
Geriatrics - education
Humans
interdisciplinary
Interprofessional Relations
interprofessional trainees
Male
Older people
Patient Care Team
Professions
Program Evaluation
Training
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Summary:BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Interprofessional trainees need geriatrics training to prepare them to care for our aging population. Team‐based care will help them be ready to work in an Age‐Friendly Health System. The Geriatrics 5Ms provides a framework to engage learners in five main domains of caring for older adults from an interprofessional perspective: Mobility, Mind, Medications, Multicomplexity, and what Matters Most. DESIGN We created a half‐day workshop for interprofessional trainees using the Geriatric 5Ms framework to increase their preparedness in caring for older adults as part of an interprofessional team. SETTING The New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center. PARTICIPANTS A total of 66 trainees from 10 professions. INTERVENTION After introductory sessions on careers in aging, participants engaged in an interactive session to learn about the professions represented. They then formed interprofessional groups to discuss a patient case using the Geriatrics 5Ms framework with a modified jigsaw format. MEASUREMENTS Trainees were surveyed before and after the workshop on their attitudes toward careers in aging, understanding of skills and training paths of other professions, and familiarity with the Geriatrics 5Ms framework. RESULTS Overall, 97% of the trainees rated the workshop highly. Trainee ratings significantly increased in the areas of understanding of other professions, and familiarity and applicability of the Geriatrics 5Ms, particularly for nonphysicians. CONCLUSION A workshop for interprofessional trainees using the Geriatrics 5Ms framework increased the readiness of trainees to care for older adults as part of an interprofessional team. This workshop offers a promising model for needed interprofessional geriatrics education. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1857‐1863, 2020.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/jgs.16574