Foundations of Age-Friendly Care–4Ms for Physicians
FREE CME
This free online course prepares you to adopt age-friendly practices by building awareness, foundational knowledge and motivation to implement the 4Ms Framework in clinical care.
Grounded in physician learning stage theory, this course focuses on the awareness and motivation phases that precede meaningful behavior change. You’ll gain a clear understanding of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, the clinical relevance of the 4Ms Framework and practical strategies for addressing common barriers to implementation. The program is designed to equip you with the context and confidence needed to begin integrating age-friendly principles into everyday practice and to prepare for deeper engagement with age-friendly care delivery.
Course Modules:
- Module 1: Why Age-Friendly Care Matters
Examines demographic and clinical drivers for age-friendly care, introduces the origins and goals of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and outlines the value of adopting the 4Ms in primary care. - Module 2: Understanding the 4Ms Framework
Defines each of the 4Ms, explores clinical applications and real-world examples and highlights how the 4Ms work together to support holistic, older-adult care. - Module 3: Overcoming Barriers to Implementation
Identifies common physician- and system-level barriers to adoption, presents strategies for initiating age-friendly practices and encourages reflection on readiness to champion the 4Ms in one’s care setting.
Earn up to 1.25 CME credits.
Why Age-Friendly Care Matters
Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF, CPAFH
Understanding the 4Ms Framework
Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF, CPAFH
Overcoming Barriers to Implementing the Age-Friendly 4Ms
Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF, CPAFH
Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:
- Describe the purpose and structure of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.
- Identify the components and clinical relevance of the 4Ms Framework.
- Recognize common barriers to implementing age-friendly care and strategies to overcome them.
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This educational activity is supported by an educational grant to the American Academy of Family Physicians from the John A. Hartford Foundation.
The AAFP has reviewed Foundations of Age-Friendly Care: 4Ms for Physicians and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 03/31/2026 to 03/31/2029. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.
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