The "engage" Curriculum
Why Age-Friendly Care?
The engage curriculum is built on the Age-Friendly Care framework and integrates the 4Ms (What Matters, Medication, Mind, and Mobility) into each patient encounter. The curriculum optimizes training for healthcare students and providers by:
· Creating modules that support screening, assessment, referral, and treatment of common geriatric syndromes
· Building on value-based care to improve health outcomes for every older adult
· Supporting interprofessional practice to enhance collaboration in the care of older adults.
Every Patient, Every Encounter
How To Take The Course
The engage curriculum consists of 14 interdisciplinary learning modules; 2 focused on overarching topics and 12 focused on geriatric syndromes.
We recommend that learners start with the two overarching topic modules: Introduction to Age-Friendly Care and Ageism.
The 12 Geriatric Syndrome modules provide foundational knowledge for all members of the older adults' healthcare team. Learning modules are not intended to replace discipline-specific knowledge for the evaluation and management of the syndromes presented. Learners may complete the modules in any order that meets their individual needs.
Additional resources are available in A Shared Glossary for Age-Friendly Health Professions Education linked in the first module, Introduction to Age-Friendly Care, below.