Abstract

The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters Most, Medication, Mentation, Mobility) is a framework developed to reflect evidence-based interventions for improving older adult health care broadly. Dr. Emery-Tiburcio adapted and expanded the 4Ms framework to also meet the behavioral health needs of older adults across settings (4Ms-BH). This seminar will provide an introduction to the 4Ms-BH framework and opportunities for implementation across disciplines.

Biography

Dr. Erin Emery-Tiburcio is a Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Geriatric Medicine, and Director of Geropsychology at Rush University Medical Center, and co-director of the SAMHSA-funded E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging. She is past-Chair of the American Psychological Association Committee on Aging and past-President of the Society for Clinical Geropsychology. Dr. Emery-Tiburcio was recently awarded the 2024 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice and a Fulbright Scholar Award, which brought her to Australia.

About Research-to-Impact Talks

SPPS Research-to-Impact talks are regular informal presentations of high-quality scholarly work with broad appeal and research impact.

The wider School community is invited to attend, including academic and professional staff, special guests, visitors, as well as HDR, postgraduate, masters and honours students.

Venue

UQ Dutton Park
Room: 
InnerSPACE (room 4002), and zoom: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82780721796