EP47: The 4M's Framework: WHAT MATTERS with Tahira I. Lodhi MD

<p><strong>The 4M's Framework: WHAT MATTERS</strong> <strong>with Tahira I. Lodhi MD</strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"WHAT MATTERS means knowing what's important to an older adult, so that we can align care to specific health outcomes and the care preferences that are including but not limited to end of life care and across </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">all care settings." </span></em><strong>-Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone involved in healthcare has their hands full most of the time—especially with COVID-19.  Health care providers in an Age-Friendly Health System should ask older adults WHAT MATTERS to them - regardless of the care setting.   </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are continuing the special series on the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and the 4M's Framework, explicitly discussing WHAT MATTERS. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Tahira Lodhi joins me, and she'll be expounding more about WHAT MATTERS as a vital component of an Age-Friendly Health System.</span></p> <p><strong>Part One of ‘The 4M's Framework: WHAT MATTERS'.</strong></p> <p><strong>About Tahira I. Lodhi MD</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tahira I. Lodhi, MD, is an assistant professor in Geriatrics and Palliative Care at George Washington University. She graduated from medical school in 1999 and received her Family Medicine training at Virginia Commonwealth University and Geriatrics Fellowship Training at George Washington University. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Lodhi's interest is in geriatric primary care practice and teaching. Since graduating from Fellowship in Geriatrics in 2011, she has had medical students, residents, and fellows join her in traditional and non-traditional settings. These include hospitals, clinics, classrooms, assisted living, and post-acute long-term care settings.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aside from