Proposal Presented for the Master Plan for Aging (#3)
Disclaimer
Throughout the MPA process, more than 100 proposals were developed thanks in particular to thousands of hours of work by external stakeholders and members of the public. These proposals and the MPA Council commentary are being submitted to the Governor and shared with policymakers and the public to inform policymaking. These proposals represent a starting point for discussion. Further discussion is necessary between relevant state agencies and stakeholders to both refine these proposals and assess which may be appropriate to adopt and implement.
Summary
Establish a blue-ribbon commission (the Commission) to develop Continuing Medical Education (CME) content on prevention and geriatric medicine to increase provider awareness of contemporary best practices and reactivate the Council on Graduate Medical Education. The proposal provides details on the membership of the commission, the target audience for the content, and content distribution.
Justification
Geriatric education ensures that medical professionals are ready to care and advocate for an increasingly diverse and vulnerable population of older adults. The creation of a blue-ribbon commission on Continuing Medical Education with a focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary care for older adults and the reactivation of an existing Council of experts on Graduate Medical Education strives to eliminate the gap in prover awareness of best practices with older adults.
Full Proposal
Establish a blue-ribbon Commission to develop CME content on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, geriatric medicine, and sexual health, with the goal of bridging the gap in provider awareness of contemporary best practices.
- The Commission would be composed of leading practitioners (primary and specialty providers) and researchers from public health and geriatric specialties.
- Content would be designed for practitioners who treat primarily middle-aged and older adults.
- Content would be distributed in partnership with not-for-profit CME providers.
- Reactivate the Council on Graduate Medical Education.
This proposal is focused on primary prevention.
MPA Council Commentary
This proposal is categorized as near-term. Implementation of this proposal would require discussions and collaboration between the Department of Health and the State Education Department about efforts to enrich professional education in public health and geriatric areas.