Integrating Lifestyle Medicine with the 4Ms: a Practical Framework for Optimal Aging

All sessions are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Symposia

  • Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Time: -
  • Track: Models of Care
  • CME/CE: 1.0

Sponsored by the Geriatric Academic Career Award Special Interest Group

Moderator: Susan Friedman, MD, MPH

This session introduces an integrated framework that combines the evidence-based pillars of Lifestyle Medicine with the 4Ms of age-friendly care to support healthy aging, chronic disease prevention, and patient-centered outcomes. Learning Objectives: (1) describe how lifestyle medicine interventions align with the 4Ms Framework to improve outcomes in older adults; (2) list practical strategies to incorporate this model into education, clinical workflows, or community programs; and (3) apply principles of health equity when delivering lifestyle interventions that address What Matters, Mentation, Mobility, and Medications.
 

Building the Bridge: Integrating Lifestyle Medicine and the 4Ms Framework to Advance Optimal Aging
Kristen J. Neises, APRN, FNP-C, DipACLM

Applying Practical Strategies Of Lifestyle Medicine Within a 4M Model
Kelly Freeman, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Age-Friendly Mentation: Community-Based Strategies for Cognitive Health and Lifestyle Integration
Sam Cotton, PhD