Kansas 4M Geriatrics Workforce Education Program

08/21/2026

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER! Only 40 days until the 2026 Kansas Governor’s Conference on Aging! We’re excited to welcome attendees from across Kansas to connect, share ideas, explore innovative solutions and build partnerships.
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🏛️ Kansas Governor’s Conference on Aging
📅 Sept. 29-30, 2026
⏰ TIME CHANGE! Day 1: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Day 2: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. CDT
📍 Lawrence | Hosted at the University of Kansas Conference Center
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🔗 Register now: https://www.eeds.com/portal_live_events.aspx?ConferenceID=122122
🔗 For information on sessions, visit the conference website: https://www.kdads.ks.gov/services-programs/aging/2026-governor-s-conference-on-aging
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KU Area Health Education Center Kansas 4M Geriatrics Workforce Education Program Kansas Department for Children and Families Kansas Department of Health and Environment LeadingAge Kansas

08/06/2026

So proud to be part of bringing back and continuing this important conference in collaboration with KDADS and KHI with the invaluable support ot our KUMC Area Health Education Center.

08/03/2026

Join us for the 2026 Kansas Governor's Conference on Aging.

🌻Registration Now Open: 2026 Kansas Governor’s Conference on Aging🌻

📅 Tuesday–Wednesday, September 29–30, 2026
🕘 Day 1: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Day 2: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. CDT
📍 Lawrence | Hosted at the University of Kansas Conference Center

🎟️ General Admission: $185 (both days) | Students: $85 (discount code required)
🔗 Register now: https://www.eeds.com/portal_live_events.aspx?ConferenceID=122122

For additional information, visit the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services website https://www.kdads.ks.gov/services-programs/aging/2026-governor-s-conference-on-aging

For general inquiries, to join our sponsor interest list or for students to request a discount code, please contact:
📧 [email protected]

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services KU Area Health Education Center Kansas Department for Children and Families Kansas Department of Health and Environment LeadingAge Kansas

08/03/2026

📢 Register now for SESSION ONE of the Kansas 4M’s Training Series: A Framework for Excellence in Age-Friendly Care!

Join us for a six-session webinar series designed for health professions faculty and clinical preceptors. Each one-hour webinar focuses on practical strategies for teaching and advancing the Age-Friendly 4M’s framework—What Matters, Mentation, Mobility, and Medication—in clinical and academic settings.

Through this interprofessional series, participants will explore age-friendly care best practices, discover useful teaching tools, and gain resources to help prepare future healthcare professionals to care for older adults.

🎓 Ideal for faculty, preceptors, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare team members involved in health professions education.

📅 Register today for Session 1 and start building your age-friendly care toolkit.
🔗 Registration: https://www.eeds.com/live/532233

05/22/2026

So proud to participate with and serve this amazing team.

05/17/2026

“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.” (Charles Darwin)
Darwin’s reflection on the value of poetry and music perfectly embodies What Matters, the foundational pillar of the 4Ms Age-Friendly Health Systems framework. It reminds us that quality of life goes beyond medical diagnoses and hinges on personal passions, joys, and meaning. For Darwin, this meant weekly poetry and music. For others, it might mean maintaining the ability to garden, traveling, or spending time with family.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to KU Alzhiemer's Disease and Research Center for receipt of state legislative support to increase early diagnoses of dementia and improve care across the state.

Based at KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the network aims to increase early diagnoses of dementia and improve care across the state.

05/07/2026

One Kansas, 4Ms: what matters, medication, mentation, mobility.