MISSION OF MAGIC
Mission:
Our mission is to enhance education for clinicians, collaborate with those who serve the health care needs of older adults, and advocate for and with related organizations to enhance health care delivery for older adults.
Vision:
Our vision is a Minnesota where every older adult receives exceptional, person-centered care. We strive to be catalysts for change, leading the way in revolutionizing older adult healthcare through collaboration, education, and advocacy.History:
The Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians (MAGIC) predecessor organization, the Minnesota Medical Directors Association, was founded in 1978. MAGIC was created in 2017 as an organization with broader membership and in response to the changing paradigm of care for older, and medically complex, persons.
MAGIC is pleased to share some accomplishments:
- Created Influenza Protocol and shared with our clinicians and provider partners
- Created clinical considerations on the topic of Cannabis
- Created a Video with recommended steps for facility nurses when starting a POLST with patients
- Created a video highlighting the benefits of a receiving the COVID vaccine
- Updated the annual Standing orders for SNF’s and shared with our clinicians and provider partners
- Created an order set for Assisted Living Facilities an d shared with our clinicians and provider partners
- Held a successful annual conference "To Pill or Not to Pill: Medication in Geriatrics," held on November 7–8, brought together clinicians to discuss critical topics such as deprescribing, antipsychotic use, and managing anxiety and delirium in older adults; conference moved to a new venue in 2024 to accommodate increasing numbers of sponsors and attendess
- Executive Director of MAGIC and members of the MAGIC Board serve on the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging Board of Directors
- MAGIC partners with the Minnesota Geriatric ECHO
- In partnership with the University of Minnesota, we partially funded and participated in a survey to gain insights into the roles and needs of nursing home Medical Directors
- Continue to meet with MDH about Issues that arise in MN that impact the populations we serve and our profession
- Welcomed new board members
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