Reaching Across the Wall: Navigating Community Resources to Improve Health
- Roybal Coordinating Center
- Oct 7
- 2 min read
Friday, November 7, 2025 | 8:45-9:45 AM CT
Twenty-five years ago, collaborative care for late life depression and similar care models for dementia were considered “comprehensive” because they integrated primary care, specialty care, mental health care, and family caregivers within a medical model. While demonstrating improved outcomes in many patients, these models were not originally designed or resourced to meet the large reservoir of unmet social needs among older adults. These unmet social needs greatly contribute to excess morbidity and mortality. To integrate medical care with social care and improve health outcomes, we must reach across the health system walls.
Dr. Callahan will discuss the challenges and opportunities in navigating the complex community resources available to improve health through a description of the novel social care infrastructure at a safety net health system.
Speaker:
Christopher Callahan, MD
Chief Research and Development Officer at Eskenazi Health
Dr. Callahan is a physician and researcher specializing in geriatric medicine, with over 30 years of experience improving care for older adults. He was the founding Director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, leading the center for more than two decades. Since 1990, he has also served as an investigator at the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Today, Dr. Callahan is the Chief Research and Development Officer at Eskenazi Health, where he oversees efforts in research, quality improvement, learning health systems, health equity, and data analytics. In addition, he co-directs the Regenstrief Center for Health Equity Research at Eskenazi Health.
Online Registration:
The Memorial Lecture will be live streamed for free via a Zoom. Click here to register to attend just the Memorial Lecture.
In-Person Registration:
This year, the Memorial Lecture is taking place as part of the annual MAGIC Conference, Navigating Mental and Behavioral Health in Older Adults. If you wish to attend the Memorial Lecture in person, you must register for and pay to attend the MAGIC Conference.
The MAGIC Conference will take place Thursday and Friday, November 6–7. The Memorial Lecture will be held in person on Friday for those who wish to attend.
Continuing Education Credit is available to those who attend in person.
Friday in-person location: The DoubleTree by Hilton St. Paul East 2201 Burns Ave, St Paul, MN 55119
Click here to register to attend in person.