Medications Matter - BPMH for Physiotherapists
Medications Matter - BPMH for Physiotherapists
This course includes
Overview
Physiotherapists play a critical, yet often underutilized role in medication management for older adults. This course introduces the Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) and explores how physiotherapists can actively contribute to patient safety and care quality.
While BPMH is well-established in medical practice, physiotherapists rarely integrate it into routine care. This course bridges that gap by providing practical strategies, real-world examples, and tailored tools to confidently collect and utilize medication histories in clinical practice.
Key benefits of this course:
- Understand the standardized BPMH process and its evidence-based impact on patient safety
- Learn how physiotherapists can meaningfully participate in BPMH
- Access practical tips, resources, and workflows specific to physiotherapy settings
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Define a Best Possible Medication History (BPMH)
- Describe the role of physiotherapists in BPMHs
- Understand a systematic process for completing a BPMH
- Outline tips and resources for physiotherapists
Instructor Biographies
Melissa Lang is a registered physiotherapist; she holds a MSc., Physiotherapy from Queen’s University and a BSc., Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo. She has worked with older adults for 17 years in inpatient, outpatient, primary care, community settings and has worked in specialized geriatrics for the last 14 years in the role of physiotherapist and geriatric assessor. She currently works for North Simcoe Muskoka Specialized Geriatric Services in the Geriatric Medicine Team.
Sandra Zaikos graduated in 2009 from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. She worked at Toronto General Hospital for 10 years, in Thoracic Surgery and Respirology then General Internal Medicine. She is a certified respiratory educator, a board-certified geriatric pharmacist, an adjunct professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and a preceptor to pharmacy students and residents. She current works as a clinical pharmacist with GeriMedRisk and the North Simcoe Muskoka Specialized Geriatric Services.
The instructors
The Seniors’ Health Division (SHD) is a special interest group within the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. SHD is committed to providing members with services related to older adult health and physiotherapy practice.
It is comprised of physiotherapists from across Canada who work with older adults in a variety of practice settings, including acute geriatric care, geriatric rehabilitative and restorative units, long term care settings, community based and home care settings.
SHD is a member of The International Association of Physical Therapists working with Older Persons.
Vision of the Seniors' Health Division: Older Canadians are moving, moving more and moving better with the help of physiotherapists.
Mission of the Seniors' Health Division: To support our members in providing excellent physiotherapy care to optimize the independence and quality of life of older adults.
Material included in this course
-
Course Materials
-
Welcome
-
Full presentation
-
Feedback
I'm a member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA). What are the discounts available to CPA Members on Embodia?
As part of our partnership with the CPA, we offer its members discounts on courses and Embodia Memberships. Learn more about the partnership on this page.
In order for the discount to be applied, you first need to authenticate your CPA membership. This is an important step as this is how Embodia 'knows' that you are a CPA member.
To authenticate as a CPA member, you need to sign in the CPA portal on this page, sign in to your CPA account, and then click the button on the page.
Please note that your email address on your CPA account must match your email address on Embodia. If needed, you can update your information on Embodia as outlined in this guide.
Is a certificate of completion included with this course?
Once you have completed the course, a certificate of completion (including learning hours and course information) will be generated. You can download this certificate at any time. To learn more about course certificates on Embodia please visit this guide.
This can be used for continuing education credits, depending on your professional college or association. If this course has been approved for CEUs in specific jurisdictions, it will be noted on the course page and CEU information may be added to your course certificate. Please read this guide for more information.