GeriMedRisk Virtual Rounds

GeriMedRisk - Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology Rounds

GeriMedRisk offers free monthly webcast accredited educational rounds on topics related to safe prescribing for older adults. For more information please join our mailing list. Registration is required to attend.

GeriMedRisk July Rounds

July 9, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Title:
Lessons Learned: Evidence-Informed Update to the BPMH Interview Guide

Presenters:
Jennifer Tung, RPh, PharmD, ACPR, BCGP
Alice Watt, RPh, BScPhm, Senior Medication Safety Specialist

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Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Define the Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) in context of medication management.
Describe the collaborative process to update the guide.
Describe the evidence informing the updates to the BPMH interview guide questions.
Understand the importance of using the BPMH interview guide, especially for older adults with medical complexity.

Presenters:

Jennifer Tung, RPh, PharmD, ACPR, BCGP

Jennifer Tung is the Pharmacy Lead and a founding team member of GeriMedRisk. With extensive experience in both hospital and ambulatory care settings, Jennifer also has a comprehensive background in drug information and clinical trials. She is deeply passionate about drug safety and is dedicated to translating complex medical knowledge into practical applications to improve patient outcomes.

Alice Watt, RPh, BScPhm, Senior Medication Safety Specialist

Alice received her BSc. (Pharm.) from the University of British Columbia. She has over 20 years of experience in community and acute care settings. She joined ISMP Canada in 2007 and is a Senior Medication Safety Specialist and is also actively practicing part-time in a community hospital as a clinical pharmacist. She is passionate about engaging patients and health care practitioners in safe medication practices.

Missing July Rounds?

We will be hosting an additional webinar session that will broadcast a recording of Jennifer Tung and Alice Watt's presentation, "Lessons Learned: Evidence-Informed Update to the BPMH Interview Guide."

Replay session: July 17 at 7 PM EST

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Please note: this session will not be interactive

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Accreditation Statement:

GeriMedRisk- Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

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