Event Date :
April 09, 2026
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Venue :
Virtual

This webinar session will be hosted on the Zoom platform. When you sign up for the session, RMTAO staff will send you a link and all necessary details that you can use to access the webinar 'room'.
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Pricing and Registration
Early Bird, Beyond BPS: Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Patient-Centered Healthcare  Register $45.00 (members) (Regular $55.00)
Early Bird, Beyond BPS: Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Patient-Centered Healthcare  Register $65.00 (Regular $75.00)
The biopsychosocial model is used regularly in musculoskeletal care to explain how biological, psychological and social factors influence pain and health. However, the term is often used without a clear definition and can be difficult for practitioners to apply in practice.
This webinar covers what the biopsychosocial approach includes and provides practical resources to help RMTs better understand and use these concepts in patient care.
The session also explores whether the term biopsychosocial has become too vague to be applicable in RMT practice. It introduces more specific concepts that support patient-centred care, and may be more useful, including:
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Health Inequities
  • Cultural Competence
  • Cultural Humility
Participants will learn how these concepts relate to current healthcare frameworks and guidance, including Ontario Health’s Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Framework and recent public health guidelines for people-centred care.

Learning Outcomes
  • Acknowledge limitations of the terminology and use of BPS as an approach to patient-centred care.
  • Understand the complexity, skills, intersectionality, and practice requirements of SDH/HI, CC, and CH.
  • Identify evidence-based resources for shared-decision making in patient-centred care.

CMTO Competencies:
  • Act with professional integrity 
  • Communicate effectively 
  • Function in a client-centered manner
  • Practice in a manner consistent with current developments in the profession
  • Practice in a self-reflective manner
  • Use an evidence-informed approach in your work

About the Presenter:

Monica Noy, BSc (Ost), MSc (Rehab)

Osteopathic Manual Practitioner

Monica Noy is an osteopathic manual practitioner, teacher, course developer, researcher, and board member. She is passionate about helping new and established MSK practitioners work toward evidence-based patient-centred practices. Research, pain neuroscience, knowledge translation, and evidence-based practice are her focus areas. Monica received her MSc (Rehabilitation) from McMaster University, a BSc (Osteopathy) through the British College of Osteopathic Medicine conversion program, and a Diploma in Massage Therapy.

Since graduating from McMaster University with a Masters in Rehabilitation, she is excited to announce that she has joined Sheridan College in helping to develop and create content for the new Honours Bachelor of Science in Osteopathy. Her specialties in education are pain and evidence-based practices. As well, as VP of the Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners Monica advocate for high standards of education and patient care in the profession in Ontario, Canada, and internationally.

Notes:

-Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 8 by 9:00am.

-All webinar registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis due to limited capacity on total registrations per webinar.

-Webinar will be recorded. All registered participants will receive a link to the webinar recording. Access to the recording will be available for up to 3 months from the webinar date.

-Early bird deadline expires 2 weeks before the webinar date.


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Contact Details:
Hariti Malhotra, RMTAO
1-800-668-2022
hariti@rmtao.com
www.rmtao.com