This certification in oncology rehabilitation is for all clinicians working in hospitals, home care or private clinics who treat patients with a history of cancer or who have been diagnosed with cancer. The certification is composed of 3 different levels that can be completed online. This is the 2nd level, containing 10 modules.
Taught by Mary-Ann Dalzell, BSCT, MSC
The content of this entire continuum of courses integrates the notions of pathophysiology, the impact of medical treatments on different systems (cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological) and the symptoms associated with cancer (pain, fatigue, muscle atrophy). This course will also address specific problems related to the different cancer sites (breast, prostate, lungs, head, neck, hematopathies) and the rehabilitation strategies.
- Module 1: Indications and contraindications for use of manual and biophysical modalities of treatment in cancer patients: review of literature and guidelines for use
- Module 2: Exercise interventions at all stages of cancer and treatment
- Module 3: Safety considerations post chemotherapy
- Module 4: Bone metastasis
- Module 5: Skeletal fragility due to cancer treatment
- Module 6: Radiation fibrosis
- Module 7: Breast cancer
- Module 8: Introduction to lymphedema
- Module 9: Rehabilitation of patients with Lung cancer
- Module 10: Rehabilitation of patients with hematological cancers
OBJECTIVES
- Recognize and understand the unique rehabilitation needs related to:
- Pathology, location, and stage of disease for specific cancers
- Medical treatment interventions related to specific cancers including surgical reconstruction
- Dysfunction commonly associated with specific cancers including: breast, prostate, lung, head and neck, and hematological cancers.
- Derive assessment protocols based upon:
- Stage of disease and prognosis
- Goals of patient and residual functional problems
- Outcome measures validated in specific populations
- Clinical observations related to the common side effects of treatment
- Physical examination and functional testing appropriate to the cancer location and trajectory
- Derive intervention strategies based upon realistic goals and client-centered outcomes that may include but not be limited to:
- Education
- Manual therapy
- Therapeutic exercise
- Functional testing and activity training
**Please use your username and password that you created to register for this course to access the online material
