Summary
This oncology course allows healthcare professionals to deepen their understanding of high-risk populations, particularly patients undergoing treatment who present with significant comorbidities such as cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, or metabolic conditions. You will learn to recognize the effects of past treatments and the resulting residual dysfunctions, such as the development of type 2 diabetes. The course also covers higher-risk types of cancer—central nervous system tumors, sarcomas, multiple myeloma, and cancers diagnosed at an advanced stage—as well as treatment protocols to consider, including the impact of radiotherapy on bone health.
Practical screening and triage tools will be presented to help you identify red and yellow flags, apply appropriate functional tests, and categorize your patients based on the required level of supervision. You will learn how to prescribe exercise safely and effectively using the FITT principle, while considering goals such as prehabilitation, wellness, muscular strengthening, and cardiovascular training. Finally, the course will prepare you to recognize and manage oncological emergencies through the discussion of real-life clinical cases.
Objectives
- Understand High-Risk Populations: Identify and understand the characteristics and needs of high-risk populations, including patients under treatment with significant co-morbidities such as cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and metabolic diseases .
- Recognize Higher Risk Types of Cancer: Gain knowledge about higher risk types of cancer and their treatment protocols, including: CNS tumors, kidney, ovarian and bone cancers as well as advanced cancers at diagnosis .
- Utilize Exercise Screening Tools: Learn to use various exercise screening tools and tests for triage and identification of red and yellow flags including functional testing protocols .
- Develop Exercise Prescription Plans: Develop exercise prescription plans using the FITT (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type) principle, focusing on pre-habilitation, wellness objectives, cardiovascular training, muscular endurance, and resistance training .
- Handle Oncological Emergencies: Understand how to handle oncological emergencies and integrate case study discussions to apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios .
- Integrate Knowledge Through Case Studies: Apply the knowledge gained throughout the course by working through case studies
Course Content
Target professionals
Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner’s license or regulation. Continuing education courses should not be taken by people who are not licensed or regulated.This does not apply when they are part of a specific plan of care. By participating in this course, the participant agrees to respect his/her professional scope of practice.
