Summary
A webinar offered by the Oncology Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. This replay is offered in collaboration with Bia education.
This webinar is presented by Karen Dobbin, a physiotherapist with a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Medical Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy. She is also a Clinical Professor in Oncology Rehabilitation and Lymphedema Management at the University of Manitoba. In addition, she is an acupuncture provider (certified in the use of dry needling physiotherapy puncture). She also works in private practice and at CancerCare Manitoba where she has implemented a physiotherapy program in oncology rehabilitation.
The objectives of this webinar is to help you recognize the needs of cancer patients and to deepen your role as physiotherapists with this population. This webinar will also provide you with new perspectives and concrete tools for the development of physiotherapy services or rehabilitation programs for cancer survivors. It will also allow you to describe the outcomes of such a program with cancer patients. Specifically, in this webinar, Karen provides appropriate outcomes measures for the cancer population.
Outline Course
- Definition of cancer rehabilition
- A bit of cancer epidemiology
- Physical needs of cancer patients
- Process of development of cancer rehabilitation services
- Objectives of the Physiotherapy Cancer Rehabilitation Program for cancer survivors
- Outcomes of physiotherapy cancer rehabilitation
- Outcomes measures for the cancer population
Objectives
- Recognize the physical needs of cancer patients and the role of physiotherapy;
- Understand the process of development of cancer rehabilitation services;
- Describe the outcomes of physiotherapy cancer rehabilitation and identify appropriate outcome measures for the cancer population.
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.
