PORi's EDUCATION STRUCTUREParticipants start their PORi training with a 2-day PORi Foundation Course. The Foundation in Oncology Rehabilitation Course is a prerequisite for all the other PORi courses.
Once they have completed the PORi Foundation Course, they can advance their specialty skill set by building additional core specialty courses related to specific disease sites and/or body areas (e.g. Head & Neck Cancer, Breast Cancer, Pelvic Cancer & LE Rehabilitation) onto the PORi Foundation Course. The fourth PORi Core is the Chemotoxicity and Cancer Exercise Management course - this course predominantly deals with the effects of chemotherapy and spans all cancer diagnoses. This will enable participants to pursue one or more specialized fields of interest within oncology rehabilitation. Each core course will be an assessment-based certificate program. As participants complete each course (module), they will progress through the phases of PORi-certification as outlined below: |
Pre-2018 Certificate HoldersAny therapists that have already completed our pre-2018 PORi Certificate Program will have their PORi-Certification automatically converted to the Foundation in Oncology Rehabilitation plus the Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Therapist course. |
3 Phases of PORi Oncology Rehabilitation Certification
Phase 1 - PORi Oncology Rehabilitation Therapist |
Phase 2 - PORi Oncology Rehabilitation Specialist |
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Once participants have completed the PORi Foundation Course and at least one PORi core course, they will be designated a PORi Oncology Rehabilitation Therapist in that core course. For example, a person who has completed the Foundation and the Breast Cancer Core Courses would be a “PORi-Certified Breast Cancer rehabilitation Therapist”
PORi Knowledge BaseOngoing clinical support for PORi Therapists & Specialists will be available through the PORi Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base enables subscribers to ask clinical questions, access recent research and learn about new techniques and protocols relevant to their practice in oncology rehabilitation. |
For participants who want to attain an additional level of PORi certification, we have the option to become a “PORi-certified Oncology Rehabilitation Specialist”. The pre-requisites for this designation are as follows:
The designation of “PORi-certified Comprehensive Oncology Rehabilitation Specialist” is reviewed every three years. To maintain this designation, a therapist will need to maintain an oncology caseload of at least 750 oncology patient visits in a 3-year period, complete an update online course and pass a multiple-choice exam. |
Phase 3 - PORi Center of Excellence
Once a facility/location has at least two current PORi-certified Oncology Rehabilitation Specialists or at least one PORi Oncology Rehabilitation Therapist in each Core Course (a single therapist may qualify for more than 1 core course if they have completed more than 1 core course), they will be designated a “PORi Center of Excellence”.
For a health system, once at least 75% of their locations are PORi centers of excellence, the entire system can be designated a PORi Center of Excellence.
For a health system, once at least 75% of their locations are PORi centers of excellence, the entire system can be designated a PORi Center of Excellence.
