This course is a prerequisite for any of the subsequent PORi Core or PORi Adjunct Courses. The PORi 2-Day Foundation in Oncology Rehabilitation continuing education course teaches Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists a “gateway” to the understanding of the unique clinical profile of oncology patients that is both applicable and necessary for effective practice. Participants will learn about cancer pathogenesis of solid tissue tumors and how this plays out in the design of medical treatment, which forms the foundation of clinical decision making and application of skill sets for comprehensive rehabilitative treatment.
Prerequisite: None Target Audience: SLP / PT / OT / PTA / OTA Course Type: Live Webinar Contact Hours: 16 hrs Price: $550 |
The course is purely didactic and open to all providers. The course covers material applicable to the practice of PT/OT/SLP. Physicians, Nurses, Exercise Physiologists and other interested providers may also attend and can submit for Continuing Education Units individually to their governing bodies, if required. The course will discuss cancer-related surgeries, patient sequalae resulting from chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and provide a clinical overview of oncologic emergencies.
The Foundation in Oncology Rehabilitation course includes sections on the physiological effect of cancer treatments and an introduction to PORi-specific treatment techniques including exercise prescription. There is also instruction on integrating the chronic disease model of care into the PT/OT/SLP management system, and how to integrate documentation of this patient population to meet CMS and health insurance requirements. Lastly, there will be an overview of how oncology rehabilitation fits into the legislative and clinical framework around oncology patients. The PORi-specific treatment models would be built didactically, giving participants the grounding needed to participate in core & adjunct courses. In addition, this course will provide acute care/inpatient therapists with clinical guidelines and a greater understanding of the oncology patients they will be caring for in an acute/inpatient setting.
The Foundation in Oncology Rehabilitation course includes sections on the physiological effect of cancer treatments and an introduction to PORi-specific treatment techniques including exercise prescription. There is also instruction on integrating the chronic disease model of care into the PT/OT/SLP management system, and how to integrate documentation of this patient population to meet CMS and health insurance requirements. Lastly, there will be an overview of how oncology rehabilitation fits into the legislative and clinical framework around oncology patients. The PORi-specific treatment models would be built didactically, giving participants the grounding needed to participate in core & adjunct courses. In addition, this course will provide acute care/inpatient therapists with clinical guidelines and a greater understanding of the oncology patients they will be caring for in an acute/inpatient setting.
Course Requirements
Examination Participants are required to complete a written examination, the exam link will be sent to registered course participants that have fulfilled course requirements and course participants will have 45 minutes to complete the written exam. An understanding of the effects of cancer treatments on the body’s systems will be tested. A passing grade (75%) is required for Continuing Education Units to be issued. Participants who do not pass the exam will be eligible to sit a supplementary exam. Target Audience for the Course Qualified and Licensed Speech Language Pathologists (Speech Therapists), Physical Therapists (Physiotherapists), Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Certified Occupational Therapists are the target audience for the course. Other providers may take the course but will be responsible for their own Continuing Education Units. Ratio of Instructor to Participants The capacity of the classes is primarily limited by the size of the room if taught in-person but, ideally, we would prefer to keep the number of participants below 30 people so as to ensure optimal assimilation of information and concepts presented in the course. Online capacity can be higher but, again, we prefer to keep the numbers reasonable. Foundation in Oncology Rehabilitation - Course ObjectivesUpon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
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Pre-2018 PORi Certificate Holders Any therapists that 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. Instructor Disclosures: Julia Osborne, PT, CLT-LANA
Frannie Westlake, PT, DPT, NCS
CEU Information
#: 20-909733 (Live Course)
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