What Is Cancer Rehabilitation and How Can it Help My Patients? - SPOC

Sasha E. Knowlton, MD, will present an introduction to cancer rehabilitation, including details as to why function is important in cancer patients. Patients with cancer are living longer as a result of improved surveillance and treatment interventions. However, cancer survivors often develop functional impairments that can significantly affect their quality of life and independence. Dr. Knowlton will review common diagnoses and treatments in the field of cancer rehabilitation. She will also provide an overview of how cancer rehabilitation can help patients before and during treatment and into survivorship.

Target Audience

These courses are intended for medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists, hematologists, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, physician assistants, radiologic technologists, researchers, pharmacists, trainees, allied health personnel, and others who are interested in care for patients and survivors in North Carolina.

Learning Objectives

  • Define cancer rehabilitation
  • List diagnoses that physiatrists can treat in cancer patients
  • Identify treatment strategies for neuropathy

 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
05/10/2023
Course expires: 
05/09/2024
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Sasha E. Knowlton, MD

Associate Professor, Cancer Rehabilitation Medical Director
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

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1.00 NCPD/CNE
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Available Credit

  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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