What Is Cancer Rehabilitation and How Can it Help My Patients? – Live Webinar

March 15, 2023

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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 APPs across multidisciplinary cancer care and other professionals.

Learning Objectives

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

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Requirements for Receiving
Free Continuing Education Credits

To Receive FREE Continuing Education Credit for this Live Webinar:

  • Attend 50 minutes or more of the live video:
  • Use Zoom video to see slides and video components
  • Joining by Audio-only does not qualify for CE credit
  • Within 7 days, complete an evaluation and download your certificate
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
12/12/2022
Course expires: 
03/22/2023
Event starts: 
03/15/2023 - 3:55pm EDT
Event ends: 
03/15/2023 - 5:00pm EDT
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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

 

Presenter Disclosure Information

A potential conflict of interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about health-care products or services of a commercial interest with which he/she has a financial relationship. The speakers and planners of this learning activity have not disclosed any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests pertaining to this activity.

 

To receive free Continuing Education Credit for this Live Webinar:

  • Attend 50 minutes or more of the live webinar
    • Online using the Zoom link within the course
    • In-Person at a designated site
  • Use Zoom video to see slides and video components
  • Complete an Evaluation within 7 days of the Live Webinar
  • Download the appropriate certificate

The following accrediting agencies have approved this course for continuing education credits. Participants should understand that their individual participation and claiming credit must abide by the regulations set forth by their respective accrediting agency.

1.00 NCPD/CNE
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In most cases, regulations prohibit the repeated use of the same educational activity (Live Webinar or Self-Paced, Online Course but not both) as it relates to satisfying CE requirements to maintain licensure. Attendees are also required to view a minimum of 50 minutes of the live webinar video to receive CE credit. Please contact your individual accreditation agencies for more details.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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