Cancer Rehab - Bridging the Gap Between Medical Prognosis and Physical Realities ( Jun 09 - 10, 2018)

Cancer Rehab - Bridging the Gap Between Medical Prognosis and Physical Realities is Organized by Health Click and will be held during Jun 09 - 10, 2018 at Northwest Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States Of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 hours of CME credit.

Conference Objectives:
• Describe the underlying mechanisms of carcinogenesis, the current medical and surgical management for the treatment of cancers and their associated side effects.
• Describe the relationship between cancer treatments and tissue healing and how comorbidities impact patients with cancer.
• Identify histologic presentation, staging, and grading of cancer in order to understand the therapeutic intent of oncologic management.
• Identify cancer diagnoses that would benefit from a PT or OT’s intervention and wherein the continuum of cancer care therapists can most effectively intervene.
• Perform specialized manual therapy skills with existing orthopedic skill sets to decrease pain and edema, and increase motion in post-surgical and post-radiation cancer patients.
• Design functional goals and appropriate plans of care for the following cancer diagnoses: breast, head and neck, gynecological, urological, prostate, and leukemias and lymphomas.
• Design a “whole body approach” when developing and implementing strategies for treating a cancer patient by understanding the effects of cancer on the lymphatic, musculoskeletal, nervous, and vascular systems of the body.
• Discuss the specialized services you can offer for the cancer patient and the vital role you contribute to the Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.