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Speaker: Laura Gilchrist PT, PhD
Contact Hours: 2.5 contact hours (MN BPT Cat. 1) for each night
Location: Bethesda Hospital, 559 Capital Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55103
Dates: Tuesdays, February 17th, March 3rd, and March 10th
Series Overview
This series of evening courses will provide an overview of cancer rehabilitation in a three course series. The first evening will cover a brief overview of different cancer types, treatment modalities, and common adverse effects of treatment. The second evening will take a more in depth look at cardiac complications of chemotherapy and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, covering pathophysiology, assessment, and intervention for each issue. The third evening will address cancer-related fatigue and musculoskeletal impairments in the oncology population, covering pathophysiology, assessment, and intervention for each issue.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Gilchrist is a Professor of Physical Therapy at St. Catherine University and a Clinical Research Scientist in Oncology at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Oncology section of the APTA for the past 4 years.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this series, participants will be able to:
- Describe different cancer types and select impairments found in each group.
- Describe the medical treatment options for cancer and related adverse effects of each treatment.
- For each of the following topics, the therapist will be able to describe the pathophysiology of the issue, appropriate assessment tools, and appropriate interventions:
a. cardiotoxicity
b. chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
c. cancer-related fatigue
d. musculoskeletal adverse effects
Session 1
Date: February 17th, 2015
Schedule:
6:30 – 7:30 PM Introduction to cancer types and epidemiology
7:40 – 9:00 PM Treatment Modalities and adverse effects of each:
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Surgery
Biologic therapies including stem cell transplants
Session 2
Date: March 3rd, 2015
Schedule:
6:30 – 7:30 PM Cardiotoxicity as a result of cancer treatment: pathophysiology, assessment, intervention
7:40 – 9:00 PM Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: pathophysiology, assessment, intervention
Session 3
Date: March 10th, 2015
Schedule:
6:30 – 7:40 PM Cancer-related fatigue: pathophysiology, assessment, intervention
7:50 – 9:00 PM Musculoskeletal adverse effects: pathophysiology, assessment, intervention
Who should attend this course: PTs, PTAs, SPTs and SPTAs
Registration prices:
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PT Member |
PTA Member |
SPT(A) Member |
PT Nonmember and Other Health Professional |
PTA Nonmember |
SPT Nonmember |
| Per Course |
$45 |
$35 |
$25 |
$55 |
$45 |
$35 |
| All Three |
$100 |
$85 |
$65 |
$120 |
$105 |
$85 |
Cancellations: Except for medical emergencies, cancellations two weeks before the course will be completely refunded, cancellations one to two weeks before the course will be refunded at the rate of 50%, and cancellations less than a week before the course will not be refunded.
Questions: Please contact the MNPTA office with any questions at:
651-635-0902
info@mnapta.org
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