Instructors:
Ashley Perry, PT, DPT, MTC

Shana Harrington, PT, PhD, SCS

  • Ashley Perry has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Brooks Rehabilitation; Honorarium, and does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
  • Shana Harrington as the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Brooks Rehabilitation; Honorarium, and does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.

Course Location:
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – University Campus
3599 University Blvd S., Jacksonville, Florida 32216

Course Description:
The American Cancer Society estimates there are currently 17 million Americans surviving their diagnosis of cancer. Because of improved detection and treatment, survival rates are improving.  Cancer treatments however are not without peril as the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have a deleterious impact on function in a majority of patients. These side effects may occur in both the short and long term and many persist over the remaining lifetime of the patient. Patients with breast cancer has been shown to greatly benefit from rehabilitation.  One in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2025, an estimated 316,950 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.  The 5-year relative survival rate is nearly 99% when breast cancer is caught in its early stages.  Advances in early detection and treatment methods have significantly increased breast cancer survival rates in recent years, and there are currently over 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. 

This course will build upon knowledge gained in the basic oncology rehabilitation course for rehabilitation professionals who want to gain advanced knowledge about breast cancer rehabilitation.  An in-depth review of epidemiology, diagnosis, and medical treatment for breast cancers will be discussed. Evidence-based treatment planning, specific to a rehabilitation plan of care will be discussed across the cancer care continuum including rehabilitation, active cancer treatment, and survivorship. A case-based approach will also be implemented to encourage active learning and application.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Describe perioperative treatment care for breast cancer including assessment and interventions.
  • Describe active cancer treatment care for breast cancer including assessment and interventions for commonly occurring treatment related side-effects.
  • Describe post-treatment care for breast cancers including assessment and interventions targeting long-term and late effects.

Apply the current evidence, including guidelines to discuss how rehabilitation can ameliorate impairments in individuals with breast cancer.

 

 

 

 

Intended Audience:
The information presented in this course is clinically relevant for Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Occupational Therapist (OT), and Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) and Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) designations and nursing ONLY.

Contact Hours:
The Asynchronous course has been approved for 3.5 contact hours by the following boards

  • Florida Board of Physical Therapy Practice for PT and PTA
  • Florida Board of Occupational Therapy for OT and OTA

The Asynchronous course has been approved for 3 contact hours by the following boards

  • Florida Board of Speech Language Pathology for SLP
  • Florida Board of Nursing

The Synchronous course has been approved for 9 contact hours by the following boards:

  • Florida Board of Physical Therapy Practice for PT and PTA
  • Florida Board of Occupational Therapy for OT and OTA

The Synchronous course has been approved for 7.5 hours by the following boards:

  • Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology for SLP
  • Florida Board of Nursing

Continuing Education credit for each participant who meets the satisfactory course completion requirements (licensed in FL) will be automatically uploaded to CE Broker, which means the Florida Boards will have record of your attendance, even if you do not have your own personal CE Broker account. Course certificates will be provided at the completion of the course for those that meet the course completion requirements. Certificates will be mailed for courses that include a post-course test

Enrollment:
If you are a Brooks Clinician and want to pay by cost center, please fill out this registration form and return the check and form to the Brooks IHL.

Satisfactory Course Completion:
Participants must complete the full course, including signing the attendance sheet each day, actively participating in performance demonstrations and question-and-answer sessions, and successfully completing the required post assessment.

Course Evaluation/Survey:
Within 48 hours of course completion, you will receive a post course survey. The IHL values your feedback and we thank you in advance for taking the survey.