Course Requirements

• Course participants must attend 90% of scheduled course hours
• Each participant must sign in and out of the course each day
• Each participant must complete the online post course exam

​Examination
Within 7 days of the completion of the course, participants are required to complete a 90 minute written examination. There is also a participant competency exam of 1 to 2 separate patient volunteers (arranged by PORi). Course participants will interview patient volunteers that will call in during the course and there will be a multidisciplinary clinical management implementation discussion. Understanding of techniques of oncology rehabilitation therapy and their application as well as an understanding of the effects of cancer treatments on the body’s systems will be tested. A passing grade (75%) is required for Continuing Education Units to be issued. Participants who do not pass the exam will be eligible to sit a supplementary exam.

Target Audience for the Course
Qualified and Licensed Physical Therapists (Physiotherapists), Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Certified Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologist are the target audience for the course.

Ratio of Instructor to Participants
In-person courses with live patient labs are limited to 16 people. All other course formats are variable depending on the facility hosts and instructor preference. 

Chemotoxicity & Cancer Exercise Management - Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• List 3 treatment protocol/techniques for a patient with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.
• List 5 components of cell structure affected by systemic chemotherapy
• Identify the class of chemotherapy for each of the 3 types
• Discuss at least 4 toxicities for patients undergoing chemotherapy
• Identify the 3 recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer.
• Given a patient experiencing cancer related fatigue, clearly explain that fatigue and 3 potential coping skills to improve quality of life
• Discuss the 4 phases of the Phase Training Model for a patient's exercise prescription
• Use the Phase Training model of rehabilitation to generate an exercise program that can be implemented into a given patient’s daily routine.
• Demonstrate of 6 assessment skills regarding exercise prescription and intervention.
• Justify a treatment plan to increase endurance based on the cardiovascular fitness assessment of a patient on chemotherapy