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Neuro-OncologicalRehab:HeadtoToeEarllaineCroarkin,MPT,NCS
5ContactHours
Thiscourseisdesignedfortherapistswhowantamorecompleteunderstandingofneuro-oncologicalprocessesandhowtheyaffectclinicaldecisionsinrehabilitation.Thecontentexploresrehabilitationimplicationssurroundingtheassessmentandtreatmentofbrainandspinetumorsandtheneurotoxiceffectsonemayexperienceundergoingchemotherapy.
Neuroanatomyandtumorhistologyarereviewedwiththeintenttodescribehowthesefactorsinfluenceprognosisandtreatment.Discussionsarebasedonpeer-reviewedliteratureanddeliveredinacasestudyformat.Participantsareencouragedtoreflectontheircurrentknowledgeandbecomeactivelearnersbyengaginginacasestudy.
Informationandhandoutsareprovidedonreducingfallriskinthosediagnosedwithnervoussystemtumorsorchemotherapy-inducedperipheralneuropathy.Attheendofthecourse,participantswillhaveaframeworkinwhichtohelpmakeimportantclinicaldecisions.Theywillbeabletoassess,interveneandultimatelyhelpthosewhoareexperiencingcomplex,oftendistressing,diagnoses.
Learning Objectives Uponcompletion,participantswillbeableto:1. Describeneuroanatomy,tumor
histologyandhowtheyinfluencespinalcordandbraintumorcategorization.
2. Discussetiology,presentationandprogressionofCIPN(chemotherapy-inducedperipheralneuropathy).
3. Listcharacteristicneurologicaldeficitsandtheirpresentationpriortodiagnosisofnervoussystemlesions.
4. Describehowtheprimarycancerdiagnosismayaffectrehabilitationinterventionsandgoalsforsomeonewithmetastaticspineandbrainlesions.
5. Provideasummaryofmedical,surgical,andradiologicaltreatmentfornervoussystemtumorsandhowthesecondaryeffectsoftheseinterventionscanberemediated.
6. Highlightfactorsthatmayaffectrehabilitationpotentialandambulatoryfunction.
7. Provideevidence-basedexaminationofandinterventionsforindividualsaffectedbyneuro-oncologicalconditions.
8. Describefunctionalscalesusedwithintheneurosurgicalliteraturetodescribeoutcome.
Course Outline – 5 hours Startandstopatyourleisureforuptooneyear.
Introductionandpre-test:15minFoundations:41minBrainTumors:32minSpinalTumors:35minMetastaticDisease:40minCIPN:TheToes38minPatientwithCIPNCaseStudy:70min
Testing• Intro• Unilateralplantarflexionstrength• Bilateralplantarflexionstrength• Fourstagebalance• Walk&talk• 2MinStep• mCtsibPowertraining
Wrapup:8minPost-test,CourseEval&Certificate:15min
Participant Comments Verythorough.Lovedthecompendiumhandout;it’s
afabulousresource.TheRaceAcrossAmericagamemadelearningfun!Ireallylikedthecasestudy–workingwitharealpatient