«Oncorehabilitation: a practical course for life after diagnosis»

Number of hours: 16 hours

Knowledge control: final testing

Form of classes: asynchronous online course

Language of instruction: Ukrainian

Information support:

• Record of online classes

• Methodological material

• You will also receive:

• Chat communication with the teacher

• Certificate (after passing the final testing)

Why is it interesting? The course will help you gain knowledge about the peculiarities of the course of oncological diseases, the periods from the beginning of treatment to maintaining physical and mental health during remission, master modern methods and means of physical rehabilitation of patients with oncodiagnosis. This course will become a reliable assistant, since only scientifically based information is provided on the feasibility and effectiveness of physical rehabilitation methods at different stages of treatment and remission.

Thanks to the knowledge you have acquired, you will be able to confidently work with patients who have a history of cancer, apply basic rehabilitation skills taking into account the characteristics of the diagnosis, help restore health after treatment, advise on issues related to quality of life with the diagnosis and improving physical and mental health.

You will learn:

• Oncological diseases: current problems, the most common forms in the world

• Algorithm of actions from the moment of diagnosis.

• Methods that will help facilitate the passage of chemotherapy and radiotherapy

• General and specific complications after treatment according to nosology

• Physical therapy tools and methods to alleviate and eliminate symptoms.

• Maintaining health during the period of treatment with targeted drugs and preventive hormonal support using physical therapy methods

Course program

Online class topic	Hours
Topic 1. Oncological diseases: current problems, the most common forms in the world, classification of oncological diseases, main risk factors, principles of diagnosis, methods of treatment and prevention.	4
Topic 2. Algorithm of actions from the moment of diagnosis. Preparation for conservative treatment or surgery. Preoperative and early rehabilitation periods. Psychological support. Methods that will help facilitate chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Physical regimes. Nutritional features. Monitoring one's own state of well-being. Self-monitoring diary.	4
Topic 3. General and specific complications after treatment according to nosology. Means and methods of physical therapy for relief, elimination of symptoms. Health maintenance during the period of treatment with targeted drugs and preventive hormonal support with physical therapy methods. Climax: impact, features of the course, support	4
Topic 4. Life in remission. Solving concomitant health problems not related to cancer history. Possibilities of using basic rehabilitation tools for cancer patients: therapeutic exercises, massage, kinesiotaping. Myths and modern research. Indications and contraindications to the use of physical activity. The concept of dosed movement as a prevention of relapses.	3
Control (test)	1
Total hours	16

Course lecturer: Nina KUCHERENKO, physical therapy specialist, over 12 years of experience working with cancer patients, practicing specialist in therapeutic massage, administrator of the cancer patient community «МИ.Онкоклуб».

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