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Clinical Session Proposals

Cancer Rehabilitation

Session Name: You CAN Do It: Tips for Incorporating Cancer Rehabilitation into Your Existing PM&R Practice

3 - Building Bridges: Easy and Effective Ways to Incorporate Cancer Rehabilitation into Your Practice

Saturday, October 22, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Location: 339-342

Speaker(s)

Sean Smith, MD

Associate Professor
University of Michigan PM&R Program
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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We will provide real life examples of building a cancer rehabilitation practice from the ground up from physiatrists with different training backgrounds. We will give tips on how to communicate with oncology teams, review relevant oncology organizations, and discuss how to identify necessary supportive care partners.
Learning Objectives:
Use real-world strategies to approach oncologists about referring patients to their rehabilitation practice
Understand how cancer patients fit into existing inpatient rehabilitation guidelines and regulations
Maintain their cancer rehabilitation referral sources by providing efficient and appropriate care
Recognize barriers to integrating cancer rehabilitation into existing practices