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Clinical Session Proposals

Cancer Rehabilitation

Session Name: A Comprehensive Breast Cancer Prehabilitation Program: Bridging the Gap Between Rehabilitation and Supportive Oncology

3 - Lymphedema Education and Surveillance in Breast Cancer

Thursday, October 20, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET

Location: 324-326

Speaker(s)

Katherine Power, MD

Program Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia

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

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Describe appropriate patient education and review risk factors for lymphedema in a prehabilitation visit. Describe the utility of baseline measurements for lymphedema screening and different ways to incorporate screening in one's practice.

Learning Objectives:

understand benefits of prehab for patients at risk for developing lymphedema
review different lymphedema screening options
recognize value in lymphedema screening