Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy | American Physical ...
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ONCOLOGY REHABILITATION FOR THE OUTPATIENT CLINICIANVIRTUAL COURSEAPRIL 24, 2021 – 10:00 am – 7:00 pm ET SPEAKER:Frannie Westlake PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic and Oncologic Physical TherapyCOURSE DESCRIPTIONThis virtual course will allow for the outpatient clinician to evaluate and treat a patient with a history of cancer diagnosis or is currently undergoing cancer treatments. The clinician will understand the various types of cancer treatments and how the side effects may present in their clinic. COURSE OBJECTIVESAt the conclusion of this course, a participant should be able to: Review pathophysiology of cancer, prevalence and important statistics. Explain techniques used to diagnose, surgically and medically treat cancer.Review appropriate exercise prescriptions when treating patients who have a past or current diagnosis of cancer.Learn precautions, contraindications and red flags to look for when working with cancer survivors.Review of oncologic emergencies, lab values and screening used to determine safety when treating a patient with a history of cancer.Specific cancers to be covered in this class: prostate, breast, colorectal, pelvic, melanoma, leukemia, lymphoma and head and neck cancer.ABOUT THE SPEAKERFrannie Westlake PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic and Oncologic Physical Therapy59436006350020000Frannie received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL in 2012. She went on to complete her Neurological residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA and received her NCS in 2014. She also received her board certification in Oncologic Physical Therapy in 2019. Since 2015, Frannie has worked at Oncology Rehab in Denver, CO and is the Clinic Director for the Neurological and Exercise Rehab Program. She treats a variety of oncology, vestibular and neurological diagnoses. Her passion is working with patients who are currently undergoing chemotherapy and have complaints of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy. She is also actively working on a pre-op protocol for patients who are getting ready to undergo a stem cell transplant.Frannie actively lectures for Physiologic Oncology Rehab Institute and the American Physical Therapy Association and has published two journal articles in Rehabilitation Oncology. She is the current APTA Oncology Education Chair. ................
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