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ONCOReads: Long-term Function Outcome in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumor

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Through this course the reader will be able to understand the effect of community-based outpatient cancer-specific PT and OT on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and performance-based outcomes for adults with cancer.

Learning Objectives:

  1. The learner will be able to recognize the effect that lower level functioning has on survivor’s life.
  2. The learner will be able to identify what factors are predictive of lower level functioning following brain tumor treatment and residual effects that are long lasting.
  3. The learner will be able to discuss the implications of decreased motor and process skills affecting activities of daily living (ADLs) on childhood cancer survivors.

Catherine Demers

M.Sc, OT(C), ERG

Catherine is an occupational therapist and is currently pursuing PhD studies in Rehabilitation Sciences at McGill University. She earned her B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2009) from University of Montreal and her M.Sc. in Rehabilitation Sciences (2014) from McGill University. As an occupational therapist, she started her practice in adult mental health settings and eventually pivoted to pediatric rehabilitation. With children, she has worked in oncology, neonatalogy, school rehabilitation and psychiatry. Her current research interests lie in the areas of pediatric oncology rehabilitation and health promotion; to help children not only survive, but thrive after pediatric cancer.

Course Instructions

  1. Click on the Contents tab to view the course materials.
  2. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
  3. Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
  4. Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page. 

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