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OncoReads: Professional Roles of Oncologic Specialty Physical Therapists in the United States

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Through this course the reader will identify the methods and results of a survey of Oncologic Specialty Physical Therapists in the United States.  

Learning Objectives:

  1. The learner will develop an understanding of the demographics of Oncologic Specialty Physical Therapists.
  2. The learner will be able to identify current roles of Oncologic Specialty Physical Therapists.
  3. The learner will be able to identify gaps in roles of Oncologic Specialty Physical Therapists.

Nicole L. Stout

DPT, CLT-LANA, FAPTA

Dr. Stout is a health care researcher, consultant, educator, and advocate. Dr. Stout is Research Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Hematology/Oncology at West Virginia University Cancer Institute and the Associate Director of the Survivorship Program. Dr. Stout is an internationally recognized expert and leader in the field of cancer rehabilitation and survivorship care. She has given over 300 lectures nationally and internationally, authored and co-authored over 80 peer-review and invited publications, several book chapters, and is the co-author of the book 100 Questions and Answers about Lymphedema. Her research publications have been foundational in developing the Prospective Surveillance Model for cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Stout is the recipient of numerous research and publication awards. She has received service awards from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, the Navy Surgeon General, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Cancer Special Interest Group and the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Stout holds appointments on the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Cancer Rehabilitation Research and Outcomes Taskforce, the WHO Technical Workgroup for the development of Cancer Rehabilitation guidelines, and the American College of Sports Medicine Moving Through Cancer steering committee. Dr. Stout is a past member of the American Physical Therapy Association Board of Directors.

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