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Exercise Medicine

Exercise Medicine in Cancer Care


Description

This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills in the application of exercise medicine for assessment, prescription, delivery, and monitoring of exercise for people with cancer. Medical, nursing, allied health, and fitness professionals will benefit most from this course because we will expand on your individual backgrounds to build your capabilities to provide support to people with cancer, opening up opportunities for your professional practice.

Content
  • MODULE 1 - Online Learning
  • Section 1 - Introduction
  • Course Outline - Module 1
  • Websites and Contacts
  • Introductory Course Readings
  • Topic 1 - Introduction, Cancer Biology and Treatment
  • Lecture: Cancer Biology, Statistics, Diagnosis and Treatment (PPT slides)
  • Video - Part 1
  • Video - Part 2
  • Video - Part 3
  • Quiz - Cancer Biology, Statistics, Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Section 2 - Exercise medicine in cancer management
  • Course Readings 2
  • Topic 2 - Exercise Medicine for Cancer Management
  • Exercise Medicine for Cancer Management
  • Video Part 1
  • Video Part 2
  • Video Part 3
  • Video Part 4
  • Video Part 5
  • Video Part 6
  • Video Part 7
  • Video Part 8
  • Quiz - Exercise Medicine for Cancer Management
  • Topic 3 - Principles of Exercise Prescription
  • Principles of Exercise Prescription
  • Video Part 1
  • Video Part 2
  • Video Part 3
  • Quiz - Exercise Prescription
  • Topic 4 - Principles of Resistance Training
  • Principles of Resistance Training
  • Video Part 1
  • Video Part 2
  • Video Part 3
  • Resistance Training Equipment and Systems
  • Video - Resistance Training Equipment and Systems
  • Quiz - Principles of Resistance Training
  • Topic 5 - Principles of Aerobic Training
  • Principles of Aerobic Training
  • Aerobic Training Equipment and Systems
  • Quiz - Principles of Aerobic Training
  • Topic 6 - Absolute and Relative Contraindications and Adverse Event Risk
  • Absolute and Relative Contraindications to Exercise Testing and Training
  • Reading: Adverse events of exercise therapy
  • Quiz - Absolute and relative contraindications to exercise
  • Topic 7 - Patient Flow
  • Patient Recruitment, Onboarding and Flow
  • Video - Patient Recruitment, Onboarding and Flow
  • Quiz - Patient recruitment, onboarding, and flow
  • Topic 8 - Fitness and Health Assessment
  • Assessment of Neuromuscular Strength and Power
  • Assessments of Cardiorespiratory Capacity
  • Assessments of Functional Capacity
  • Assessments of Anthropometry and Body Composition
  • Quiz - Health and Fitness Assessments
  • Topic 9 - Exercise Prescription
  • Targeted Exercise Prescription
  • Long term planning, prescription and periodisation
  • Quiz - Long Term Planning and Targeted Exercise Prescription
  • Topic 10 - Nutritional Considerations
  • Nutritional Considerations in Cancer Care
  • Quiz on Nutrition Considerations
  • Topic 11 - Graduation to Self-Management
  • Graduation from Clinical Exercise
  • Patient - Clinician - Exercise Professional Communication
  • Quiz - Graduation to self management
  • MODULE 2 - Practical Workshop
  • Course Outline - Module 2
  • Introduction and workshop orientation - 10 mins
  • Exercise Oncology from Benchtop to Bedside
  • Resistance Training - 90 minutes
  • Aerobic Training - 90 minutes
  • Patient flow, forms, and risk stratification - 30 minutes
  • Informed Consent
  • ESSA - Adult Pre Exercise Screening System
  • Absolute and Relative Contraindications
  • Assessment of cardiorespiratory capacity
  • YMCA Step Test
  • 400-Meter Corridor Walk Test
  • 6-Minute walk test
  • Assessment of neuromuscular strength and power
  • 1RM test protocol
  • Graded abdominal strength test
  • Back extensor strength testing protocols
  • 5 Repetition pushup strength test
  • 30 second pushup test
  • Assessment of functional capacity
  • 30-Second Sit-to-Stand Test
  • 5x Sit to Stand Test
  • Timed Up and Go Test
  • 6m Walk Test
  • Assessment of anthropometry and body composition
  • Height, weight and BMI protocol
  • Waist and hip circumference assessment
  • BIA body composition protocol
  • Assessments of patient reported outcomes
  • PHQ9 patient-health-questionnaire
  • GAD-7_Anxiety
  • Godin Leisure Time Questionnaire
  • Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
  • ECOG Performance Status
  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
  • Brief Symptom Inventory 18
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
  • SF36 Version 2
  • FACT-G English Version 4
  • Targeted exercise prescriptions - 120 minutes
  • Utilizing AI in exercise oncology practice - 20 minutes
  • Case Study 1 - Ovarian Cancer
  • Case Study 2 - Prostate Cancer
  • Case Study 3 - Advanced Prostate Cancer
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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