No prior lymphedema certification is required!
Course Description:
This course provides essential knowledge of outpatient therapeutic approaches in breast cancer care. A comprehensive review of current diagnostic, surgical, radiation, reconstructive and medical oncologic management for breast cancer is included. Special attention is given to the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of axillary web syndrome (cording) and postural and scapular dysfunction as well as upper-quadrant soft-tissue changes following breast cancer surgery and radiation therapy. An up-to-date review of recent research findings regarding breast cancer-related lymphedema is presented.
Educational Level: Intermediate
Instructional Method: Online/Distance Learning
AOTA Classifications: OT Process: Evaluation, Intervention, and Outcomes
Klose Training is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #6530. This online course is offered at 16 CEUs, educational level is intermediate. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the different types of breast cancers and their treatments: Diagnostic procedures and staging; Surgical procedures; Oncologic treatment; Radiation oncologic treatments; Reconstructive procedures
- Identify common sequelae and side effects of breast cancer treatments.
- Identify techniques for evaluating, determining the differential diagnosis of, and treating patients with axillary web syndrome, upper quarter soft tissue dysfunction, and postural and scapular dysfunction following breast cancer treatments.
- Execute soft-tissue mobilization techniques appropriate for facilitation of improved range of motion of the upper extremities and resolution of soft tissue adhesions.
- Convey basic information regarding lymphedema and infection-prevention techniques to help educate breast cancer patients.
- Identify the benefits of exercise for breast cancer patients.
- Identify the stages of tissue healing and when to adjust the treatment of a breast cancer patient based on their stage of tissue healing.
Course access is NOT immediate due to the need to ensure that the prerequisites are met and to allow for hand processing of the order. Upon registration and payment of the course fee, you will be emailed a Student Agreement within 3 business days. Once the Agreement is electronically signed by you and emailed back to Klose Training, a username and password for accessing the online course will be emailed to you within 3 business days. You will have 3 MONTHS of access to the online course from the time the access information is emailed to you.
Jodi Winicour, PT, CMT, CLT-LANA, graduated from Indiana University’s Physical Therapy program in 1993 and received her massage therapy certification in 1997 from Michigan’s Health Enrichment Center. Initially practicing general orthopedic physical therapy at Community Hospital East’s Outpatient Physical Therapy Department in Indianapolis, Indiana, she began specializing in the treatment of cancer patients in 1998 and lectured for the Physical Therapy Department of Indiana University.
Jodi was certified as an MLD/CDT Therapist by Klose Norton Training & Consulting in 1998. She received her CLT-LANA Certification in October, 2001.
In 2000, Jodi joined Cedars Sinai Medical Center where she worked to develop and expand the oncology and lymphedema program in Los Angeles for seven years. Since 2007, she has treated patients with lymphedema, cancer-related dysfunction, and orthopedic issues at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colorado.
In addition to her work as a full-time clinician, Jodi has served as a class instructor for Klose Training & Consulting’s Lymphedema Therapy Certification course since 2000. She is also the author and instructor for one of Klose Training’s most successful continuing education courses, “Breast Cancer Rehabilitation.”
Jodi has taught and presented at courses and conferences across the United States and in Europe on the topics of lymphedema and breast cancer rehabilitation.
No prior lymphedema certification required! This course is offered to all physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants, medical doctors, physician assistants, certified athletic trainers, nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, and massage therapists.
NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the skills acquired in this class are within their scope of practice.
The total tuition for the course is
$495.
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This agreement must be signed and submitted before you begin your course.
Klose Training Student Agreement - Online Courses
This course totals 16 contact hours and has been approved for CEUs for most Physical and Occupational therapists, and 8 contact hours for Massage Therapists by the organizations and states listed
here. Online course hours are also approved for Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) re-certification.
To receive a Certificate of Completion, the student must be a licensed health care professional and watch all video portions of the course, pass an online quiz with a score of 80% or better, and return the required documents specified in the course. The Certificate will then be emailed to the student.
