Evaluation & Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

DAY Friday 13 April 2019 TIME 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM FORMAT 4-hours instructional course, Hands-on Workshop ROOM LOCATION  to be determined TOPIC AREAS Cancer Rehabilitation, Pain Rehabilitation CAREER LEVEL  Intermediate WHO SHOULD ATTEND Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurses Course Description Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) presents as sensory pain, numbness, or paresthesia. CIPN affects activities…

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Cynthia will be teaching a workshop to the hand therapists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in December 2017

Client-Centered Treatment for Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Extremity   Speaker Cynthia Cooper has thirty-eight years of work experience in hand therapy in various settings including out-patient services, hospital-based programs, private hand centers, and hand surgeons’ offices. Her positions have included senior hand therapist, director of hand therapy, and clinical research coordinator. Ms. Cooper…

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Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

“Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can occur in people who are receiving chemotherapy treatment. Certain chemotherapy drugs are more likely to cause neuropathy than others. Symptoms are usually experienced as sensory changes in the feet or the hands and may include qualities described as numbness or tingling or pins and needles or stinging sensations. In the feet…

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