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February 4, 2012
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Breast Cancer Rehabilitation

No prior lymphedema certification is required! 
  
Course Description:
This two-day course is designed to provide 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 and treatment of axillary web syndrome/cording, postural and scapular dysfunction as well as upper quarter soft tissue changes following breast cancer surgery and radiation therapy. Instruction is provided through lecture, case studies, lab, and digital video presentations. Each day will be divided into two sections: theoretical and hands-on application.
 
Location and Dates:
See KTC Course Schedule

Course Topics: 
  • Practice soft tissue mobilization with movement to facilitate improved range of motion and lymphatic drainage of the upper quadrant
  • Understand the stages of tissue healing to better treat all post-surgical patients
  • Improve ability to identify and treat soft tissue hypo mobility
  • Review case studies that help to bring together concepts taught during the course
  • Participants are challenged to combine newly-learned techniques with the skills and knowledge they already have to treat this specific patient population
Klose Training-Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
Course Objectives:
Participants will become familiar with the different types of breast cancers and their treatments
including:
  • Diagnostic procedures and staging
  • Surgical procedures
  • Oncologic treatments
  • Radiation oncologic treatments
  • Reconstructive procedures
  • Gain an understanding of the common sequelae and side effects of breast cancer treatments and use this knowledge to safely treat patients
  • Be able to evaluate and treat patients with axillary web syndrome, upper quarter soft tissue dysfunction as well as postural and scapular dysfunction following breast cancer treatments
  • Be able to provide basic and effective lymphedema and infection prevention education to breast cancer patients

Faculty:
Jodi Winicour, PT, CMT, CLT-LANA, MLD/CDT Instructor
Longmont United Hospital, Longmont, CO

Class Times:
16 hours of instruction are provided in this Breast Cancer Rehabilitation course. Usual class hours are 8:00am – 6:00pm on the first day and 8:00am – 5:00pm on the second day, with one hour for lunch each day. Exact class times will be provided in your confirmation letter.

Prerequisites:
This course is offered to all PT, PTA, OT, COTA, NP, MD, and Massage Therapists*. No prior lymphedema certification is required!

*This course is geared toward enhancing the practice and knowledge of Physical and Occupational Therapists treating breast cancer patients; parts of this course may be out of the scope of practice for Massage Therapists.

Tuition:
$450.00 (includes course handouts); full amount due at time of registration. $100.00 is non-refundable; no refunds will be given in case of cancellation less than 3 weeks before class.

Registration:
Please click here to print the registration form or to register online.
 
Student Agreement:
The following student agreement must be signed and submitted before the commencement of class.
 
Continuing Education Units (CEUs):
16 Contact hours. CEUs are available for Physical, Occupational and Massage Therapists. Contact hours are approved for LANA recertification. For more information on Continuing Education Units 
Click Here.
 
Directions & Accommodations: 
Directions and accommodations will be provided with your confirmation letter, or contact our office toll free at,  866-621-7888 , or send us an
email.
 

Student Testimonials:
 
"Excellent course with a lot of information for immediate application." (PT)
 
"Great class! I really appreciated all the research presented. Very helpful!" (PT)
 
"Jodi is an excellent instructor!! I have attended other courses/conferences that Jodi has instructed and I always learn so much! Well-organized, practical information. I have travelled from Canada to specifically attend courses that Jodi offers! Thank you (and see you again!)"  (COTA)
 
"The instructor is very knowledgeable and takes time to check and provide more instructions to facilitate better learning, especially with hands-on techniques." (PT)  Los Angeles, California  -  November 2011
 
"Everything I learned will be useful in my practice which is really the bottom line." (PT)
 
"Most comprehensive/organized course I have been to. Excellent presentation/course!! Thank you for making it easy to understand . Very obvious you know your topic and this is where you passion is!! Appreciated sense of humor. I learned a LOT and I have treated pts for a long time (over 12 years!). Thank you. Loved pictures and videos!! Love how organized you are. Your analogies are great. Easier to conceptualize your points." (OT)
 
"I would come annually as here, [the] info is so current and research-backed." (OT)
 
"Best course I have taken in my career. Very practical!" (PT)
 
"Jodi did a wonderful job using/giving non-medical analogies to help us to inform and educate our patients." (PT)
 
"Highly recommend this course to any therapist!" (COTA)         Estes Park, Colorado  -  October 2011 (Workshop #1 as Part of Klose Conference 2011)
 
"Jodi is so well-informed about the topic and the fact that she is a practicing clinician made a difference to me as a PT. Also, she is a great teacher, being about to communicate and input the wealth of knowledge that she has!  An excellent course with so much info that I can use in the clinic starting tomorrow!"
 
"Jodi is a great instructor. Well organized, clear, knowledgeable, easy to understand, and approachable. I would definitely recommend this class!"
 
"I really enjoyed this class. I will now be able to treat my breast cancer patients with better techniques. I feel that I will also be able to treat their range of motion deficits and axillary web syndrome more appropriately. This class was really well organized."  Chicago (Elgin), Illinois  -  April 2011
 

 

"Everyone is very helpful at Klose. Lisa always gets back to me in a timely fashion. I appreciate that Guenter and Jodi are available to answer quesitons. You guys are great."
 
"Jodi has great knowledge and was easily able to commuicate information. I enjoyed humor and time management regarding breaks, labs and lectures. Course material was helpful."
 
"Jodi always presents incredibly knoweledgeable and excellent courses. Thanks for all the good info and excellent answers to questions."
 
"Jodi was easy to listen to and due to her experience in the clinic, it really pulled all this information together. So many courses have instructors that no longer practice and I feel they are out of touch with patient care, albeit knowledgeable. This course was so informative and I feel more prepared to treat patients with breast cancer now. This course had made me want to take more cancer and lymphedema courses so I can give the best care possible to these patients who have suffered so much. Thank you."
 
"Jodi is an exceptional instructor. She is well educated and highly organized. I really appreciate her efforts to keep course material up to date and provide well-researched material."    Boulder, Colorado  -  November 2010
 
 
“Excellent Course!”
 
"I've taken many breast cancer courses over the years and Jodi's class is by far the best one out there." 
 
“Nice pace, good alternating movement vs. lecture. Wonderful examples and case studies. This is the first course I’ve seen videos of movements. Excellent.”
 
“I would recommend this class to everyone. Jodi is quite knowledgeable on this topic and kept the class going without rushing through the material.”
 
“Excellent course! I’ll recommend it to everyone working with lymphedema patients. Course content is invaluable for everyone working with cancer patients.”     Boulder, Colorado  -  November 2009
 
 
 
“Jodi is a very dynamic speaker, makes topics very applicable to (physical therapy) good manual skills. Jodi has a great sense of humor-relaxed learning environment. I am extremely impressed with the class.”
 
“Jodi was fantastic! She had done very thorough research for the class and presented it well. She has a wonderful personality that enhanced her presentation.”
 
“Jodi is a great teacher; obviously very well educated yet able to bring info to her audience with humor and ease.”
 
“Jodi, thanks again for a wonderful informative course!”
 
“Awesome class. Best thing- I feel that I could take and use every technique taught in this class on my patients and on my ortho patients as well. I feel I have a much more solid base of knowledge of breast cancer therapy from which to treat my patients.”
 
“Jodi is a wonderful speaker and very knowledgeable!”
 
“Excellent course–one of the best I have been to. Jodi is a very fun and well educated instructor.”
 
“This course filled in a lot of gaps with my training and PT treatments. Well worth the weekend. I feel the course was priced appropriately. Jodi is very knowledgeable in this subject.”
 
“Excellent course. Jodi was very funny and made the course interesting.”     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  -  September 2009 
 
 
 
“Jodi is an excellent and responsive instructor who did a great job conveying good, pertinent information.”
 
“The manual techniques were very useful and reinforced and enhanced my treatments.”
 
“Jodi is a wonderful presenter and is very knowledgeable in the topics she discusses. I loved her analogies and sense of humor. This course is great for clinicians with a variety of experience in treatment of breast cancer/lymphedema."
 
“Jodi is an excellent instructor. She presented the information in an organized, easy to understand manner. She did an excellent job of re-directing questions to keep the material/class on track.”
 
“I learned a lot. This course taught me to treat areas I was unsure about and it helped my learning curve for my practice to ensure quality treatment to patients.”
 
“The course exceeded my expectations. I had hoped I would learn a few new manual techniques to decrease pain and improve ROM of breast cancer patients—I learned so many more techniques than I expected for treating axillary web syndrome, improve posture, function, and decrease pain. I can’t wait to put all my new knowledge to use!”     Indianapolis, Indiana  -  August 2009