Why choose the Oncology Rehabilitation certificate offered by PORi?
- In the US alone, the evolution of oncology patient care into rehabilitation will grow to more than 18 million by 2020. We have a professional responsibility to increase our oncology clinical knowledge and create a standard of care that provides safe, effective and purposeful functional management of this patient population. PORi will lead you in fulfilling this obligation to our patients and to our profession.
- Our treatment methods will demonstrate treatment efficacy by means of quantifiable Functional Assessment Data and Patient Outcome Measures
- Manual therapists specializing in oncology rehabilitation are turning to a physiological basis for the successful understanding of the unique treatment needs of the cancer patient population. Our treatment protocols are the culmination of adapting and incorporating multiple “isolated” treatment approaches into a comprehensive systems-based approach to oncology rehabilitation.
- The protocols are specifically directed to the physiological needs of the patient - allowing for very positive and effective treatment outcomes EVERY TREATMENT session.
- Treatment frequency can be customized according to the patient’s rehabilitation needs throughout the spectrum of cancer surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation therapy & adjuvant hormone therapies so we can best stay within the patient’s annual health insurance allowance for PT/OT.
- Rehabilitation for cancer patients can no longer consist solely of traditional lymphedema therapy and/or exercise therapy. A cornerstone of the PORi method is early intervention to mitigate the risk of ever getting lymphedema.
- If your patients already have lymphedema, PORi provides more patient management options & effective additions to the treatment of patients whose lives are chronically affected by lymphedema.
- Increase your marketability by offering more than the "typical" therapy treatment - especially within the constructs of “lymphedema management” that is so often labeled as an oncology patient’s“only need” for clinical intervention from Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists.
- Dramatically improve patient satisfaction - this treatment can provide them with immediate relief. Their word of mouth marketing will increase referrals.
- The clinical & physiological foundation of the PORi oncology rehabilitation treatment protocols will elevate you as a clinician and translate into consistent referrals and, more importantly, provide treatment outcomes that provide you with a tremendous sense of job satisfaction.
- We do not provide "fire and forget" courses - PORi is here to assist you with integrating course material and techniques into your practice.
- PORi is an assessment-based certificate program which means participants are only awarded their certificate once they have passed the written and practical exams at the end of the course - this ensures participant proficiency and a consistent treatment standard for patients.