Symposium

Cancer Rehabilitation

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine

Functional outcome measurement in cancer rehabilitation: lessons learned from the Research and Outcomes Task Force

Friday, November 11, 2022

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Presenter(s)

Kelley C. Wood, PhD, CEP, CET

Manager, Research and Education
ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation, Select Medical
Mebane, North Carolina, United States

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Tim F. Marshall, PhD, M.S., ACSM/ACS-CET

Director of Clinical Outcomes & Research
Ivy Rehab Network
Hazlet, New Jersey, United States

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Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTD, MPH, OTR/L

Clinical Scientist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, United States
Tiffany Kendig, PT, DPT, MPH, CLT

Director of Quality, ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Select Medical
Syosset, New York, United States

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Jennifer M. Jones, PhD

Director and Senior Scientist, Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Stephen B. Wechsler, PT, DPT, PhD

Post-doctoral Research Fellow
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
Meghan B. Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN

Assistant Professor
University of Arizona, Arizona, United States
Rachelle Brick, PhD, MSPH, OTR/L

Cancer Prevention Fellow
National Cancer Institute, United States
Ann Marie Flores, PT, MSPT, PhD, Certified Lymphedema Therapist

Associate Professor; Director of Cancer Rehabilitation
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD, OTR/L

Senior Director of Research and Clinical Development
ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation, Select Medical
Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States

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Key issues facing the field of cancer rehabilitation include the need for improved: 1) understanding of the quality and applicability of available functional measures in practice and research; 2) outcome measure selection and consistent application across the multidisciplinary field; and 3) utilization of existing evidence to demonstrate the quality, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of cancer rehabilitation interventions. In this symposium, we review past and current research projects led by members of the Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group – Research and Outcomes Task Force to: 1) highlight key take-aways related to selection, utilization, and evaluation of functional outcome measures; 2) discuss clinical, research and health care considerations to address current limitations; 3) provide case examples of how systematic collection of practice-based evidence could enhance consistency of outcomes; and 4) provide a call to action, including recommended steps for clinicians, research and health policy and administration to improve utilization of functional outcome measures.

Learning Objectives:

Describe current functional outcome measurement best practices in cancer rehabilitation research and clinical practice.
Summarize key findings of past and current ACRM-CRNG projects related to functional outcome measurement in cancer rehabilitation research, clinical practice and health policy and administration.
Determine implications of key findings for functional outcome measurement in cancer rehabilitation research, clinical practice and health policy and administration using case examples.
Identify actionable steps to optimize use of functional outcome measures in cancer rehabilitation research and clinical practice.