Scientific Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Clinical Specialist
Children's Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Lynn Tanner, PT, is the Scientific Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a Rehabilitation Clinical Specialist in Oncology at Children’s Minnesota. She is also pursuing her PhD at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. In her current role, she provides PT services to the oncology population, conducts research investigating peripheral neuropathy and the impact of PT in pediatric oncology, and leads cancer rehabilitation and telerehabilitation program development. She has published multiple research manuscripts in collaboration with other experts in the field and leads a cancer rehabilitation education program for other hospitals interested in evidence-based care. She has presented for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing Association Conferences, Children’s Hospitals Association, Children’s Oncology Group, and local Universities. Honors include the APTA Oncology Jeri F. Walton Award for Service, APTA Emerging Leader Award, APTA Oncology Stephen Gudas Award for Outstanding Publication in Rehabilitation Oncology with Dr. Laura Gilchrist, and the Children’s Minnesota Board Quality award. Past roles in APTA Oncology include chair of the Pediatric Oncology Special Interest Group and chair of the Balance and Falls Special Interest Group. Currently, she serves as the co-chair of the Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Pediatric Task Force of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM