APTA Michigan Oncology Rehabilitation SIG

10/26/2024

It was wonderful meeting Megan at Oakland University’s Health Fair this past week!
Megan is an executive director for the Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MIOCA). She offered numerous resources for individuals needing to learn more about their diagnosis or who would like to attend support groups.

To get in touch with Megan personally, DMfor her business card!

08/05/2024

A huge thank you to Autumn for all of her hard work as Social Media Coordinator! She is finishing up her 1st terminal clinical, and will start her 2nd shortly after. I am honored to step into this role as she embarks on the next steps of her PT journey. ✨✨✨ We have some exciting things planned for this page so stick along for the ride! !

06/16/2024

Good Afternoon,

We are so excited to have 2 guests on our latest podcast released TODAY! Thank you Dr. Chris Wilson from Oakland University and Dr. Ahmed Radwan from University of Detroit Mercy for taking part in this interview and for recording your conversation for our podcast release!

On this episode, Dr. Chris Wilson dives into an interactive interview regarding a recent publication titled, "Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology." DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0545. Thank you both Dr. Wilson and Dr. Radwan, a primary author on the article, for joining a personal interview on this important topic! Please join us next time, and hit follow on our account to get notifications about our next postings!

Link to Podcast
Spotify- https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YQ471fqauKb
Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apta-michigan-oncology-rehab-sig/id1630017934?i=1000659186546

‎Show APTA-Michigan Oncology Rehab SIG, Ep Palliative Care Rehab's Must Know Information - Jun 16, 2024

11/02/2023

Good Evening,

We are so excited to share the recording of the Fall Membership Meeting Pitch Decks Focused on Sarcopenia! The presenters did an INCREDIBLE JOB! This is an underrated topic and could have a huge impact if treated appropriately in our patients! Below is the link feel free to share it with co-workers/MDs/ etc as you see fit as well!

https://youtu.be/e74Axv2BSp0

Many thanks,

APTA MI Onc R SIG Exec Board

10/23/2023

We are excited to announce that we are having a pitchdeck presentations focused on oncology and sarcopenia for our membership meeting for the Oncology Rehab SIG. Our meeting is on Saturday, October 28nd at 7am-8am EST in person in Grand Rapids and will also be available virtually via Zoom. Please email [email protected] for the link.

We will have 5 speakers in the following topic areas:
Sarcopenia - general
Sarcopenia and Breast Cancer
Sarcopenia, frailty, and Oncology
Sarcopenic obesity in Oncology
Sarcopenia and Pediatrics Oncology