9th Annual Workshop on Global Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients

Monday, May 18, 2026

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT

Location: 107 & 108

Ideal Audience:Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Medical Students

Course Director(s)

Ady Correa, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Miami

Faculty(s)

VR

Vishwa Raj, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest University SOM
Carolinas Rehabilitation

Speaker(s)

Birgit Leibbrand, MD (she/her/hers)

Ärztliche Direktorin
Salzetalklinik Deutsche Rentenversicherung Westfalen
Franchesca Konig, MD

Medical Director - Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus
Evelyn Qin, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor Medical Director of Oncology Rehabilitation Department of PM&R
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Jae Yong Jeon, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor
Dept. of RM, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Sammy Wu, MD

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital/ Montefiore Health System
Terrence C. Carolan, MSPT, MBA

Managing Director
CARF International
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Juan Guillermo Montoya Chica, MD

Oncological Rehabilitation Specialist
Fundación Colombiana de Cancerología Clínica Vida Medellín, Colombia
Jesuel Padro-Guzman, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Neurology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Monica Pinto, MD, MSc, Senior FEBPRM (she/her/hers)

Director of the Rehabilitation Medicine Unit
Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale
Raquel S. Salinas González, MD (she/her/hers)

PM&R Physician
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Amy H. Ng, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michael Fediw, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Brief Session Description : As more people live longer after cancer, many face physical and functional challenges that affect independence and quality of life. This workshop brings together leading experts to discuss rehabilitation strategies that address cancer-related impairments and support survivorship. Topics include developing a cancer rehabilitation program, exercise precautions in cancer, shoulder dysfunction in breast cancer, bone metastasis, and rehabilitation after CAR-T therapy. Presenters from North America, Asia, Europe, and South America will share evidence-based approaches and cultural perspectives, highlighting the essential role of interdisciplinary care in improving outcomes and quality of life for individuals living with and beyond cancer.

COI
Unless noted below there are none.
Birgit Leibbrand, MD – Disclosed research funding (Verein für Forschung)

Session Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to understand methods for screening cancer patients to identify functional impairments, identify common cancer-related diagnoses that would benefit from rehabilitation, and discuss rehabilitation approaches that can be used to address functional impairments for an underserved international population.
CanMEDS: Medical Expert. Health Advocate. Scholar.