Assistant Professor ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS), DEOGHAR, INDIA
Brief Session Description : Cancer Rehabilitation in PMR: Building Bridges Between Oncology and Rehabilitation With cancer survival rates increasing worldwide, rehabilitation has become an essential component of comprehensive oncology care. This session will highlight the critical role of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) in addressing functional impairments and complications across the cancer care continuum. Evidence-based interventions, practical case examples, and adaptable models of care for both high- and low-resource settings will be presented. Attendees will gain practical strategies, outcome measurement tools, and future directions to integrate cancer rehabilitation into daily practice and expand PMR’s leadership role in oncology survivorship.
Session Objectives:
1. Identify key functional impairments in cancer survivors and apply relevant principles of PMR-based rehabilitation in improving outcomes. 2. Assess different cancer rehabilitation models, their core components and interdisciplinary benefits.
3. Select scalable cancer rehabilitation strategies by grading their feasibility across high- and low-resource settings.
4. Consider and select appropriate PMR interventions, measure functional outcomes using standard tools, and evaluate and relate the role of interdisciplinary collaboration between oncology and PMR teams by comparing referral pathways and communication strategies and assessing their impact on continuity of care and patient outcomes.
5. Demonstrate rehabilitation needs in cancer patients, and plan on context-specific integration strategies for clinical practice.
