University of Exeter
- Start Date: 06 Mar, 2023
- 4 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Learn to identify patients at high risk of pain and disability after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery and how to help them
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Learn how breast cancer treatment can cause shoulder pain and how to overcome it
This course will equip you with an in-depth understanding of the side effects of breast cancer surgery and, more specifically, shoulder pain that is experienced by many women.
You’ll find out more about the types of exercises that should be prescribed through the PROSPER (the Prevention of Shoulder Problems) programme, as well as how to support breast cancer patients to do them.
Learn how to identify women at risk of shoulder pain after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery
Rehabilitation following breast cancer treatment is important to help women return to full active lives.
This course will teach you how to identify women prone to shoulder pain following their treatment as well as how to prescribe the PROSPER programme to reduce the impact of the surgery’s side effects.
Improve your ability to care for breast cancer patients
Through the PROSPER programme, you’ll explore ways to deal with cancer treatment related problems such as cording and fatigue, as well as strategies to support breast cancer patients and help them get back to a physically active life and regular exercise.
You’ll also learn how to monitor and manage women’s post-surgery progression and rehabilitation.
Apply research-based findings from the PROSPER exercise programme
The PROSPER programme has been developed by experts and tested in a large clinical trial by research and clinical staff at the University of Oxford and Warwick. They found that women who followed the programme had better arm function and lower pain scores compared to women who received usual care.
You’ll not only learn how to identify women at risk of shoulder problems following breast cancer treatment and prescribe the programme, but also how to deal with several other cancer treatment related problems.
The Prevention of Shoulder Problems (PROSPER) programme was designed to be delivered by physiotherapists working with patients at higher risk of shoulder problems after breast cancer treatment.
This course is designed for those physiotherapists working with patients at risk of shoulder problems after breast cancer treatment.
However, other health professionals can also benefit, learn new skills, and help their patients recover post breast cancer treatment.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university and in the top 1% of institutions globally.
It combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter has over 18,000 students and is ranked 8th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 10th in The Complete University Guide 2014 and 12th in the Guardian University Guide 2014. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 90% of the University’s research was rated as being at internationally recognised levels and 16 of its 31 subjects are ranked in the top 10, with 27 subjects ranked in the top 20.
The University has invested in more than £350 million worth of new facilities across its campuses in the last few years; including landmark new student services centres - the Forum in Exeter and The Exchange on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, together with world-class new facilities for Biosciences, the Business School and the Environment and Sustainability Institute. There are plans for another £330 million of investment between now and 2016.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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