Oncology

Mission:
Developing an international competent physiotherapy community that provides oncology patients with the best practiced evidenced based physiotherapy services through out their cancer care continuum.

Objectives for the next 2 years:

To promote and facilitate the evidence based best-practice physiotherapy for people living with and beyond cancer internationally.
(Through Developing Guidelines, Exchange information and programs, collaboration between different countries)
To enhance training on oncology physiotherapy to improve competences and fill up the gaps in knowledge internationally (both basics and advance trainings, symposia, meetings, workshops)
To encourage collaboration with cancer organizations, associations and institutes to build up networking and increase the reach through them.
To build a network of international members( increase engagement- networking and information exchange)
To increase the medical community awareness about the role of physiotherapy in Oncology services especially in less privileged countries.
To increase the reach of the specialized Oncology services utilizing tele-medicine between countries.

Oncology Special Interest Group Leadership:

Special Interest Group Lead
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Nouf Al Dhwayan (Saudi Arabia, Asia)

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Email Nouf Al Dhwayan

Special Interest Group Education Facilitator

Marize Ibrahim (Canada, North America)

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Email Marize Ibrahim

Special Interest Group Research Facilitator

Carolina Fernandez Lao (Spain, Europe)

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Email Carolina Fernandez Lao