The 2nd Open Lecture/QOL Symposium

What you need to know about cancer rehabilitation
13:30-16:30, Saturday, September 21, 2013
Nippon-Seinenkan

* Public lecture: The front line of cancer rehabilitation

Lecturer: Tetsuya Tsuji (Associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine)

* Symposium

Facilitator: Hiroko Komatsu (Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Keio University; Coordinator of the Promotion Plan for the Platform of Human Resource Development for Cancer)

1. Exercise interventions to promote physical activity

Akiko Tonosaki (Professor, National College of Nursing, Japan)

2. Management of feeding and swallowing disorders

Makiko Ando (Speech therapist, Keio University Hospital)

3. Prevention and treatment of lymphedema

Yuichi Yamamoto (Physical therapist, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center)

4. Supportive care during the palliative care phase of illness

Hiromasa Shimazaki (Occupational therapist, Bellland General Hospital)

Early and continuous supportive care is necessary in the treatment of cancer. Under the theme "What you need to know about cancer rehabilitation", the 2nd Open Lecture/QOL Symposium discussed exercise interventions, functional impairment, lymphedema, and support for daily living activities, providing a valuable opportunity to learn new treatment concepts from different perspectives.