Individuals returning to work after a cancer diagnosis face complex challenges. The upcoming grand rounds addresses the three key factors hindering successful return-to-work: physical limitations, cognitive impairments and emotional distress. Highlighting how rehabilitation providers work together with patients on career-related goals, this session provides the opportunity to explore how to enhance work outcomes through tailored interventions aimed at removing cancer-related barriers.
Join the next session of ReVital Grand Rounds as we welcome Janet S. de Moor, PhD, MPH, associate director of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Control, for a discussion on working together to improve employment outcomes after a cancer diagnosis.
In this session, Dr. de Moor will:
- Identify the three key factors that can interfere with a person’s ability to work following a cancer diagnosis.
- Identify how rehabilitation providers can improve work outcomes among individuals diagnosed with cancer.
- Describe how patient-provider communication and care coordination can improve work outcomes during cancer treatment and survivorship care.
- List four types of workplace accommodations that have been recommended for cancer survivors.
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