Virtual Assessment of Physical Function in Adults with Cancer: Practical Tips

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Do you feel that the use of telemedicine limits your ability to assess your patients’ physical function? Experts provide practical strategies to gather critical information quickly and effectively about your patients’ functional health, whether by phone or video. Learn proven methods to perform these assessments on adults with cancer—even when they are not in your physical office.

Speakers:

• Clark DuMontier, MD, MPH, Geriatrician and Clinical Investigator, VA Boston Healthcare System, New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Aging
• Melissa Kah Poh Loh, MBBCh, BAO, Geriatric Hematologist and Oncologist, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

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This webinar is part of the Multidisciplinary Metastatic Breast Cancer Care education program.
Sponsored by Pfizer Oncology.

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