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    Breast Cancer PD

    A professional development course for exercise specialists and health professionals with an interest in exercise for breast cancer patients.

    Breast Cancer PD is a professional development course developed and delivered by Associate Professor Prue Cormie, PhD, AEP. The course is based on the latest scientific evidence and extensive clinical experience in delivering best practice care to women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer PD aims to enhance your practice by equipping you with the theoretical and applied knowledge required to maximise outcomes for your patients through exercise.

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  • Breast Cancer PD consists of:

    Online Modules
    5 university level lectures
    (~2 hours per lecture)
    1. Introduction to Breast Cancer

    2. Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatments

    3. Screening & Monitoring of Breast Cancer Patients

    4. Exercise Prescription for Breast Cancer

    5. Working with Breast Cancer Patients

    Practical Workshop
    4 hour face-to-face workshop
    delivered in major cities
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    Exercise Medicine for
           Breast Cancer
    Resource Set
    An extensive range of over 200 materials to support your practice
    Biennial Webinars 
    Breast Cancer PD graduates receive free access to dedicated webinars to keep updated on new scientific discoveries





  • Breast Cancer PD is an Exercise & Sports Science Australia Accredited Professional Development Opportunity. As such, you can be assured that Breast Cancer PD is reflective of best practice, is written and delivered by appropriately qualified professionals and is directly relevant to clinical practice. ESSA Members who complete Prostate Cancer PD will receive 13.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.
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    Breast Cancer PD is highly recommended by Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) as a prerequisite to providing best practice care to women with breast cancer. Exercise Physiologists who complete Breast Cancer PD are eligible to be listed as a BCNA preferred supplier of exercise. 
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    Breast Cancer PD has been developed by Associate Professor Prue Cormie and the Exercise Oncology EDU Team. We strives to enhance the lives of people with cancer through innovative research and effectively translating research into practice. Our work in this area is internationally recognised and has been the subject of numerous awards, invited presentations (including a TED talk) and media coverage.
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  • Feedback from specialists who have completed the course:

    100% of the people who have completed Breast Cancer PD have reported they will put their learning from the course into use and that they would recommend it to other exercise specialists.

    • “The most comprehensive professional development course I have attended”
    • “I recommend EVERYONE who is working in exercise oncology do this course”
    • “Amazing value”
    • “Everything was fantastic”
    • “I really liked the combination of online and face-to-face learning.”
    • “The knowledge shared and the open discussion was great”
    • “I highly recommend this course, it was excellent”
    • “Loved the learning materials available in the modules and the round table discussion in the workshop.”
    • “Excellently presented”
    • “The practical application of the theory learnt in the online lectures was a highlight”
    • “I got a lot from this course and felt comfortable asking any question I had”
    • “I have attended almost all of the ESSA endorsed exercise oncology professional development courses to date. The Breast PD course is the most comprehensive and relevant to exercise and oncology practices by some distance and I would recommend it to anyone wishing to work with breast cancer patients.”




    Upcoming Practical Workshops:


    Practical workshops are delivered in major cities nationally throughout the year.

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    The next round of practical workshops will take place: 
    • Melbourne: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Sydney: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Brisbane: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Adelaide: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Perth: 2021 dates to be scheduled


    Please note you can register for the online course separately and register for the workshop at a later date.


    Dedicated group workshops and other locations may be available on request (pending enrollment numbers). Please contact ExerciseOncologyEDU@gmail.com to discuss.  


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Associate Professor Prue Cormie, PhD AEP

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