Physiotherapy Rehabilitation of the Pelvic Floor following Prostate Cancer

This course will give you the confidence to treat male patients who have undergone treatment for Prostate Cancer and have pelvic floor related side-effects. It will help you to clinically reason what approaches to use at each stage of their recovery.

Course Outline

This course will give you the confidence to treat Prostate Cancer Patients and clinically reason what approaches to use at each stage of their recovery.

  • Prostate and Related Pelvic Anatomy

  • Prostate Cancer Medical Treatment Approaches

  • Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment

  • The Physiotherapy Assessment of the Male Pelvis

  • Real-Time Ultrasound as a Rehabilitative Tool (Trans-abdominal and Trans-Perineal)

  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Assessment and Rehabilitation

  • Bladder, Penile and Sexual Rehabilitation

  • Case Presentations and Clinical Reasoning

Instructor(s)

Dr Pierre Roscher

Pierre is an experienced musculoskeletal and Pelvic Health Physiotherapists with clinical, educational and research experience. He is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia and works clinically at Brisbane Pelvic Physiotherapy. He has completed his PhD in Clinical Medicine (Urology) where he focused on sexual dysfunction after prostate cancer treatments.

Online Course Chapters

7 hours of pre-recorded online content with comprehensive notes to help get you started on your Prostate Cancer Rehabilitation Journey

  • Chapter 1- Prostate Cancer Introduction

  • Chapter 2- Prostate Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

  • Chapter 3- Anatomy Related to Prostate Cancer

  • Chapter 4- Prostate Cancer Treatment Approaches

  • Chapter 5- Key Concepts

  • Chapter 6- Assessment Principles and Techniques

  • Chapter 7- Management and Treatment Principles

  • Chapter 8- Pharmacology Considerations

  • Chapter 9- Scope of Practice

  • Chapter 10- Putting Theory into Practice

CPD Accreditation

South African Registered Physiotherapists

  • Get 6 CPD Points

    This course has been accredited by the South African Society of Physiotherapy for 6 CEUs.

ADDED BONUS- FREE Access to Ultrasound Course

When signing up for this course you will get FREE access to our Rehabilitative Ultrasound for Physiotherapists Course

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