Cancer Rehabilitation

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Measurement

Symposium

(616851) Interdisciplinary Cognitive Assessment and Management of Patients with Brain Tumors in Inpatient Rehabilitation

Presenter(s)

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  Abhishek Jaywant, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Weill Cornell Medicine
  New York, New York
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  Nasim Chowdhury, MD

  Medical Director, Attending Physician
  Weill Cornell Medicine
  New York, New York
• LS

  Lindsay Steckler, MS, OTR/L

  Occupational Therapist
  NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  New York, New York
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  Akanshka Verma, PT, MA, NCS

  Supervisor of Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
  NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  New York, New York

Cognitive deficits are common in individuals with low-grade and high-grade brain tumors who are admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation. Cognitive functioning impacts rehabilitation and discharge functioning. In this symposium, we will describe our interdisciplinary approach to cognitive assessment and management that draws on the unique clinical expertise of physiatry, neuropsychology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. We will describe clinical/observational and performance-based measures to assess cognitive functioning, and discuss medical and behavioral approaches to managing cognitive dysfunction in individuals with brain tumors on our rehabilitation unit. The talks will be framed within the context of an integrated case presentation.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify physiatry approaches to cognitive screening for individuals with brain tumor, how medical and tumor factors are associated with cognition, and pharmacological approaches to cognitive management.
• Describe how neuropsychological evaluation can determine the cognitive functioning of individuals with brain tumor, and how test results are interpreted in light of sensorimotor changes, medical comorbidities, and psychosocial factors.
• Explain how physical therapy and occupational therapy assess cognitive functioning and integrate knowledge of cognitive functioning into occupational and physical exercises, with the goal of improving functional cognitive skills.