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ACRM: Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Outcomes & Research Task Force

CRNG Research & Outcomes Task Force

 

OUR MISSION

Advance cancer rehabilitation research and promote research collaboration
Establish an interdisciplinary research agenda
Promote translation of evidence to enhance clinical expertise and practice

 

CO-CHAIRS

To learn more about the work of this group and how to make a contribution, contact the co-chairs.

Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTD, MPH, OTR/L

Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTD, MPH, OTR/L

CO-CHAIR

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 

Kelley C. Wood, PhD, MS, ACSM-CEP & CET

Kelley C. Wood, PhD, MS, ACSM-CEP & CET

CO-CHAIR

Research & Education Manager,
ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation, Select Medical

CURRENT PROJECT

The current project of the Research Task Force is an agenda-setting paper detailing the growth and development of palliative care and using that history to guide the development and growth of cancer rehabilitation research and practice.

 


ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2021-2023


Research Publications:

  • A Systematic Review of Function-Based Interventions for Cancer Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  • The Influence of Telehealth-based Cancer Rehabilitation Interventions on Disability: A Systematic Review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
    2022 Conference Presentations
  • Functional outcome measurement in cancer rehabilitation: Lessons learned from the ACRM Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Research and Outcomes Task Force Projects

COMPLETED PROJECTS

 
1) Delphi Study to Determine Rehabilitation Research Priorities for Older Adults With Cancer

Lyons KD, Radomski MV, Alfano CM, Finkelstein M, Sleight AG, Marshall TF, McKenna R, Fu JB. Delphi Study to Determine Rehabilitation Research Priorities for Older Adults With Cancer. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 May;98(5):904-914.

Presented at:

  • 2016 American Cancer Society Survivorship Research Conference (6/2016)
  • 2016 ACRM Annual Conference (10/2016)
  • 2017 American Psycho-Oncology Society (APOS) Annual Conference (2/2017)

 

2) Grid-Enabled Measures (GEM) Project

Timothy F. Marshall, PhD; Catherine M. Alfano, PhD; Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTD, OTR/L; Richard P. Moser, PhD; David S. Zucker, MD, PhD; Elise L. Rice, PhD; Julie K. Silver, MD; Vishwa S. Raj, MD; Jack B. Fu, MD; Lynne S. Padgett, PhD; Kathleen Doyle Lyons, ScD; Mary Vining Radomski, PhD; Raymond McKenna, PT, PhD; Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD, OTR/L

Goal: Crowdsourcing effort to seek stakeholder input on current cancer support services screeners

Presented at:

  • 2017 AAPM&R Annual Assembly (10/13/17)
  • 2017 ACRM Annual Conference

 

3) Manuscript Under Review

Follow the Trail: Using Insights from the Growth of Palliative Care to Propose a Roadmap for Cancer Rehabilitation

Kathleen Doyle Lyons, ScD; Lynne Padgett, PhD; Timothy F. Marshall, PhD; Joseph A. Greer, MD; Julie K. Silver, MD; Vishwa S. Raj, MD; David S. Zucker, MD, PhD; Jack B. Fu, MD; Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD; Alix G. Sleight, PhD; Catherine M. Alfano, PhD

Presented at:

  • 2018 ACRM Annual Conference