Recorded on 7 August 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof Bertha Rathinam
Cancer prehabilitation prepares the cancer survivors, including caregivers, for the rigours of cancer treatment in whatever time they have before it starts. It employs a multidisciplinary approach, primarily targeting the physical, nutritional, and psychosocial needs of the survivors.
It provides specific interventions and monitoring after screening and assessment to all cancer survivors. It has proven beneficial in enhancing recovery after surgery and improving tolerance to complications.
Bertha Amirtha Deva Rathinam, teaches Anatomy at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India. She is interested in cancer survivorship care and is passionate about raising awareness on cancer prehabilitation and rehabilitation as supportive care to the standard clinical management of cancer survivors.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/