Course Description  This course is conducted in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). It gives massage therapists hands-on experience in a clinical setting with patients receiving treatment in a chemotherapy infusion unit. Therapists will work in two different infusion clinics, hematology malignancies and a medical oncology infusion unit that also sees patients in treatment for such conditions as MS, rheumatoid rheumatoid arthritis, and anemia. There will be 24 contact hours with the massage staff that includes instruction and supervision. Nursing staff will also oversee the therapists during their shifts at the clinics. therapists will perform 12, three-hour shifts on a weekly basis. 

Prerequisites:

• Massage for People Living with Cancer within the last 18 months

• Approval of instructor

• State licensure

• Professional liability insurance

• CPR

• OHSU background check and urinalysis

• Big Brain on-line learning modules

• Current TB screening

• History of immunizations or childhood illnesses

Required reading:
Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer, 3rd Ed. Chapters 3-13.

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