OT and Oncology – Live Webinar

Earn 1 hour of continuing education by joining OT Potential after taking this course.

Live one-hour webinar on July 23, 2025, at 6:00pm CST
This course will be available as an on-demand podcast course on or before July 31st. Learn more about our Live OT CEU webinars.

Unfortunately, rates of cancer have been on the rise for young adults in multiple cancer types—including breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers.

Cancer rehab for these individuals introduces multiple special considerations given their age and life stage. 

In this live one hour webinar, we will walk through a case study of rehab for a young woman with breast cancer. We’ll be hearing from Vanessa Monique Yanez, PhD, MSOT, OTR/L. Vanessa is  an occupational therapist specializing in cancer rehabilitation—she is also herself a cancer survivor. 

In this episode you’ll get to hear how she navigates the decision making process in assessment, treatment, and education.

Supporting Research and Journal Articles

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Learning Objectives

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Agenda

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Target Audience/Educational Level

Our target audience is occupational therapy practitioners who are looking to learn about AI and treatment planning.  The educational level is introductory.

Financial and Non-financial Disclosures

It is the policy of OT Potential to disclose any financial and non-financial interest the provider or instructor may have in a product or service mentioned during an activity. This is to ensure that the audience is made aware of any bias of the speaker.

We here at OT Potential have no financial stake in this topic.

Speakers

Vanessa Monique Yanez, PhD, MSOT, OTR/L

Vanessa Monique Yanez, PhD, MSOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist specializing in cancer rehabilitation. As a cancer survivor, she brings both professional expertise and personal insight to her work, shaping her approach to patient care and the development of meaningful, evidence-based programs for those navigating life during and after cancer treatment.

Dr. Yanez’s career spans a wide range of oncology rehabilitation settings, including acute care, acute rehab, outpatient, home health, and telehealth, providing her with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges survivors face. She previously co-owned and directed a private practice with specialized oncology programming and served as contributing faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, where she shared her expertise in psychosocial care. Committed to health equity, she dedicated her practice to serving underserved communities, ensuring broader access to quality cancer rehabilitation services. Throughout her career, she has also mentored hundreds of students through their clinical rotations, shaping the next generation of occupational therapists. In her current clinical role at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, she continues to advance occupational therapy in oncology through specialized programming, grant-funded research, and mentorship of students and clinicians. Her research and clinical interests include occupation-based practice, geriatric oncology, adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, hematological malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplants (HCTs), sexuality/body image, mental health, and health management.

Deeply committed to bridging research and practice, Dr. Yanez actively contributes to the field through continuing education classes, university lectures, publications, and presentations at state, national, and international conferences. She is passionate about making cancer rehabilitation more accessible and widely understood, knowing that meaningful recovery goes beyond survival, it’s about reclaiming life.

Sarah Lyon, OTR/L

Sarah’s passion is helping fellow OT practitioners translate evidence into daily practice. Sarah earned her BA in religion from St. Olaf College, then earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from New York University in 2011.

Since then, she’s worked in numerous facilities, including a critical access hospital, an acute trauma hospital, and a state inpatient psychiatric hospital. Sarah is the founder/owner of OT Potential. Read more about OT Potential here.

Alan Linic

Alan Linic is an LA-based writer and performer. He is an alumnus of the Second City resident stages in Chicago, and earned an Emmy nomination while writing for Saturday Night Live. He’s got a dog and some really good hot sauce recipes.

This course was designed to meet your continuing education requirements

We designed the courses in the Club to meet the requirements for “online” and “independent/self-study” courses. To verify the requirements from your specific state (within the US), check out our post, OT Continuing Education Requirements. If you are outside of the United States and have questions, please contact us.

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