³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ students present and volunteer at the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society meeting

³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Doctor of Physical Therapy students with Assistant Clinical Professor Amy Litterini
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Doctor of Physical Therapy students with Assistant Clinical Professor Amy Litterini

Several students from ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) program joined Amy Litterini, P.T., D.P.T., assistant clinical professor, at the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society fall meeting.

The annual meeting is a combined palliative care symposium, oncology conference and poster symposium.

D.P.T. student Andrew Chongaway (’19) presented a poster of his case report on a cancer survivor, entitled â€œComprehensive Physical Therapy Management of a Patient with Decreased Shoulder Function and a History of Breast, Lung, and Oral Cancer: A Case Report.â€

The poster was based on his coursework within the Physical Therapy program. 

D.P.T. students Kaitlin Coumas (’19), Mikaela McGuire (’20), Casey Chabot (’20), Jessica Diggins(’20), Victoria Dwyer  (’20) and Maya Ahluwalia (’20) also attended. 

The students demonstrated their impressive dedication to volunteering by assisting with the coordination of on-site activities.

Representatives from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont attended the meeting in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, November 1-3, 2018. 

 
Andrew Chongaway presented a poster based on his coursework within the DPT program at the meeting
Andrew Chongaway presented a poster based on his coursework within the DPT program at the meeting

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