Chapter 5: Introduction to Oncology Esthetics 1 CE Hour
By: Leslie Syron Learning objectives
Identify which specific protocols should not be done during active treatments. Determine scope of practice and not blurring those lines. Explain alterative options to help your clients through treatments. Understand how to be compassionate and a source of comfort for clients. learner will also be able to recognize alternatives to help your client while he or she is undergoing cancer treatments and empower each student with the knowledge to perform informal skin cancer checks within the treatment room.
After completing this course, the learner will be able to: Explain the fundamentals of cancer and how it attacks the body. List the stages 1-4. Distinguish various treatment plans and their effect on the body. Course overview This course will help assist each student in understanding cancer in its simplest form. In addition to gaining an understanding of the fundamentals of Cancer, this course will also include the stages of cancer, cancer treatments and the side effects. The
INTRODUCTION
systems are compromised, and that coming into a crowded salon is not an option for cancer patients during active chemotherapy treatments. Regular facials and treatments cannot be done. After searching the web, there was not one article written by an oncologist or a study to verify that patients undergoing active chemotherapy treatments are a good candidate for a facial, only costly programs written entirely by estheticians not approved by the state board of regulations. That was when I knew this course needed to be a part of the new reality and give every esthetician a chance to be educated in oncology esthetics, as well as an understanding of chemotherapy and other treatments they might not generally be familiar with. There is no safe facial to give during active chemotherapy treatment, but so much else can be done for cancer patients. My walk with cancer has taught me many things and given me a unique perspective on how to help others as an esthetician. What I am sharing is a unique and honest approach that will educate you more about cancer and how to help your clients.
By the end of this course, you will be able to make accommodations for cancer patients and help your clients by using not just your hands, but your heart. After taking an extensive oncology course while going through my radiation treatments, I was looking forward to helping others after treatment. This is a service industry and we are here because we love helping other people. When I completed that course, I thought it was a great idea, but there was so much more we need to offer. As a former cancer patient, I had the most recent experience with the newest treatments and saw a whole area that has historically been overlooked. I noticed there were many classes for Oncology Esthetics but this class is different, as it gives an overview of the fundamentals of cancer and cancer treatments to give estheticians a basic understanding of the disease. During my cancer treatments and chemotherapy, my skin had such severe reactions to my normal skincare that a typical facial was impossible. My oncologist also explained how our immune
INTRO TO ONCOLOGY ESTHETICS
be subject to discipline under Section 4-7 of the Act (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, N.D.). One of the first things to remember even after getting multiple certifications is only to advertise using the title on your license. Remember you are only what your license states you are: an esthetician for all legal purposes, not a medical or an oncology esthetician. Any Esthetician referring to themselves as an oncology esthetician on their website or in advertising is putting themselves at risk to be reprimanded by the state board and possibly lose their license no matter what oncology course they have taken. After this class, you will have an additional certification as an esthetician. It is important to focus on areas that can help our clients on a more personal and compassionate basis. Once any cancer treatments have stopped or your client is done receiving surgeries, you, as a professional in esthetics, cannot allow them to return to receive your services without a release from their oncologist. This is to help protect you from legal liability issues as well as to help protect the health and overall safety of your client.
Getting your clients through their cancer diagnosis takes patience, knowledge, and compassion. It is important to give every esthetician the right tools to help their clients as well as to offer it without a high cost. As a professional in the esthetics industry, adding new skills to your resume or business and staying current in our industry is key to success. We are not medical professionals and have no ability, education, or license to practice medicine or give medical advice to our clients (Illinois Department of Professional Regulations). Rules vary from state to state but are similar in terms of staying within the scope of practice: both physicians and nurses must have an active license. A person using the term “medical esthetician or oncology esthetician” may be subject to prosecution for the unlicensed practice of medicine. The Department deems the use of the term “medical esthetician” by a licensed esthetician to be a violation of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act. Make sure that you understand the laws in your state and that you do not call yourself anything that could get yourself in trouble. Due to the potential for public confusion, the Department cautions all licensees to monitor their advertising to ensure that they are fully and accurately disclosing their license status. Estheticians using misleading terms in any advertising may
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