National and Regional Conferences Feature TurningPoint Experts
An important part of TurningPoint’s mission is to advocate for specialized rehabilitation care for all women with breast cancer. TurningPoint is heavily involved in educating the health care community locally and nationally about the role of rehabilitation and exercise for women with breast cancer. In September, Jill Binkley and Cathy Furbish, TurningPoint Physical Therapists, presented at the National Lymphedema Network’s International Conference in Washington, DC. Over 400 rehabilitation and healthcare professionals were at the conference. Jill presented the results of a collaborative research project between TurningPoint, the Avon Breast Center at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and Emory University. The intent of the project was to provide early rehabilitation intervention for underserved inner-city and minority women with breast cancer. Cathy presented TurningPoint’s model of evidence-based lymphedema care. The model includes early detection, patient education and, for women who develop lymphedema, a scientifically management strategy. Lauren Bober, TurningPoint Physical Therapist and Pilates Instructor, spoke at the Conference of Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia about the Role of Physical Rehabilitation and Exercise for Cancer Patients. Lauren discussed early intervention, the benefits and importance of exercise for cancer survivors, the current recommendations for the frequency and duration and types of exercise for individuals with different types of cancers and gave recommendations on how to get patients involved with exercise.
Welcome New Board Member Andrew Riepe
The TurningPoint Board of Directors welcomes Andrew Riepe, Commercial Real Estate Broker and Owner of Crown Tenant Advisors. Andrew has spent his entire commercial real estate career focused exclusively on representing the interests of healthcare tenants. He has built his company by concentrating exclusively on his clients’ interests in an unbiased manner. Having worked at large national commercial real estate firms prior to starting his own company, his skill sets have been formed both in a corporate setting and an entrepreneurial environment. Prior to a career in real estate, Andrew was a professional baseball player in the Boston Red Sox minor league system, and college baseball coach at Davidson College and Emory University. Andrew graduated from Wake Forest University and resides in Atlanta with his wife and three children.
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TurningPoint featured on Focus Atlanta
Focus Atlanta joined in the fight against Breast Cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month! We teamed up with representatives from Turning Point and the Susan G Komen Foundation of Atlanta, so that we could inform our viewers of statistics and prevention when dealing with Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness from Keisha Lancelin on Vimeo.
