• Welcome to 

    Prostate Cancer PD

    A professional development course for exercise specialists and health professionals with an interest in exercise for prostate cancer patients.

    Prostate Cancer PD is a professional development course developed and delivered by Associate Professor Prue Cormie, PhD, AEP. The course is based on the latest scientific evidence and extensive clinical experience in delivering best practice care to men with prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer PD aims to enhance your practice by equipping you with the theoretical and applied knowledge required to maximise outcomes for your patients through exercise.

  • Prostate Cancer PD consists of:

    Online Modules
    5 university level lectures
    (~1hr 30 mins per lecture)

    1. Introduction to Prostate Cancer

    2. Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments

    3. Screening & Monitoring of Prostate Cancer Patients

    4. Exercise Prescription for Prostate Cancer

    5. Working with Prostate Cancer Patients

    		 Practical Workshop
    4 hour face-to-face workshop delivered in major cities
        ·     Exercise Medicine for Prostate Cancer
    		 Resource Set
    An extensive range of over 100 materials to support your practice    		 Biennial Webinars 
    Prostate Cancer PD graduates receive free access to dedicated webinars to keep updated on new scientific discoveries

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    Prostate Cancer PD is an Exercise & Sports Science Australia Accredited Professional Development Opportunity. As such, you can be assured that Prostate Cancer PD is reflective of best practice, is written and delivered by appropriately qualified professionals and is directly relevant to clinical practice. ESSA Members who complete Prostate Cancer PD will receive 11 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.
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    Prostate Cancer PD is highly recommended as a prerequisite to delivering The Man Plan exercise program and graduates may be eligible to administer The Man Plan at their practice. The Man Plan is a subsidised program involving two individual consultations and 16 group based exercise sessions for men with prostate cancer receiving Lucrin. Exercise Physiologists who deliver The Man Plan receive referrals for the program from cancer specialists.
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    Prostate Cancer PD has been developed by Associate Professor Prue Cormie with support from Mark Trevaskis, Dr Eva Zopf and the Exercise Oncology EDU team. We strive to enhance the lives of people with cancer through innovative research and effectively translating research into practice. Our work in this area is internationally recognised and has been the subject of numerous awards, invited presentations (including a TED talk) and media coverage.

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  • Feedback from specialists who have completed the course:

    100% of the people who have completed Prostate Cancer PD have reported they will put their learning from the course into use and that they would recommend it to other exercise specialists.

    • “WOW!! Congratulations on creating the most comprehensive and informative educational resource in cancer & exercise that I have ever seen and I have been through ALL the training programs!”
    • “What you presented was basically the summary of what I have learnt from 12 years of clinical practice”
    • “You have an outstanding ability to combine research and clinical practice”
    • “The way you brought the information together and included the expert video's is excellent”
    • “This is an amazing resource to up-skill EP's working in this area”
    • “It was very practical, straight-forward and can be applied to the workplace”
    • “Lots of research-based practical applications”
    • “Knowledgeable presenter who was able to provide strategies to enable evidence-based practice in a real world setting”
    • “I really enjoyed the course and have been utilising the content involved on an almost daily basis”




    Upcoming Practical Workshops:


    Practical workshops are delivered in major cities nationally throughout the year.

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    The next round of practical workshops will take place: 
    • Melbourne: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Sydney: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Brisbane: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Adelaide: 2021 dates to be scheduled
    • Perth: 2021 dates to be scheduled

    Please note you can register for the online course separately and register for the workshop at a later date.


    Dedicated group workshops and other locations may be available on request (pending enrollment numbers). Please contact ExerciseOncologyEDU@gmail.com to discuss.