Online cognitive-functional workshop for cancer survivors

Join us for a 6-session online workshop via ZOOM, hosted by BEYOND, Sheba Medical Center's virtual hospital. We'll delve into how cancer and related conditions affect cognitive abilities like attention, memory, and executive functions. Through exercises, we'll work on strengthening these skills and learn strategies to tackle everyday challenges.

Who is it for?

The workshop is for people who've completed their medical treatment, are on the path to recovery, and find daily cognitive tasks challenging. These challenges might show up at work, during leisure activities, in managing the home, handling money, organising their day, and more.

About the workshop facilitator: Tzilil Mazal is an occupational therapist specializing in pain rehabilitation and virtual rehabilitation at Sheba, with experience in cognitive functional therapy, focusing on the oncological population.

Attending the workshop requires a fee.

What will we cover in the workshop sessions?

Session 1: Introduction and General Information
• Getting to know all the participants of the workshop
• Getting to know occupational therapy in cancer care
• How the disease and its treatment affect cognitive function

Session 2: The paths to enhancing cognitive function
• Tools to help you sleep better, manage your energy more effectively, and reduce stress
• Familiarisation with cognitive abilities (attention, memory, executive functions) and understanding what cognitive strategies really mean

Sessions 3-5: Identifying cognitive challenges in various occupational fields and providing coping strategies

Session 3: Organising Daily Schedules
Session 4: Managing Home, Finances, and Medical Bureaucracy
Session 5: Work, Studies, and Leisure

Session 6: Summary and Farewell
• The tools and strategies I plan to use moving forward
• My plans for the future