The clinical and scientific knowledge about oncological rehabilitation, chronic edema and scar management has significantly increased in recent years. Unfortunately, physiotherapeutic approaches have not evolved at the same rate, and a gap remains between the scientific evidence and clinical practice.

Oncology, lymphology and beyond bridges this gap: it provides a physiotherapeutic point of view on a patient-centred care model by integrating both scientific and clinical evidence. In compr...

Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand and use health care information to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment. Health literacy thus encompasses skills both required for clinicians to practice evidence based medicine, as for researchers and policy makers to design sound research and establish proper guidelines and recommendations. This handbook is a practical manual and instruction for asking case relevant questions, searching for relevan...

Geletterdheid in de gezondheidswetenschappen Het is niet altijd evident om het meest geschikte antwoord te vinden op een klinische vraag. Om weloverwogen beslissingen te nemen in de patiëntenzorg is het essentieel dat gezondheidsprofessionals de relevante (bio- of para)medische informatie vinden, begrijpen, interpreteren en toepassen in de praktijk. Deze ‘geletterdheid in de gezondheidswetenschappen’ omvat dus zowel vaardigheden om evidence-based practice te beoefenen als om gedegen wete...