Advancing in Lymphedema Treatment:
Updating our Knowledge and Techniques
An Advanced Course
for Certified Lymphedema Therapists
Saturday, Apr. 30-Sunday, May 1, 2011, Scottsdale, AZ
The course will address how to deal with complex and challenging patient cases,
including bariatric patients, patients with face/neck edema, truncal edema, and genital edema.
We will look at the latest research on efficacy and best practice, at how
to improve manual techniques, at what products are available and creative ways to improvise.
The core of the course is analyzing case studies presented by participants in order to better
understand how we can achieve optimum results for our patients. The case studies can be success stories or they can be
situations where the results were disappointing. We will learn from both.
So...if you've ever had a patient where you thought--what
do I do, where do I start, why isn't this working? ---then this course is for you.
Course Schedule
Saturday, April 30
Introductions/Pre-test
What are the challenges? Why are some situations
harder to deal with and get good results?
Starting at the top:
face and neck edema
Anatomy and etiologies
Evaluation: how to assess severity of head and neck edema and how to chart progress
Finding pathways and teaching self-MLD
Treatment considerations: ROM, scar tissue, muscle imbalances
from surgery, effective exercises, risk reduction strategies, skin care, when to refer to SLP and more
Compression options:
should I /can I bandage? What are the other compression options during treatment? What
about after treatment?
CASE STUDIES
An increasing problem: the
morbidly obese patient
Fat, obesity, and the lymphatics: understanding the physiology
Is it lymphedema PLUS obesity
or obesity-induced edema or does it matter?
Considerations for treatment of the morbidly obese patient
Skin disorders and
skin care for the morbidly obese
Improving mobility and endurance
Diet, exercises, compliance
Compression
options: bandages, garments, alternative products
Understanding your patient’s surgery options: bariatric, debulking, skin flap
excision
CASE
STUDIES
Sunday, May1
Show and Tell: share a new product you’ve found useful, including skin care
products, bandaging materials, alternatives to compression garments, etc. (It can also be a product you’ve used in an
unusual way such as foam earplugs as pads between the knuckles in a finger bandage.)
· Getting personal: addressing
genital lymphedema Assessing
Compressing
MLD in the clinic/MLD at home
CASE STUDIES
Core considerations: dealing with truncal edema of the breast, chest, lateral trunk, scapular area, lower
trunk/abdomen, buttocks:
Assessing
Compression options
Making your MLD more effective
CASE STUDIES
Compression options: new products, old favorites, finding the right
fit for your patient
Research updates
Resources for therapists and for your patients
Wrap up/Post-test
