Lymphedema III
This course is open to Certified Lymphedema Therapists who have completed a minimum of 62 hours of prior lymphedema education. Through this course participants will be provided with an updated understanding of the structure and function of the lymphatic system. Participants will receive a combination of lecture and practical workshops on the treatment of special situations; such as head and neck edema, truncal edema, breast edema, and genital edema. This is an intensive course and is hands on including breast drainage, pelvic floor and full body MLD techniques. In addition a spa style of manual lymphatic therapy will be taught to further expand participant’s skills and ability to treat a more diverse range of patients.
There will be an opportunity to share creative solutions, products, resources, manual techniques and time to discuss problem cases. There will be an opportunity to teach, learn, and collaborate with classmates regarding skin care and bandaging options, MLT, and other areas. Various commercial compression garments and alternatives will be presented.
This course consists of 2 (0.2 CEUs) hours pre-course Homework, 24 hours (2.4 CEUs) of lecture and hands on labs, and 8 hours (0.8 CEUs) of Post Course Assignments (see below for requirement).
Who Should Attend
LEVEL: Intermediate
AUDIENCE: OTs, PTs, OTAs, PTAs, RNs, LPNs, MDs, DOs and ATs who are certified lymphedema therapists and have taken the Comprehensive Lymphedema and Venous Edema Management 6 day course from UWM or have an accumulated at least 62 hours of classroom / lab lymphedema course work from another institution (copy of these course attendance certificates required with registration).
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
- Gain a deeper understanding of the lymphatic system as it applies to the treatment of lymphedema.
- Learn bandaging techniques for various problem situations.
- Be able to evaluate and plan treatment for patients with basic head and neck lymphedema, truncal edema or genital lymphedema.
- Be familiar with a variety of compression options and alternatives.
- Learn more intricate protocols than in previous courses.
- This is an advanced course and participants will learn from the requirement to prepare and present on topics related to this specialty area.
Prerequisites
PRE-COURSE ASSIGNMENT:
Pre-course Forms will be sent to participants at the time of registration and should be completed and returned to the instructor at least one week before the start of the course.
These forms include:
- Survey on compression options you are currently using
- Case studies (one to two per participant). The case studies should include patients you treated that did not obtain the results you wanted or the complexity presented special challenges; this is a chance for group problem-solving and learning from each other.
- Survey on manual lymphatic methods you have learned that you feel are unique.
- Survey on skin care methods and products (lotions or cleansers).
- Student proposal for PowerPoint presentation requirement.
Notes
REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS:
Workshop attire and what to bring:
- Tape measure, washable markers
- Lab clothes, we will be in lab clothes each of the 3 days – Shorts and sports bra that unhooks in the back to allow uninterrupted access to the back
- Two towels—one beach towel size, one regular size
- A set of the bandaging materials you use for an arm and for a leg and anything you use to help keep leg bandages up and anything you use for truncal and chest edema.
- A skin care product to demonstrate
- A “show and tell” item: this can be a product (or information about it) which you have discovered, a product that you use in an unusual way, a pad or other device you have created, or it can be a book, website, or other resource you have found useful; this is a chance to share your discoveries and creativity with each other
Dates and locations to be announced.
