Lymphoedema Conference and Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
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Programme
Key to conferences:
Lymphoedema 2010
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb
Tuesday 20th April 2010 |
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11.00 - 12.30 |
Registration |
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13.10 - 13.15 |
Conference opening |
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13.15 - 13.45 |
Joint session |
Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN): patient experience of living with lymphoedema Chair: Anita Wallace, Chair Lymphoedema Support Network This session will explore the physical, practical, emotional and social impact of living with lymphoedema, featuring DVD footage of patients talking about their condition and the effect that it has had on their lives. |
13.45 - 14.45 |
Joint session |
Lymphoedema: The value of early and accurate diagnostics in the management of lymphoedema Neil Piller, Professor and Director, Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia Diagnosis of lymphoedema can often be complex and confusing, leading clinicians to misdiagnose or start inappropriate management plans. This session will provide clear and concise information to support clinicians in diagnosing lymphoedema |
14.50 - 15.30 |
Tea/coffee |
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15.30 - 16.30 |
Joint session in association with Activa Healthcare |
Pressure and its value in the management of oedema of the lower limb Science behind pressures in compression bandaging Case study evidence to support the science |
16.30 - 17.30 |
Joint session |
Skin and wound care challenges in patients with lower limb oedema Carrie Wingfield, Senior Nurse Specialist Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Specialists in dermatology, tissue viability and lymphoedema present case reports and scenarios where the management of skin and wounds in patients with lymphoedema is challenging and complex |
17.30 - 19.30 |
Conference exhibition opens - champagne reception |
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Wednesday 21st April 2010 |
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08.00 - 09.00 |
Registration and Exhibition viewing, Exhibition Hall |
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09.00 - 09.45 |
Parallel sessions |
Lymphoedema in palliative care Vaughan Keeley, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Lymphoedema Clinic, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust This session discusses the palliative management of lymphoedema, whan intensive treatment of the swelling is not feasible
Making sense of lower limb diagnostics: when and where should Doppler, Duplex scanning, pulse oximetry, X-ray, ultrasound scan be used Stella Vig, Consultant Surgeon, Mayday University Hospital, London |
09.50 - 10.35 |
Parallel sessions |
Lymphoedema and obesity: challenging the link Justine Whitaker, Senior Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire
When is a wound not a wound: malignancy identified Stuart Enoch, Specialty Registrar in Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals of South and Central Manchester |
10.35 - 11.05 |
Tea/coffee and Exhibition viewing |
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11.05 - 11.50 |
Parallel sessions |
A strategy for lymphoedema in Wales Melanie Lewis, Lead Clinical Lymphoedema Specialist Physiotherapist, South West Wales This presentation will give an overview of the Welsh Lymphoedema Strategy, its key recommendations, service delivery plans and progress made since its publication.
Best Practice in the Management of the Diabetic Foot William Jeffcoate, Consultant Endocrinologist, Nottingham University, Nottingham Now that Best Practice has been identified, how can this be achieved in areas with limited services - what should our patients expect and what are the resource implications? |
11.50 - 12.35 |
Parallel sessions |
Diagnosis and treatment of patients with cellulitis Alison Beasley, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cellulitis, Lower Limb Service, Greenwich Community Health Services
Complex wounds of the lower limb and foot supported by case reports Keith Harding, Professor and Head of Department of Wound Healing, Cardiff |
12.35 - 14.00 |
Lunch and Exhibition viewing |
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14.00 - 14.45 |
Parallel sessions |
New directions/strategies for the treatment of lymphoedema: What the future holds for practitioners and patients Neil Piller, Professor and Director, Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
The use of new approaches in the treatment and management of diabetic foot ulcers — topical negative pressure (TNP), Versajet®, Xelma, antimicrobials and protease modulators Paul Chadwick, Principle Podiatrist, Salford Duncan Stang, National Diabetes Foot Co-ordinator, Scotland |
14.50 - 15.30 |
Parallel sessions |
Psychosocial aspects of living with lymphoedema Dominic Upton, Head of Psychology, Institute of Health, Social Care and Psychology, University of Worcester
Heel Ulcers: when are they a pressure ulcer and when are they an indication of poor vascular perfusion Louise Stuart, MBE, Consultant Podiatrist, Manchester This session discusses the importance of accurate assessment, appropriate treatment and ongoing management of complex heel ulcers |
15.30 - 16.00 |
Tea/coffee and Exhibition viewing |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
Joint session |
Manual lymphatic dranage (MLD): friend and foe? Neil Piller, Professor and Director, Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia This debate will discuss the use of MLD for those with uncontrolled or unknown cancers. Evidence that MLD does increase lymph flow directly and indirectly will be discussed, as well as the impact that this may or may not have in facilitating the spread of cancer. |
19.00 |
Pre-dinner champagne reception sponsored by BSN medical |
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20.00 |
Gala dinner |
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Thursday 22nd April 2010 |
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09.30 - 10.15 |
Joint session |
Benefits of physical activity in lymphoedema management Cheryl Pike, Lead Lymphoedema Specilaist Physiotherapist, South West Wales |
10.20 - 11.20 |
Joint session |
World Alliance for Wound and Lymphoedema Care (WAWLC): A global imperative John Macdonald, Secretariat, World Alliance for Wound and Lymphoedema Care (WAWLC), Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA |
11.20 - 11.45 |
Tea/coffee and Exhibition viewing |
11.45 - 12.30 |
Joint session |
Treatment and recurrence of venous ulcers using RAL hosiery in association with medi UK Dr Caroline Dowsett, Nurse Consultant, Newham NHS |
12.35 - 13.20 |
Joint session |
Genetics and primary lymphoedema: an update Fiona Connell, Clinical Research Fellow in Lymphoedema, St George's University of London The identification of genes underlying primary lymphoedema has been a relatively slow process. A summary of the known genetic factors involved in the development of primary lymphoedema will be presented, including CCBE1. This gene was recently discovered by the research group at St George’s to be mutated in generalised lymphatic dysplasia. |
13.20 - 13.30 |
Conference close |
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Key to conferences:
Lymphoedema 2010
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb
Conference outline
Lymphoedema Conferences
In association with 
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Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
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Joint sessions The value of early and accurate diagnostics in the management of lymphoedema International review of liposuction or arm and leg oedema Skin and wound care challenges in patients with lower limb oedemaManagement of lower limb cellutitis Benefits of physical activity in lymphoedema management Education for the lymphoedema practitioner: what does the future hold?Bandaging workshopsWhere do we go from here: resources, poor settings, the clinical challenges? |
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