Perth Lymphoedema Therapist Meetings

Perth Lymphoedema Therapist Networking Group
We meet around the second Tuesday of every second month.
Dates are subject to change depending on availability.

I would be good to have more reps show some of the things that are available, so if you have contact with a rep from a lymphoedema service let me know and we can see if we can book them in. I hope more people could be involved in the organisation and creating topics and finding venues.

Last meeting for the year!
26th November 2019 7pm-9pm
Cancer council, Milroy Lodge, Plibara Lounge
15 Bedbrook Place Shenton Park WA 6008

Jobst Relax - Presented by Ellen Gulin
JOBST Relax is a clinically effective, custom, textured night garment designed to complement day time compression and other self-management tools in the maintenance phase of moderate to severe lymphoedema. It has the ability to reduce fibrosis and soften tissue. It was designed with patient lifestyle in mind with current night time options often being reported as uncomfortable, too warm , too restricting and itchy. I would like to share a recently published clinical paper by Tobias Bertsch who works at the Foldi Clinic in Germany and his findings in regard to JOBST Relax.

Interesting article to discuss (Naomi Bower):
A new indocyanine Green fluorescence lymphography protocol for identification of the lymphatic drainage pathways for patients with breast cancer related LO- click here to find article

Google page for Lymphoedema Therapists
Australian Lymphoedema Professionals google page. This page is for health professionals (not patients) in Australia, New Zealand and we even have a couple from the UK and USA (people who are Australians or have a lot to do with Australia).
To register send your application form to Dr Brenda Svensson BSvensson@chcs.com.au

2020 Meeting dates and topics fro 2020 to be discussed.
If you have any topics that you would like discussed or products you would like to find about during our meetings please let me know and become involved!
Some of the topics/idea that we have thought of so far are:

Breast care nurses and or cancer council reps from different regions could talk to areas where meetings talk place
Hidden Lace; mastectomy bras, pretty wire-free bras and compression can come and show some of the stock they hold
Liopedema evening, water assisted liposuction protocols, possibly get some patients post liposuction to talk to group
Head and Neck LO evening, therapists with experience in treating this sharing knowledge and gametes for head and neck

Work shops 2020
If you know of any training/ workshops for anything LO please let me know so I can list is here fro every one.