How to increase your lymphoedema / Chronic Oedema knowledge in 2022
Lymphoedema Education Solutions has a variety of ways to increase your knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning.
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LES online courses
Laser Courses
- Laser Course 1 Introduction to Laser Safety Parameters and Dosages: How to get to where you want to be – course description
- Laser Course 2 Therapeutic laser for the management of lymphoedema – course description
- Laser Course 3 Therapeutic laser for the management of musculoskeletal conditions – course description
FREE courses
- Night time compression course – course description
- Bandaging Challenging Lower Limb Chronic Oedema with 3M™ Coban™ 2 Layer Bandage System – course description
Klose Training
Lymphoedema Education Solutions also provide a range of cost effective and up-to-date lymphoedema online courses created by Klose Training:
- Obesity and Obesity-Related Lymphoedema & Lipedema – course description
- Strength after Breast Cancer – course description
- Axillary Web Syndrome – course description
- Elastic Taping for Lymphoedema – course description
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Lymphatic System – course description
- Differential Diagnosis: Identifying the Etiology of Edema – course description
- The Role of Exercise in Lymphoedema Management – course description
- A Physician’s Lecture on Lymphoedema – course description
- Head & Neck Lymphoedema Management – course description
- Breast Cancer Rehabilitation – course description
LES face to face learning
Refresh your level 1 lymphoedema course skills
- Become a lymphoedema practitioner – Level 1 – course description
- Level 1 Upper Limb Course – course description
- Level 1 Chronic Oedema Lower Limb (COLL) Course – course description
Advanced lymphoedema / chronic oedema clinical reasoning and advanced skill acquisition
- Become an advanced lymphoedema practitioner – Level 2 – course description
- Level 2 Head and Neck Lymphoedema Course – course description
- Level 2 Upper Limb Advanced Lymphoedema Course – course description
- Level 2 Lower Limb Advanced Lymphoedema Courses – course description
Breast Care Nurses
- Lymphoedema – the essentials for breast care nurses – course description
PLUS over 40 FREE Online Resources
Pathophysiology
The Vicious Cycle
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2016/08/the-vicious-cycle/
Oedema and Venous Disease
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2020/10/oedema-and-venous-disease/
Cellulitis Update
Access it at https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/09/cellulitis-update/
Assessment
Compilation of recent publications on tissue dielectric constant (TDC)
Assessing and monitoring the impact of lymphoedema/ chronic oedema
Bioimpedance beyond oedema assessment
Read and watch more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/11/bioimpedance-beyond-oedema-assessment/
Compilation of recent publications on bioimpedance
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/12/compilation-of-recent-publications-on-bioimpedance/
Should we stop using bioimpedance as a surveillance tool?
Position Paper for Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2018/10/position-paper-for-ankle-brachial-pressure-index/
Male genital oedema: A tool for men to ‘tell it as it is’
Read more: https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2018/02/male-genital-oedema-tool-men-tell/
A useful App to document scar assessment
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/06/clinmaps/
Management
Making Legs Matter: A Case for System Change and Transformation in Lower-Limb Management
Read more – https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/12/making-legs-matter/
Compression
Compression for breast oedema
https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/10/compression-for-breast-oedema/
Making compression work for patients
Watch video https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/10/making-compression-work-for-patients/
Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment
Making Compression Work for Chronic Oedema
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2016/09/making-compression-work-for-chronic-oedema/
Why wrap? Treating Lymphoedema using Compression Wraps
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/08/wrap-treating-lymphoedema-using-compression-wraps/
Compilation of recent publications on compression wraps
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/08/compilation-compression-wraps/
What do we know? Ensuring compression garments & wraps are effective for longer
Farrow Garment Grip – Looking outside the square
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2020/03/farrow-garment-grip/
Compression garments. Suppliers have their say.
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/05/compression-garments-suppliers-have-their-say/
Exercise
How to Start Exercising and Stick to It
https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/11/how-to-start-exercising-and-stick-to-it/
The Brain-Changing Effects of Exercise
Watch the video https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2020/12/the-brain-changing-effects-of-exercise/
Exercise and Physical Activity – Every Minute Counts
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/09/exercise-and-physical-activity-every-minute-counts/
The 5 key factors to consider in an exercise program
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2016/07/5-key-factors-consider-exercise-program/
Let’s get exercising
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2016/06/lets-get-exercising/
Motivating our clients to exercise
Read more: https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2016/10/motivating-clients-exercise/
Staying Active – Let’s Go Walking
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2017/03/staying-active-lets-go-walking/
How to Exercise Better
Watch the video https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2017/10/how-to-exercise-better/
Prescribing exercise in the treatment of cancer
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2018/05/prescribing-exercise-treatment-cancer/
Genital Oedema
Genital Oedema Resources
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/03/genital-oedema-resources/
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression
Why pump? The benefits of Compression Pump Therapy
Read more: https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2018/09/why-pump/
Lipoedema
Demystifying Lipoedema
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/04/demystifying-lipoedema/
Lipoedema: a paradigm shift and consensus
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2020/11/lipoedema-a-paradigm-shift-and-consensus/
Therapy for lipedema
Lipoedema – The great debate
Read more – https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2021/05/lipoedema-the-great-debate/
Wounds / Lymphorrhea
Wound Exudate: Effective Assessment and Management
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/02/assessment-and-management-of-wound-exudate/
Lymphorrhea – let’s turn off the tap
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/08/lymphorrhea-lets-turn-off-the-tap/
Self Management
How can we help our clients stay on track with self-management?
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2017/02/can-help-clients-stay-track-self-management/
Medication …….. It’s time for a review
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2019/02/medication-its-time-for-a-review/
Mindfulness – Based Cancer Recovery
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2017/01/mindfulness-based-cancer-recovery-book-review/
Empowerment with Self- Bandaging – Old Versus New
Read more: https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2017/08/empowerment-self-bandaging-old-versus-new/
The Current Stand on Precautions for Breast Cancer Related Lymphoedema
Building good habits
Read more https://lymphoedemaeducation.com.au/2018/12/building-good-habits/
Conferences
