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Objective measuring to optimize outcomes for patients and practitioners
Course number: 1202921
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Course description
The following topics will be presented during this masterclass:
1) Differential diagnosis between lymphoedemas, lipoedemas, venous oedemas and mixtures of these.
2) To measure or not to measure? What, when and where?
3) Objective versus subjective – looking for complementarity.
4) Using existing data from other sources then the patients bring with them.
5) Measuring the condition at presentation. What you need for a baseline; what is essential, what is optional? Structural measures, functional measures.
6) Measuring the effect of your interventions.
7) Using measurement to optimize outcomes.
8) Knowing when things are not working – which measurement is important?
9) Using objective measurements as the basis of your publications – ensuring reliability and repeatability.
10) The future of our measurement.
11) Balancing measurement need versus necessity in a busy clinic.
Learning outcomes
As a consequence of attending this masterclass it is expected that attendees will:
- Be better able to undertake a differential diagnosis between lymphoedemas, lipoedemas, venous oedemas and mixtures of these.
- Be more aware of options (such as bio-impedance spectroscopy) for the early detection of latent and subclinical stages of lymphoedema.
- Be better able to measure the progress of lymphoedema (and associated syndromes) through the use of tonometry, BIS, perometry and other tools.
- Be better able to measure and respond to risk factors associated with lymphoedema and the effect of their remdiation.
- Be more aware of what measures you as a professional can make and what measures others can make for you to gain better outcomes.
- Be better able to link measures of lymphatic sytem functional status with objective and subjective symptoms and compositional and structual indications of this functional change.
- Gain better patient outcomes through accurate measurement of treatment and management effects.
- Be more confident in the application of knowledge gained through appropriate measurement towards publication of case studies and small scale trials.
- Be more confident in patient recommendations through the collection of simple but high quality structural and functional information.
- Be more successful in gaining acceptance of your work in learned journals such as the Journal of Lymphoedema, Lymphology etc.
Target group
Physiotherapists with a lot of clinical experience in the treatment of people with lymphoedema
Teaching method
Lectures, demonstrations, practical training, and case discussions
Lecturer
Prof. Neil Piller, PhD, BS, FACP
About the lecturer
Prof. Neil Piller, PhD, BS, FACP is Professor of Lymphology and Director of the Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic at Flinders University, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine in Adelaide, Australia. Prof. Neil Piller was the President of the 22nd International Congress of Lymphology (2009) and he is Advisory Board Member of the World Alliance for Wound and Lymphoedema Care and Advisory Board Member of the International Lymphoedema Framework.
Course location
Hotel & Congrescentrum Papendal, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Costs
Euro 250,- including coffee, tea, lunch and course materials (= price level 2010)
Number of participants
Minimum: 24, maximum: 32
Certificate
At the end of the masterclass a certificate is handed out to the participants who attended the full masterclass.
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