SEMINAR DETAILS:

SEMINAR DATE: Friday, October 28 - Sunday, October 30, 2022

TIME: (12 possible contact hours)
Friday: (2 possible contact hours)
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.: Registration
2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.: Optional FREE Pre-Seminar Sponsored Workshop*
*You MUST ALSO be registered for the SEMINAR to apply

SEMINAR BEGINS
5:30-7:00 p.m.: Registration/Hors D'oeuvres Reception/ Exhibits
7:00-9:00 p.m: Eva Sevick, PhD: "Imaging the Lymphatics with IC-Green: What We've Learned and Have Yet to Discover"

Saturday: (7 possible contact hours)
7:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Sunday: (3 possible contact hours)
8:00 a.m.- 12 noon

SEMINAR LOCATION:
Eisenhower Medical Center
Annenberg Health Sciences Bldg - Dining Room
39000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage (near Palm Springs), CA 92270
760-773-1634

HOTEL:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
71-730 Highway 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-340-5516
Call for Reservations and ask for the discounted Lymphedema Seminar rate of only $149/night (plus 13.195% tax)! Ask for the Block Code LYM.

This hotel is newly renovated, is only 1 mile from the hospital and 9 miles from the Palm Springs International Airport.

Hotel includes free parking and WiFi plus:

AMENITIES INCLUDE:

• Coffee Maker & Mini Refrigerator
• Microwave
• Flat LCD TV
• Iron and ironing board
• Hair dryer

SEMINAR FEE: only $389.00 (12 Contact Hours)


PRESENTERS:

Eva Sevick, PhD: "Imaging the Lymphatics with IC-Green: What We've Learned and Have Yet to Discover"

Shelley DiCecco, PT, PhD: ""Lymphedema's Connection to the Pelvic Floor...and So Much More..."

Karen Ashforth, MS, OTR, CLT-LANA: "Treating Lower Limb Fibrosis"

Missy Baylor, OTR, LMT, CLT-LANA, CSWS: "Challenges in Treating Feet & Toes: Wrapping & Footwear"

Shoosh Crotzer, MS, C-IAYT: "Yoga for Lymphatics"

Min-Jeong Cho, MD: "Navigating Lymphatic Surgery: How to Personalize Lymphedema Treatment"

Ruth Coopee, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, LMT, CZB: "Taping for Fibrosis"

CONTACT HOURS: 12
Lymphedema Seminars is an Approved Provider #05183 for Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The CA Physical Therapy Association (CAPTA) has also approved us for CEUs with #22-490, and therapists from other states should apply individually after the course. We also provide Certificates of Completion to all attendees.

SEMINAR CONTACT: Shoosh Crotzer, Lymphedema Seminars, 805.772.3560

SEMINAR PROGRAM SCHEDULE: see Program below

OBJECTIVES:
Participants will:

• Formulate new approaches to reverse early changes in lymphatics that precede the onset of irreversible cancer acquired lymphedema
• Describe the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid and lymphatics
• Recognize how lymphatic dysfunction can impact brain health in early and late life
• Recognize the relationships between a person’s truncal/pelvic anatomy and pelvic floor dysfunctions in general
• Describe the relationship of lymphatic disorders and pelvic floor dysfunctions
• Identify evaluation and treatment options for individuals with both lymphatic and pelvic floor disorders
• Name three common risk factors for lower limb fibrosis
• Identify three different types of dermal fibrosis
• Name four lower limb fibrosis treatments
• Identify signs and symptoms of skin conditions specific to the feet and toenails
• Describe options for readymade compression choices for toes, foot and ankle
• Identify methods of compression bandaging for toes, foot and ankle
• Describe footwear options for irregular shapes/sizes and/or with bandaging
• Identify when surgical treatment should be considered
• Examine current surgical treatment options
• Identify outcomes of current surgical treatments in relation to patient needs
• Identify the different properties of elastic tape products
• Examine how elasticity affects lymphatic structures in the skin
• Describe the effect of different taping cuts and applications to effect lymphatic motility
• Assess appropriateness of elastic taping on patients with fibrosis
• Increase/improve palpation skills to assess tissue for fibrosis and edema

REFUND / COMPLAINT POLICY:
If you are unable to attend this workshop or seminar that you have paid for, our preference is to offer credit towards a future workshop or seminar valid for one year. If this is not possible, we will refund the entire amount of payment if a written request is sent more than 14 days prior to the seminar, or if there is a valid medical reason for not being able to participate. If a workshop or seminar is cancelled by Lymphedema Seminars for any reason, we will provide a full credit for a future workshop or seminar valid for one year. Lymphedema Seminars will make every effort to contact attendees in a timely fashion if a course has to be canceled. If there are any complaints, please send them to us in writing and we will respond within 7 days.