NALEA alliance formed

This exciting announcement represents an important new development related to your practice as Certified Lymphedema Therapist. Recently a new association was formed to maintain and improve training standards in the field of lymphedema therapy. This new association is called NALEA (North American Lymphedema Education Association) and is currently comprised of the 4 major training schools responsible for certifying the vast majority of CLT's in the United States and Canada. The founding members are;

~ Academy of Lymphatic Studies
~ Dr. Vodder School International
~ Klose Training & Consulting
~ Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy

NALEA supports the Complete/Combined Decongestive Therapy approach to lymphedema management with the goal of preparing well-educated and highly skilled therapists from all eligible medical professions. The formation of NALEA represents an evolution in lymphedema education by providing essential quality controls and safeguards towards maintaining standards and elevating the specialization as Certified Lymphedema Therapist. NALEA stands to guarantee that eligibility requirements are met for further credentialing by LANA and that general treatment skills are maintained throughout the future of each therapist's lymphedema practice.

We welcome you're visit to our newly created website which provides valuable details regarding NALEA.
http://www.lymphedemaeducationassociation.org/

For details related to NALEA's position on current congressional legislation please visit the NALEA website and http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4662

Best regards,
NALEA Board Members

Advanced Garment Fitting for patients with lymphedema

If you are interested in fitting patients for compression garments or already do and would like to gain some expert tips, we encourage you to take this course in July. The Dr. Vodder School – International is offering a two day advanced course in conjunction with Juzo and taught by Angela Vollmer, a world-renowned expert in designing and fitting garments for challenging edema patients. Angela brings 35 years of experience to her stimulating courses. She worked for over 20 years at the Foldi and Asdonk clinics in Germany and helped design many of the garments currently in use.

The course is designed to take you beyond the basics of compression garment fitting to gain more satisfying results for your patients. Previous course participants have spoken very highly of their learning experience with Angela. Measuring practice is performed on real patients with arm and leg lymphedema to gain all the tips and tricks that Angela has developed.
Upon completion, garment fitters gain a free listing on the Dr. Vodder School website under the "Find a Garment Fitter" section.

Register now for the only course of its kind offered this year, July 19 & 20 in North America with Angela Vollmer. http://www.vodderschool.com/student/course/details?id=2702