Staying Relevant in Lymphedema Management

Staying Relevant in Lymphedema Management: attend this innovative new
course instructed by Sara Nelson, DPT at the Scottsdale Health center in
Arizona, September 30th

Developing Skills

Developing a skilled Manual Lymph Drainage therapist/practitioner takes time and commitment both by the therapist and the educator.  The Dr. Vodder School does not take short-cuts in training and is committed to providing the best possible learning experience in a supportive environment. Here is what an experienced physical therapist stated about our training:
"When we practice the basic strokes over and over again, our palpation skills deepen and we become aware of more and more under our hands.  At a time where knowledge is highly promoted we don't want to forget the significance of what our hands can do and that building manual skills takes repetition and time." Sara Nelson, DPT, Kennewick, WA, 2013

Alberta Lymphedema Association: 2nd Lymphedema Symposium.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Andrea Cheville of the Mayo Clinic, a leading specialist on lymphedema who will share current information. In addition to the keynote address, the Alberta Health Services lymphedema management team will provide sessions on treatment, hygiene, self care, and bandaging.

A vendor's market will be set up to display products and offer information and help to participants.

The symposium will be held in Calgary at the Foothills Hospital

Auditorium. Public sessions will be held July 3 and 4, 2013 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. The sessions will be repeats.

An evening session will be held for physicians and nurses at the Tom Baker Auditorium on Wednesday July 3 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Physicians may claim Mainpro-M2 credit from the College of Family Physicians of Canada and/or use this presentation as a stimulus to create a Personal Learning Project (PLP) in Section 2 of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program as defined by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

All sessions are free and food and refreshments will be served.

Please register online at www.albertalymphedema.com or contact Diane Martin at 403-281-9205 or by email at lymphnet@telus.net

Vodder news

The 2013 February Vodder News is now ready for reading!

In this issue read about:

• The Walchsee Lymphology conference
• A new way to bandage the hand

Please also see the schedule at the end of the newsletter about upcoming
classes.

To get to the Vodder News, simply click on the link below.
Alternatively, retype or copy and paste it into the address bar of
your webpage browser.
The link is www.vodderschool.com/vodder_news

Back issues of Vodder News can be viewed from the same page

LANA revised requirements for exam

Effective January 1^st, 2013: The Board of Directors of the Lymphology Association of North America has revised the eligibility requirements to sit for the LANA examination. Applicants who meet all other requirements will no longer have to obtain one year of experience in treating clients with lymphedema before submitting an application to sit for the exam. This revision is in line with many certifying and licensing bodies that administer their certification examinations soon after completion of training. This change will allow qualified individuals to submit applications in a more flexible time frame throughout the year based on their readiness to take the exam. All other requirements for eligibility are the same. Candidates should refer to the Candidate Information Brochure on the LANA website, www.clt-lana.org
 

Melbourne Vodder Review

Professor Neil Piller gave a captivating talk at the Dr. Vodder School - International Review course in Melbourne Australia, November 24 - 26, 2013. One of his topics was Therapeutic Innovation, why are we so slow to adopt?, encouraging us to take a skeptical not cynical approach to evaluating new approaches to lymphedema care.

Vodder certified PT or PTA wanted

We are looking for a Vodder Certified PT or PTA, prn to start as soon as possible. We are an out-patient Physical Therapy Clinic which is located on the first floor of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Virginia. We treat all ages and all forms of lymphedema. If you need any more info please call Betsey, Alecia or Melinda at (757) 312 6122, melinda.shuler@chesapeakregional.com