4th International Lymphoedema Symposium
Multidisciplinary Management of Lymphoedema and Lipoedema
16.05.2020 - London, England
Congress language: English
Dear Sir or Madam,
We look forward to welcoming you to the 4th International Lymphoedema Symposium, where we have planned an interdisciplinary and interprofessional knowledge exchange on lymphological issues for you.
We are happy to introduce you to a varied programme. As part of our Symposium we will focus on causes of primary and secondary lymphoedema. We
will cover the topics of diagnostic and imaging as well as optimal therapy and management of lymphoedema. In the course of the event best practice and
cases will be discussed.
You can expect top-class speakers and practical demonstrations with a focus on medicine, therapy and ideal treatments. There will also be a plenty of time
for individual questions.
Let us use this platform to openly exchange ideas and update standards.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Kristiana Gordon
Scientific Lead
All information at a glance
Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Docklands Riverside
265 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe
London SE16 5HW, England
Scientific lead
Dr. Kristiana Gordon,
MBBS, MRCP, MD(Res), CLT
Consultant in Dermatology and Lymphovascular Medicine
St George‘s Hospital
London, England
Organiser / Conference office
Julius Zorn GmbH
Juzo Academy
Dace Zanker
Juliusplatz 1
86551 Aichach, Germany
www.juzo.com
Phone +49 (0)8251 901 406
E-Mail dace.zanker@juzo.de
Registration fee
£ 80.00 including VAT
Certification
applied for
Accommoddation
You are welcome to reserve rooms at the conference hotel via our conference office.
We ask you to refrain from photo and video recordings. Thank you.
All organisational information and the invoice will be sent to you with your confirmation.
Arrival and Parking
Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Docklands Riverside
265 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe
London SE16 5HW, England
Parking
Car parking at the hotel is available for an additional fee.
Arrival by public transport
The riverside property offers its own complimentary river taxi for accessing Canary Wharf from its own pier. The river taxi to Canary Wharf Pier puts you in short walking distance to Canary Wharf tube and DLR Station.
For participants who wish to use the Canada Water tube and Overground station, the C10 public bus stops outside the hotel, which is announced and displayed as DoubleTree by Hilton London - Docklands Riverside.
Programme for the 4th International Lymphoedema Symposium
| Time | Theme | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00 | Registration | |
| 09.00 | Welcome and introduction of topics | Dr. Kristiana Gordon, London, England |
| I. Causes and complications | ||
| 09.15 | Genetics of primary lymphoedema | Dr. Pia Ostergaard, London, England |
| 09.45 | Causes of secondary lymphoedema - diagnostics, therapy and comorbidities | Dr. med. Anett Reißhauer, Berlin, Germany |
| 10.15 | Wounds and oedema in context | Robert Damstra, MD, PHD, Drachten, The Netherlands |
| 10.40 | Management of cellulitis in lymphoedema | Prof. Vaughan Keeley, Derby, England |
| 11.05 | Coffee break, visit the exhibition Practical demonstration | |
| II. Management of Oedema | ||
| 11.30 | Near Infrared Fluorescence Lymphatic Imaging, the Interest in Diagnosis of Primary and Secondary Lymphoedema | Jean Paul Belgrado, MHSc, PhD, Brussels, Belgium |
| 11.55 | Intranodal MRL Imaging | Dr. Lakshmi Raham, London, England |
| 12.20 | Lymphnodes and ultrasound diagnostics - possibilities and limits | N.N. |
| 12.45 | Lunch, visit the exhibition Practical demonstration | |
| 13.45 | Microsurgical therapy of lymphoedema | Chieh-Han John Tzou, Assoc.-Prof., MD, PhD, Vienna, Austria |
| 14.20 | Obesity-related Lymphoedema | Dr. med. Tobias Bertsch, Hinterzarten, Germany |
| 14.45 | Lipoedema - The patient focus | Denise Hardy, RGN, BSc, Cumbria, England |
| 15.10 | Coffee break, visit the exhibition Practical demonstration | |
| 15.35 | The importance of bandaging, developments and new devices | Justine Whitaker, MSc, RN, Slaidburn, England |
| 16.00 | Self management for compression therapy | Dr. Giovanni Mosti, Lucca, Italy |
| 16.25 | Best practice and self management | Prof. Christine Moffatt, CBE, Notthingham, England Dr. Melanie Thomas, MBE, Cardiff, Wales |
| 17.00 | An inside look of the treatment philosophy of St. Georges | Dr. Kristiana Gordon, London, England |
| 17.55 | Conclusion and closing words | Dr. Kristiana Gordon, London, England |
Speakers
Jean Paul Belgrado, MHSc,PhD
Coordinator, Scientific Advisor, Physical Treatment, Research and Development
Lymphology Clinic of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Clinique de Lympholgie des Bruxelles
Dr. med. Tobias Bertsch
Senior Physician
Földiklinik GmbH & Co. KG
Hinterzarten, Germany
Robert J. Damstra, MD, PhD
Dermatologist
Nij Smellinghe Hospital
Drachten, The Netherlands
Dr. Kristiana Gordon, MBBS, MRCP, MD(Res), CLT
Consultant in Dermatology and Lymphovascular Medicine
St George‘s Hospital
London, England
Denise Hardy, RGN; BSc (Hons-Palliative Care)
Lymphoedema Nurse Consultant
Kendal Lymphology Centre
Cumbria, England
Prof. Vaughan Keeley
Consultant in Lymphoedema Royal Derby Hospital Derby, England
Hon. Professor University of Nottingham Medical School
Nottingham, England
Prof. Christine Moffatt, CBE
Professor of International Clinical Nursing Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham University Hospitals
Emeritus Professor at the University of Nottingham
Nottingham, England
Prof. Giovanni Mosti
Head Angiology Department MD Barbantini Clinic
Lucca, Italy
Dr. Pia Ostergaard
Associate Professor in Human Genetics St George’s University of London
London, England
Dr. Lakshmi Arumugam Ratnam
Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
Care Group Lead
Department of Radiology
St George‘s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, England
Dr. med. Anett Reißhauer
Head of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Division
Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Dr. Melanie Thomas, MBE, DProf, FCSP
National Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema in Wales Lymphoedema
Network Wales Cimla Health & Social Care Centre
Neath, Wales
Chieh-Han John Tzou, Assoc.-Prof. MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Plastic, Aesthetic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Sigmund Freud University,
Director of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Clinic,
Hospital of Divine Savior
TZOU MEDICAL. Lymphoedema Center
Vienna, Austria
Justine C. Whitaker, MSc, RN
Director and Nurse Consultant Northern Lymphology Ltd,
Senior Lecturer School of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Central Lancashire
Lancashire, England