Lymphedema: 10 Concepts Every Therapist Needs to Know

Understand key concepts that impact how your treatment of persons with lymphedema

Lymphedema: 10 Concepts Every Therapist Needs to Know

Self Paced
$19
1 Contact Hour (0.1 CEU)

Educational Level: Introductory

Addresses: OT Service Delivery Category, Foundational Knowledge

If you need assistance or accommodations, please contact us at support@elevatingalliedhealth.com

Prerequisites: None

Target Audience Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy Students, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapy Students, Physical Therapy Assistant Students

Lymphedema can significantly impair a person’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) and mobility tasks. Therapists are in a unique position to identify treatment options to maximize function and identify when specialty care is needed.

This course provides therapists with a list of fundamental concepts key to understanding lymphedema, including causes and evidence-based treatment options.

Content disclosure: This course does not focus or endorse any specific product or service.

Presented by: Dr. Stephanie A. Slayton PT, DPT, CWS, CLT-LANA

Benefits of the course:

List the most common causes of lymphedema in the United States.
Identify key differences the treatment of lymphedema versus other forms of edema.
Identify patients who are at risk for lymphedema and who would benefit from referral to a certified lymphedema specialist.

Course Agenda

Time (in minutes)	Content to be Covered
0-5	Introduction
6-10	Common Causes
11-16	Staging
17-20	Delayed Presentation
21-26	Lymphedema is NOT just edema
27-31	Treatment Phases
32-36	ACE Wraps vs. short stretch bandages
36-40	Compression Pumps- when appropriate?
41-45	Reduce Limbs then prescribe compression garmets
46-51	Exercise
52-56	Life-long management
57-60	Case Review

Instructor Bio

Dr. Stephanie Slayton is a physical therapist certified in Wound Care (CWS) and Lymphedema (CLT-LANA). She has worked in the acute care hospital for over twenty years, currently with the Inpatient Skin and Wound Team at ECU Health in Greenville, NC. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Physical Therapy Department at East Carolina University and enjoys PRN work at a Skilled Nursing Facility. Dr. Slayton is a member of the Support Surface Standards Initiative (S3I), a working group that is part of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP). In addition, Dr. Slayton has published and presented numerous times on various topics related to wound prevention and management.

Dr. Slayton earned her BS in Biology from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and her Master’s and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Elon University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside kayaking and biking, knitting, and hanging out with her dogs.

Disclosures:
Financial:
Stephanie is compensated as a paid instructor for Elevating Allied Health.

Non-financial:
Stephanie has no financial interest in promoting or endorsing a specific product or service.

Completion Requirements

In order to receive credit for the course you must meet the following criteria:

Purchase course
View course videos in entirety
Pass the course with a grade of 70% or greater
Complete the post-course evaluation.

Course Refunds and Accomodations

Refund Policy
Full refunds will be given for participants who experience technical difficulties or express dissatisfaction with the course at any time prior to completion of the post-test. Refunds will be processed within 7 business days of the customer’s refund request. Refund requests can be emailed to support@elevatingalliedhealth.com

Special Needs Requests
Elevating Allied Health will make accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require specific accommodations because of a disability by emailing support@elevatingalliedhealth.com

Requests may also be made by calling the Program Coordinator at, at 252-714-8568 between 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET Monday-Friday.

Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors.