Patient Education and Information Evening
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Online registration will close at 12noon on Wednesday 16 September 2009. Please register onsite after this time at the Registration Desk. | |
The Registration Desk is open:
| Sunday 20 September | 1500 - 1800 |
| Monday 21 September | 0700 - 1800 |
| Tuesday 22 September | 0700 - 1600 |
| Wednesday 23 September | 0730 - 1930 |
| Thursday 24 September | 0730 - 1830 |
| Friday 25 September | 0800 – 1400 |
Members of the public are invited to attend the Patient Education and Information Evening on Wednesday 23 September at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. This information evening is open to patients and carers.
| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 2009 |
| Time: | 6.00pm – 9.00pm |
| Venue: | Parkside, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour |
| Tickets: | Adults AUD20 Seniors AUD15 |
Includes tea and coffee.
A range of national and international speakers will inform about detection treatment and management of all forms of lymphoedema
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Professor Neil Piller (Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide)
Together we can make a difference -
Professor Kate White (University of Sydney, Sydney)
Lymphoedema Facts and Figures -
Dr Sandi Hayes (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane)
Exercise and activity – how it helps lymphoedema -
Dr Vaughan Keeley (Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom)
How we can tell where the lymphatic system is damaged – Making images of our lymphatic system -
Professor Christine Moffatt (Thames Valley University United Kingdom)
Best practice – great outcomes -
Dr Amanda Moseley (Flinders University, Adelaide)
Conservative therapies and self management -
Prof Jane Armer (University of Missouri-Columbia, United States)
Lymphoedema and life impact -
Ms Janet Douglass (Flinders Surgical Oncology, Adelaide)
Alternate and complementary therapies -
Dr Ethel Foeldi (Foeldi Clinic, Germany)
Lymphoedema and obesity -
Dr Hakan Brorson (University of Malmo, Sweden)
Liposuction for lymphoedemas -
Professor Neil Piller (Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide)
Education and awareness: How you can make a difference
If you are interested in attending the congress to learn more, Thursday’s program will be highly relevant. Thursday’s day registration includes access to the Public Information Session on Wednesday evening.
To register please complete the online registration form or click here to download a copy of the registration form and return form to the Congress Secretariat.