Phlebolymphedema: the inter-relationship between the venous, lymphatic and integumentary systems
What happens when the human body’s waste and drainage system does not work as it should? In this webinar, Dr Heather Hettrick explains the science behind oedema and what happens when your lymphatic system is affected by an injury.
Available on-demand for all registrants.
Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded at the end of the webinar for CPD redemption.
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 7:00 PM CET (6:00 PM UK)
At the end of this thorough 20-minute session, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the relationship between the integument and AVL (arterial, venous, lymphatic) system with respect to edema formation
- Understand the pathophysiology of edema
- Recognize that all forms of edema have underlying lymphatic dysfunction (lymphedema continuum)
- Identify the clinical characteristics of phlebolymphedema
- Employ proper interventions to manage phlebolymphedema
Speaker:
Heather Hettrick PT, PhD, CWS, CLT, CLWT
Director of Wound Education for ILWTI.
Professor, Physical Therapy Program, Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale Florida.
Dr. Marcelo Ruettimann Liberato de Moura
Vascular Surgeon, São Rafael - S.A.- Hospital at Bahia, Brazil,
CEO, Ruettiman Teaching and Training Company
Chairman of the Ruettiman Institute (a not-for-profit institution)
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