Lymphoedema Conference
and
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
ROYAL ASCOT
20 – 22 April 2010
Brought to you by Wounds UK
Tuesday 20th April 2010
11.00 – 12.30
Registration
13.10 – 13.15
OPENING OF CONFERENCE
13.15 – 13.45
Lymphoedema Support Network - Patient Experience of Living with Lymphoedema
Chair - Anita Wallace, Chair, Lymphoedema Support Network
Speaker – Karen Friett, Chief Executive, Lymphoedema Support Network
This session will explore the physical, practical, emotional and social impact of
living with lymphoedema and will feature DVD footage of patients talking about their
condition and the effect it has on their lives.
13.45 – 14.45
Lymphoedema – The Value of Early and Accurate Diagnostics in the Management
of Lymphoedema
Professor Neil Piller, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Flinders
University South Australia
Diagnosis of lymphoedema can often be complex and confusing, leading clinicians
to misdiagnose or commence inappropriate management plans. This session will
provide clear and concise information to support clinicians in diagnosing
lymphoedema
14.50 – 15.30
Tea/Coffee
15.30 – 16.30
Pressure and its Value in the Management of the Lower Limb
In Association with Activa
Speakers TBC
16.30 – 17.30
Skin and Wound Care Challenges in Patients with Lower Limb Oedema
Dermatology – Carrie Wingfield, Senior Nurse Specialist Dermatology, Dermatology
Nurse Specialist, Norfolk and Norwich University.
Tissue Viability –Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant Tissue Viability, Bradford
Lymphoedema Specialist – TBC
This session will provide the opportunity for each specialist to present case studies
and scenarios where the management of skin and wounds in patients with
lymphoedema can be challenging and complex.
17.30– 19.30
Conference Exhibition Opens – Champagne Reception
Wednesday 21st April 2010
08.00
Registration
Exhibition Viewing – Exhibition Hall
09.00 – 09.45
Parallel Sessions
Lymphoedema Conference
Lymphoedema in Palliative Care
Dr Vaughan Keeley, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Derby
This session will discuss the palliative management of lymphoedema, where the
intention is to relieve symptoms, when treatment aimed at curing the underlying
condition is not possible.
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
Making Sense of Lower Limb Diagnostics – When and where should Doppler,
Duplex scanning, pulse oximetry, X-ray, ultrasound scan be used
Speaker TBC
09.50 – 10.35
Lymphoedema Conference
Lymphoedema and Obesity – challenging the link
Justine Whitaker, Senior Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire
Skin changes in the Lower Limb Conference
When is a wound not a wound – malignancy identified?
Dr Stuart Enoch, Specialty Registrar in Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals of
South and Central Manchester
10.35 – 11.05
Tea/Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
11.05 – 11.50
Lymphoedema Conference
A strategy for Lymphoedema in Wales – aims to help address the current wide
variation in the organisation and delivery of lymphoedema services in Wales.
Melanie Lewis, Lead Clinical Lymphoedema Specialist Physiotherapist, South West
Wales
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
Best Practice in the management of the diabetic foot has been identified – how can
this be achieved in areas with limited services – what should our patients
expect/resource implications?
William Jeffcoate, Consultant Endocrinologist, Nottingham University, Nottingham
11.50-12.35
Lymphoedema Conference
Surgical Intervention in the Management of Primary Lymphoedema
Speaker TBC
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
Complex Wounds of the Lower Limb and Foot – supported by case studies
Speaker TBC
12.35 – 14.00
Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
14.00 – 14.45
Lymphoedema Conference
New Directions/Strategies for the Treatment of Lymphoedema: What the future
holds for practitioners and patients
Professor Neil Piller, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine Flinders University
South Australia
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
The Use of New Approaches in the Management of Lower Limb Wounds – leg
ulcers, diabetic foot – TNP, Versajet, Skin substitutes, Anti-microbials.
Paul Chadwick, Principle Podiatrist, Salford
Duncan Stang, National Diabetes Foot Co-ordinator, Scotland
14.50 – 15.30
Lymphoedema Conference
Psychosocial aspects of living with lymphoedema
Professor Dominic Upton, PhD, FBPsS, Institute of Health and Society, University
of Worcester
Skin Changes in the Lower Limb Conference
Heel Ulcers – when are they a pressure ulcer and when are they an indication of
poor vascular perfusion – how should they be managed?
Louise Stuart, Senior Lecturer, School of Podiatry, Salford
15.30 – 16.00
Tea/Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
16.00 – 17.00
Lymphoedema Conference/Skin Changes in the Lower Limb conference
MLD– is it Friend or Foe – Debate
This debate will centre on a panel of experts who will discuss the use of MLD in
those with uncontrolled or unknown cancers.
They will start by discussing evidence that MLD does increase lymph flow directly
and indirectly. Then discuss impact this may or may not have in facilitating the
spread of cancer.
19.00
PRE-DINNER CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION
20.00
GALA DINNER
Thursday 22nd April 2010
09.30 – 10.15
Benefits of Physical Activity in Lymphoedema Management
Anita Hopkins, Macmillan Lead Lymphoedema Specialist, Gloucestershire
Macmillan Lymphoedema Service
Sue Desborough Lymphoedema Therapist, St Giles Hospice
10.20 – 11.20
World Alliance for Wound & Lymphoedema Care - A Global Imperative
John McDonald Secretariat, World Alliance for Wound and Lymphoedema Care
(WAWLC), Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miller School of
Medicine, University of Miami, USA
11.20 – 11.45
Tea/Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
11.45 – 12.20
Preventing Leg Ulceration Recurrence – RAL Compression Therapy
In Association with Medi UK Ltd
12.25 – 13.10
Genetics and Primary Lymphoedema: an update
Primary lymphoedema a cause of considerable morbidity in the general population,
but the identification of genes underlying the condition has been a relatively slow
process. A summary of the known genetic factors involved in the development of
primary lymphoedema will be presented, including CCBE1. This gene was recently
discovered, by our research group at St George’s, to be mutated in generalised
lymphatic dysplasia. It is hoped that the delineation of specific primary
Lymphoedema phenotypes and the advent of new technologies will further help in
the search for more new genes.
Dr Fiona Connell, St Georges Hospital, London
13.10 – 13.15
Conference Close – closing remarks