Texas Chapter Newsletter May 2019

Connecticut Chapter Meeting - May 21 at 6pm in New Britain - Join us!

LE&RN Mass Chapter Meeting Saturday, April 27th at 9:30am

Pamela Donlan PT, DPT, EdD, CLT-LANA will be joining us. Pamela is the principal investigator, primary researcher and faculty member at the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University and she is conducting a study exploring the psychosocial impact of physical therapy intervention on people living with lymphedema. We are excited to have Pam join us and tell us about her research study, which some of our Mass Chapter members were participants in.

Meeting location: Mass General Hospital, Lunder Building, Room 234

Breast Cancer Course for Surgeons Department of Surgery -AIIMS Delhi April 4-5, 2019

LE&RN India Chapter Chair, Arun Rekha and Dr. S.B. Gogia President, SATHI in attendance along with many other organizations.

National Conference on Lymphedema Lymphocon March 23, 2019

Organized by Dept of Plastic Surgery Rajah Muthiah Medical College in Association with Annamalai University Chidambaram-India

LE&RN India Chapter Chair, Arun Rekha and Dr. S.B. Gogia President, SATHI in attendance.

10th anniversary of the New York Run/Walk to Fight LE & LD is a Fun Run this year! October 19, 2019

Click HERE to register today!

World Lymphedema Day ~ National Webinar March 6, 2019

Following on the heals of presenting lymphedema panels and lectures at national conferences in January, LE&RN's India Chapter is embarking on another ambitious World Lymphedema Day program. On March 6th, Dr. Gogia and Arun Rekha will host a day-long national webinar currently featuring eight speakers. Topics range from lymphedema physiology and management to care innovations and the role of surgery Attending institutions include Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, Fortis Hospital in Chandigarh, Goa Medical College and institutions in Delhi, Chennai, Chidambaram and Bhubaneeswar. Reprising their roles at the January conferences, LE&RN Scientific Advisor and Centers of Excellence Chair, Professor Peter Mortimer, and LE&RN CEO, William Repicci, will present via video and livestream. In addition, on March 2nd, LE&RN India will conduct a CME Lymphedema Workshop at All India Institute of Medical Science Bhopal (AIMS Bhopal) which will be attended by one-hundred doctors and nurses.

Lymphatic Forum 2019 in Austin, Texas ~ May 30 - June 1

The Lymphatic Education and Research Network (LE&RN) and the North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) are pleased to sponsor the upcoming Lymphatic Forum 2019, Exploring the Lymphatic Continuum, May 30-June 1, 2019 at the AT & T Conference Center, Austin, Texas. Hosted by Texas A&M University and Lymphatic Consortium. Key organizers are David Zawieja, Texas A&M University, Stanley Rockson, Stanford University and Jan Kitajewski, University of Illinois,

Topics to include-

Clinical/patient session Clinical Aspects of lymphatic pathologies and patient perspectives Lymphatic development and remodeling
Biomechanics of lymphatic structure & function
Lymphatic muscle and lymph flow
Novel insights on mechanisms of lymph transport
Inflammation and the lymphatic-immune interface
Role of Lymphatics in infectious and parasitic diseases
Mixed vascular (lymphatic-venous) anomalies
Quantitative analysis of lymphatic structure & function
Lymph Interstitial Fluid "omic" profiles in health and disease
Lymphatic tissue engineering, stem cells and nanoparticles

The Forum will also include Plenary Talks and Poster Sessions with great opportunities for the involvement of young investigators. For more information, visit the North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO).

Although this is not a Texas Chapter initiative we post related events here to inform our Texas LE/LD community

World Lymphedema Day Events in Connecticut ~ March 6, 2019

Michele Watson, with CLT Felecia Monteforte and Linda Hodgkins, Lymphedema Clinical Program Manager for Hartford Healthcare Rehabilitation Network at the Hospital of Central Connecticut.

Hartford Healthcare Rehabilitation Network CLTs Lynn Beard, Tara Fitzgerald, Theresa Plant with CT LE&RN co-chairs Jesse White-Frese and Michele Watson, and member Don Rossi at MidState Medical Center