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Start Date
09-14-2011
End Date
09-18-2011

Comprehensive Lymphedema & Venous Edema Management (Five Day

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Instructor's Name: Sandra Artzberger, MS, OTR, CHT, CLT & Rosemary

This five day, 50 hour certification course combines the best of various European Lymphedema and soft tissue mobilization techniques and MEM Pump Points all integrated with appropriate traditional therapy techniques to achieve successful outcomes in the managed care market.

Unique to this program is:
1) Extensive critical thinking and problem solving
for individualized patient care in all aspects of
treatment.
2) Therapists teaching therapists an integrated,
practical (realistic) approach which is applicable
to the American reimbursement system and;
3) Critical problem-solving related to co-morbidities.
One-half of the class is devoted to lymph system
anatomy and physiology integrated into treatment
approaches, critical thinking, Co-morbidities,
evaluation/assessment/insurance coding, skin
care, exercise, and patient self management. The
other half of the course consists primarily of lab
time covering MLT and Pump Point techniques
with time also devoted to topics such as garments,
entry level kinesiotaping and MFR for edema.
Course Level
OTR
COTA
Course Focus Area
Intervention planning/goal setting
Applying evidence-based knowledge to practice
Documentation and outcomes
State
Utah
Vermont