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2023 Lymphedema Summit: Forward Momentum; Future Steps in Lymphedema Management

Contributions to this Collection are by invitation only.

The 2023 Lymphedema Summit was a three-day gathering of physicians, therapists, researchers, and other thought leaders in the field of lymphedema addressing related current issues and compelling concerns through platform presentations and high-level workshop discourses. The aim of the Summit was to disseminate prevalent knowledge and produce practice recommendation statements that influence current parameters and establish baselines for future progress on cancer-related lymphedema. The 2023 Lymphedema Summit was funded through a generous grant by the American Cancer Society and was programmed and sponsored by the Lymphology Association of North America. This invitation-only Summit occurred on October 6th and 7th, 2023 at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Medical Oncology is delighted to announce a Collection on the 2023 Lymphedema Summit: Forward Momentum; Future Steps in Lymphedema Management. This collection aims to provide insights and perspectives related to the incidence, diagnosis, surgical and conservative management, and risk factors of cancer-related lymphedema.

Editors

  • David Doubblestein

    David Doubblestein, PT, PhD, OCS, CLT-LANA, Cert. MDT, LLCC. Dr. David Doubblestein is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at A.T. Still University, Arizona. He received his Doctorate in Philosophy in Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan-Flint. He has over 20 years of physical therapy practice experience in outpatient settings, including his private practice.

  • Elizabeth Campione

    Elizabeth (Betsy) Campione, PT, DPT, EdD, CLT-LANA. Dr. Elizabeth Campione is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Midwestern University in Illinois. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and her Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Dr. Campione has more than 15 years of outpatient clinical experience with a focus on oncology rehabilitation and lymphedema management.

  • Mei Rosemary Fu

    Dr. Mei Rosemary Fu, RN, PhD, FAAN. Dr. Mei Rosemary Fu is an internationally and nationally well-known nurse scientist, researcher, and educator. Currently, Dr. Fu is The Dorothy and Dale Thompson Missouri Endowed Professor in Nursing and Associate Dean for Research at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies in USA. Dr. Fu’s scientific focus has been on lymphedema, pain and symptoms, cancer, chronic illnesses, quality of life as well as intersections of culture, environments, climate change, and social determinants of health.

  • Julie Hunley

    Dr. Julie Hunley is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, teaching and advising doctoral student research. She holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a M.S. in Occupational Therapy from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. She has been an occupational therapist for 28 years, with the majority of her clinical experience in breast cancer-related lymphedema.

  • Darla Coss

    Darla Coss has been an occupational therapist since 1996. She holds a Post Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from St. Catherine University and a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from The College of St. Scholastica. Specialty areas of clinical practice include oncology rehabilitation, hand therapy, and chronic health conditions. In addition to her role as an Associate Professor at St. Catherine University, she also serves as a lead clinical preceptor for the on-campus free clinic.

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