A recorded webinar from the Boston Lymphatic Center CLT Education Series on the assessment of patients with breast edema.

Preventive measures and expedited management of infections for patients with lymphedema is essential. Dr. Wendy Stead, an infectious disease specialist at BIDMC, discusses the evaluation and management of soft tissue infections, including cellulitis. This recorded webinar is part of the Boston Lymphatic Center CLT Education Series.

Katrina Jancsy, OT, CLT, a lymphatic therapist at the Boston Lymphatic Center, discusses the approach to surveillance of patients at high risk for developing breast cancer-related lymphedema and the initial management in patients with new symptoms.

As part of the Boston Lymphatic Center CLT Education Series, Katrina Jancsy, OT, CLT, a lymphatic therapist at the Boston Lymphatic Center, reviews the approach to compression planning for patients undergoing debulking surgery.

As part of the Boston Lymphatic Center CLT Education Series, Dr. Dhruv Singhal reviews lymphatic surgical options for chronic lymphedema. The talk covers the appropriate timing of surgical intervention and which patients are most likely to benefit. Dr. Singhal is the Co-Director of the Boston Lymphatic Center and an internationally recognized leader in lymphatic surgery.

As part of the Boston Lymphatic Center Educational Series for Certified Lymphedema Therapists, this video covers the various imaging modalities for assessing lymphedema and how imaging can aid the lymphatic therapist in management.

As part of the Boston Lymphatic Center CLT Education Series, Emily Muller, CLT, and Brett Carroll, MD, discuss the considerations for appropriate patient selection for lymphatic surgery, including pre-operative therapy optimization, potential barriers to surgery, and timing of surgery.

As part of the Boston Lymphatic Center CLT Education Series, Brett Carroll, MD, Director of Vascular Medicine at BIDMC, discusses obesity-induced lymphedema along with Amanda Powell, MD, an obesity medicine specialist and Chair of Lifestyle Health at Beth Israel Lahey Health. Emily Muller, CLT, also shares considerations for lymphatic therapy in patients with obesity.

In this video for Certified Lymphedema Therapists, Kathleen Shillue, DPT, CLT, and Emily Muller, DPT, CLT, review some of the data presented at the International Society of Lymphology World Congress in Italy, along with their takeaways from the conference.

This video is part of a series for Certified Lymphedema Therapists and describes indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography guided manual lymphatic drainage. Emily Muller, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, Lymphatic Therapist, and Elizabeth Tillotson, NP, Surgical Nurse Practitioner, cover the benefits of this test and how patients with lymphedema can target self-massage based on their anatomy and drainage patterns.

This video is for Certified Lymphedema Therapists and describes the Boston Lymphatic Center's overall approach to caring for patients with lymphedema. Brett Carroll, MD, Director of Vascular Medicine, and Kathleen Shillue, DPT, Clinical Director of Physical Therapy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, cover patient evaluation at the Boston Lymphatic Center, including initial visits, diagnostic testing, measurements, and surgical treatment options.

Dr. Brett Carroll, Director of Lymphatic Medicine at the Boston Lymphatic Center, discusses some causes of worsened edema in patients with lymphedema. He covers questions about medications, air travel, exercise, and more in this short video.

Dr. Dhruv Singhal, Co-Director of the Boston Lymphatic Center, describes the occurrence of excess fluid and fat in patients with lymphedema and treatment such as debulking (power-assisted liposuction). He also outlines research into the genetic components of fat formation in lymphedema.

Kathleen Shillue, DPT, OCS, CLT-LANA, Clinical Director of Outpatient Rehabilitation at BIDMC, describes what patients with lymphedema need to know about compression.

Dr. Mohamed Ismail Aly describes his educational fellowship at the Boston Lymphatic Center, which came about in an unusual manner. When the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom identified a gap in standards and knowledge in their system caring for patients with lymphedema, Dr. Ismail Aly took it upon himself to learn more. He is working at the Boston Lymphatic Center for a year and will bring what he's learned to the NHS in Manchester, UK.

Betsy Rose, NP, Lymphatic Medicine, describes the pathophysiology of lymphedema and covers information on evaluation and treatment. She also outlines the work of the Boston Lymphatic Center.