Target audience

  • Community & Practice nurses


  • Allied Health Professional (occupational therapists, Physiotherapists) 


  • Junior doctors, general practitioners, trainees and clinicians with an interest in managing chronic oedema /early stage lymphoedema.

Aims & objectives:

  • To discuss a variety of treatments available to form part of the holistic management of the patient with Lymphoedema


  • To gain a basic understanding of the mechanism of each treatment and how it affects lymphoedema pathophysiology.


  • To enhance confidence in the selection of an appropriate treatment plan as part of holistic care.