Wound Series Part 4: Lymphedema and Chronic Wounds

Wound Series Part 4: Lymphedema and Chronic Wounds is organized by CEUfast, Inc.. This course has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 Contact Hours.

Last Updated: 8/12/2022
This course will be updated or discontinued on or before Friday, October 13, 2023

Outcomes
Participants will know how to identify, how to treat, compression basics, and where and when to refer patients to lymphedema specialists. Please note, that this module is not meant to be a “how-to” text on how to do lymphedema therapy. Nor is the goal of this educational program to make the reader a lymphedema specialist or therapist, but rather to provide the reader with a basic overview of the problem of lymphedema and become familiar with diagnostic, differential, and treatment options.

Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity, the participants will be able to meet the following:

• Outline the pathophysiology of lymphedema.
• Describe at least one diagnostic tool to diagnose lymphedema.
• Differentiate between lymphedema and lipedema.
• Categorize common signs and symptoms of lymphedema.
• Describe common treatments for lymphedema.
• Describe national and international resources for lymphedema.