Additional Learning Learning

Here is a list of all the lipedema readings, sessions and webinars I have attended:

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• Lipedema Awareness for Massage Therapists - Kathleen Lisson

• ​Liposuction Postoperative Protocols for Lipedema - Kathleen Lisson

• Understanding Germany’s Lipedema Policy Breakthrough - Lipedema Canada

• The Real Weight of Lipedema: Lifting Stigma Through Patient Stories - Lipedema Canada

• 8 Surprising Truths About Lipedema – and How Canadians Are Still Being Left Behind - NSWOC

• The Lipedema Landscape – A Head-to-Toe Assessment and Addressing Canada’s Awareness Gap - NSWOC

• Lipedema & Menopause - Lipedema Canada

• Lipedema Unveiled: Bridging the Gap Between Diagnosis and Comprehensive Treatment - Tactile Medical

• Travel Made Easier: Tips for Lipedema and Lymphedema Patients on the Go - Juzo

• Emerging from the Shadows: Recognizing and Treating Lipedema - Obesity Medicine​

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Vodder - Dancing with our Hands

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• Exploring the Unknown - Ian Soles, BA, MT (Feb 2025)

• Exercise Theory - Denise Drisdelle, BA, RMT (Mar 2025)

• Research on Exercise with Lymphedema - Dr. Margaret McNeely and Dr. Sara Nelson (Apr 2025)

• Beyond the Hands - Sarmita Misra, PT, CLT (May 2025)

• Oh the Things You Will See & Do - Betsey O'Neill, LPTA, CLT (Jun 2025)

• Lymphedema in Spinae Bifida - Laura McGuckin MPT (Jul 2025)

• Lymphatic Health - Linda Anne Kahn (Sep 2025)

• Fibrotic Lower Limb Lymphedema - Miseon Kim (Nov 2025)

• Open Forum (Dec 2025)

• How Nutrition Can Support Lymphedema – Jean LaMentia (Feb 2026)

• Mentoring 101 – Guess the Condition - Ian Soles (Mar 2026)

• Additional Expert Topics – Jean LaMentia (Apr 2026)

• Challenges in Lipedema Diagnosis and Treatment - Dr. Anna Towers (May 2026)

• Mentoring 101 - Critical Thinking - Denise Drisdell (Jun 2026)

• POTS - Brain Drain -Neil Piller (Jul 2026)

• MLD, Our Genes, and Lymphangiogenesis - Sara Nelson (Sep 2026)

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RMTAO Workshops & Webinars

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• Headaches and Migraines can be a pain in the neck!

• Chronic Pain and Massage Therapy

• Embodied Well-Being: The Science of Emotion, Well-Being, and Social Connection

• Trauma-informed Care in Massage Therapy

• Resilience - Psychological Capital: Today’s Competitive Advantage

• Psychological Informed Practice for RMTs

• Managing Burnout and Creating a Career of Balance

• Considerations for the Treatment of COVID Long-haul Patients through a BPS Lens

• Demystifying the Enigmatic “Groin Pull”

• Low Back Pain: A Person-Centered Approach to Rehabilitation

• Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

• Practice of Critical Thinking in Practice

• Optimizing Hip and Knee Function

• The Clinical Process Through a Trauma-Sensitive Lens

• Oncology Massage: Working with people during and after cancer treatment

• Rotator Cuff Strain Rehab and Management

• Sacroiliac Joint Mobilizations

• Oncology Massage: Integrating Massage Therapy into Breast Cancer Rehabilitation

• Massage Therapy and Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Keeping Up with the PAISs

• Demystifying the Pelvic Floor​​

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World Lipedema Conference (2023)

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• Psychosocial challenges of managing Lipoedema - Dr. Christine Moffat

• Self-management program “Healthy and active living with lipoedema and lymphoedema” - Susanna Helmbrecht

• Guided Self-Management – What can the patient contribute to the therapy? - Dr. Christian Ure

• New therapeutics frontiers and approaches to lipedema - Dr. Marco Mattioli

• Exploring disease interrelationships in patients with lipedema and other lymphatic disorders - Dr. Stanley Rockson 

• The Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Conservative Management of Lipedema - Dr. Aria Vazirnia

• Defocused and radial shock wave therapy, mesotherapy and kinesio taping effects in patients with lipedema: a pilot study
  - Dr. Serena Michelini 

• Pilot study: Ultrasound cavitation (UC) and extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) as conservative treatments for lipedema SAT improves pain, decreases thigh circumference, increases QOL and improves SAT structure in women with lipedema - Karen Ashforth, CLT

• Indications of Peripheral Pain, Dermal Hypersensitivity, and Neurogenic Inflammation in Patients with Lipedema - Dr. Joseph Rutkowski

• Non-Obese Lipedema Patients Show A Distinctly Altered Quantitative Sensory Testing (Qst) Profile With Promising Diagnostic Potential - Dr. Rebecca Dinnendahl

• A New Theory: Lipedema is caused by subclinical saphenous compartment syndrome - Dr. José Luis Simarro

• Lipedema Reduction Surgery Improves Mobility, Physical Function, and Multiple Measures of Quality of Life in Women with Lipedema - Dr. Thomas Wright 

• Effectiveness of liposuction in lipedema – a cross-sectional data collection of 860 lipedema patients - Dr. Marie-Luise Aitzetmüller-Klietz 

• Complications after Liposuction for Lipedema - Dr. Stefan Emmes

• Lipedema Progresses In Only One Third Of The Patients, Probably Related To Fat Gain - Dr. Isabel Forner-Cordero

• Lipedema and Obesity – interdisciplinary therapy for successful treatment - Dr. Anja M. Boos 

• Persistence of Lipedema Phenotype and Symptoms after Bariatric Surgery: A Case Series - Dr. Jeremias Schmidt 

• Lipedema World Alliance – Working together we can make a change - Dr. Sandro Michelini

• Myths and challenges in management of lipedema – Indian perspective - Dr. Srinagesh Vadrevu 

• Standard of Care for Lipedema in the United States: The Current Perspective - Dr. Karen Herbst 

• Insights from the Revision and Update of the German Guidelines for Lipedema - Dr. Gabriele Faerber

• Liposuction for Lipedema: The Swedish Perspective - Dr. Anders Liss

• Proposed Framework for Research Case Definitions of Lipedema - Dr. Matthew Carmody

• The effect of diet on improving lipoedema symptoms - Dr. Yannan Jin 

• Lymphoscintigraphic alterations in lower limbs in women with lipedema in comparison to women with overweight/obesity - Dr. Angelika Chachaj

• Surgical Approaches for Managing Lymphedema - Dr. Dhruv Singhal 

• Anatomy and Physiology of the lymphatic system which transversalities with lipoedema - Dr. Jean-Paul Belgrado 

• Lymphoscintigraphic patterns in patients with lipedema - Dr. Alberto Onorato

• Does tumescent liposuction diminish the lymphatic function in the legs of lipoedema patients? - Dr. Robert Boonen

• Lipedema – My Experience as a Lymphologist - Dr. Hakan Brorson 

• Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis: Insights into Pathogenesis - Dr. Lukas Prantl 

• Morphological characterization of adipose tissue from patients affected by lipedema - Dr. Roberto Cannataro

•  Lipedema stage affects adipocyte hypertrophy, subcutaneous adipose tissue inflammation and interstitial fibrosis - Dr. Sabrina Gohlke

• Adipose tissue biology and effect of weight loss in women with lipedema - Dr. Vincenza Cifarelli 

• LIPLEG: Update on a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing CDT Alone and Liposuction for Lipedema - Dr. Maximilian Kovacs 

• Lymph Vessel Sparing Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction for Lymphedema and Lipedema Surgical Treatment - Dr. Corrado Cesare Campisi

• Liposuction Techniques for Achieving Better Cosmetic and Lipedema Symptom Improvement - Dr. Thomas Su 

• Initial stages: the forgotten patients. Tricks and tips for diagnosis and surgery - Dr. Enrique Burgos

• To WAL or not to WAL – Surgical treatment of lipedema: A single center retrospective data analysis - Dr. Ashwin Reddy 

• Power-assisted Liposuction for Lipedema – Best practice from 30 years experience - Dr. Stefan Rapprich & Dr. Hans Bayer

• Lymph Vessel Sparing Liposuction for Lymphedema and Lipedema Treatment - Dr Corrado Campisi

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Canadian Lymphedema Framework Conference (2023)

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• Why Weight? What you need to know about the Canadian Adult Obesity Guidelines - Dr. Denise Campbell-Scherer

• Lymphedema prospective surveillance and risk reduction - Dr. Shirin Shallwani

• New ILA recommendations for diagnosis of Lipedema - Dr. Anna Towers

• Motivating patients to make meaningful and sustainable health behaviour changes with relationship-centred care - Dr. Céline Koryzma

• Aqua lymphatic therapy for therapists - Dr. Marie-Ève Letellier 

• How should we treat palliative patients who have uncontrolled Lymphedema? - Dr. Anna Towers

• PAD Best practice assessments for lower limbs with Lymphedema - Dr. Maryse Beaumier​​

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Canadian Lipedema Conference (2026)

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• Lipedema in the Canadian Context, Barriers, and Bridging — Lipedema Canada Board of Directors

• Patient Keynote Speaker: The Matriarchal Lineage of Lipedema: One Family's Journey of Ancestral Healing through Resilience, Laughter and Advocacy — Erica Sullivan

• Lipedema 101: Differential Diagnoses, Comorbidities and Treatment Options — Dr. Giw Mostofizadeh-Haghighi, Dr. Amier Sweis

• Diagnostic Tools: Ruling Lipedema In or Out — Dr. Giw Mostofizadeh-Haghighi, Dr. Amier Sweis

• Care and Management of Patients with Lipedema and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Dr. Ramin Shayan

• Live Clinical Assessment: Head to Toe Assessment of Patient Volunteers Using a Standardized Method — PD Dr. med. M. Ghods, Dr. Amier Sweis, Dr. Giw Mostofizadeh-Haghighi, Dr. Cyr, Dr. Boury

• Lipedema Comorbidities: Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome — Melissa Seaton FNP-C

• The Weight of Silence: A Call for Change in Canadian Lipedema Care — Janelle-Marie Emond

• Multimodal Cross-Disciplinary Teams: Care of Lipedema Patients with Comorbid Obesity — Dr. Apostolos Siafliakis

• "But I'm not a woman": A transgender perspective on living with Lipedema — Ashland Kearns 

• The Centaur: A Hybrid-Poetic Investigation of Lipedema — Alyssa Woodbridge

• An Occupational Therapy Perspective on Chronic Pain and Mental Health in Lipedema Care — Cindy Campbell OT and Katie Young OT

• From Survival to Thriving: How a deep dive into the research on Lipedema uncovered the missing link — Laura Kerr

• Beyond Borders: Understanding the Fears, Complexities, and Nervous System Needs of Patients Travelling Abroad for Lipedema Surgery — Dr. Norina Cornelius

• Your Body is Still on Your Side – Learning to Trust Your Body Again with Lipedema - Julie Newbry

• Beyond the Weight Limit: Accessibility, Dignity, and Living with Lipo-Lymphedema — Diana Dimmock

• Applying for Insurance coverage (public and private) for lipedema treatment (compression garments, surgery, and more) — Emma Cloney, Holly Head

• Clinical Documentation: A clinician's guide to documenting a lipedema diagnosis in the Canadian landscape (disability tax credit, letters of medical necessity, referral pathways, prescriptions) — Dr. Kaitlin Cyr

• The LIPLEG Study: First Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Lipedema Surgery — PD Dr. med. M. Ghods; Dr. Giw Mostofizadeh-Haghighi

• Aqua Therapy for Lipedema and Lymphedema — Susan O'Hara

• The Athletic Lipedema Patient: Navigating the Intersection of Multimorbid Conditions through Self-Advocacy — Katerina V. Pappas

• Lipedema Management: A Rehabilitation Framework from Foundational Principles to Evidence-Informed Practice — Marie-Eve Letellier PhD

• Resistance activity to control inflammation and lipedema using the Pilates method — Larissa Musso de Magalhães; Dr. Lusanere Cruz, MD

• Hypermobility and Lipedema: Physiotherapy Perspectives on Safe and Sustainable Movement — Kelsi Abbott BMRPT, CLT

• A retrospective educational evaluation survey of student experience following specialist lipoedema training – Jane Wigg, Lymphedema Training Academy UK

• A Role for Eating Attitudes and Behaviours in Symptoms of Lipoedema — Amy Roberts BPsychSci (Hons), Professor Talitha Best, and Associate Professor Melissa Oxlad

• Lipedema and Inflammation: What Nutrition and Lifestyle Can Really Influence — Virginia Ziulu Adv. DipNT mNTOI 

• Change in Inflammatory Patterns in Patients with Lipedema Using GLP1 Analogue — Dr. Lusanere Cruz, MD

• Advancing Lipedema Care: Insights from the Irish clinical experience with Tirzepatide & Targeted Nutrition — Virginia Ziulu Adv. DipNT mNTOI

• Bridging the gap: Why evidence-informed practice matters to the lipedema patient — Katrina Njie LPN

• What the most recent literature says about Lipedema Reduction Surgery (LRS) — Thomas Wright, MD, FACP, FAVLS, RVT

• Newest Basic Research Insights into Lipedema — Dr. Katharina Morawitz, Dr. Sabrina Gohlke 

• Quantifying Lipedema Using Near-Infrared Light Spectroscopy with the Intention of Diagnosis — Thomas Kedra, Evan Chow, and Noah Deniaud

• Potsdam Concept and Hybrid Method — Dr. Giw Mostofizadeh-Haghighi, MD

• Skin Removal following Lipedema Surgery: Indications and Timing — Dr. Adrian Zaharie

• Anesthesiologist's Perspective — Dr. Nornia Cornelius, MD

• Lipedema Surgery Abroad: Aftercare — Dr. lakovos Georgiou, MD

• Lipedema in the Arms: Staging and Treatment — Dr. Ana Carolina de Nadai, MD

• Surgeons Moderated Panel Discussion – Let’s Talk Lipedema Surgery
  An interactive panel in which leading surgeons discuss approaches, challenges, and open questions in — Let's Talk Lipedema Surger

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Other Leaning:​

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• First Aid & CPR-C + AED, updated annually

• Theralase Certification, May 2021

• Ultrasound, May 2021

• Sigvaris Certified Fitter, November 2021

• Advanced Trainings - TMJ and Jaw Dysfunctions, September 2021

• Integrative Healthcare - Introduction to Cupping, March 2022

• Integrative Healthcare - Working the Rib Cage, April 2022

• Integrative Healthcare - Massage for Lower Back & Pelvic Pain, May 2022

• Integrative Healthcare - Massage for Headaches & Neck Pain, May 2022

• Exercise Recommendations for Pregnant Individuals, September 2022

• University of Michigan - Sports Related Concussion Training Certification, May 2023

• Udemy - Deep Tissue Myofascial Massage, October 2023

• Udemy - Master Myofascial Cupping, October 2023