1. ILF Lymphoedema Undergraduate Education

The International Lymphoedema Framework has as its principles:
• Patients should always be at the heart of the Framework Projects.
• Only a collaborative and multidisciplinary partnership between all stakeholders, recognized as experts, can lead to an improvement in the management of lymphedema.
• Improving the management of lymphoedema is a dynamic process requiring ongoing research and implementation into practice.
• International collaboration is essential


It is essential that the ILF has information on what currently exists internationally in regards to lymphoedema education in the undergraduate / pre registration setting. For this survey the target audience is remedial massage therapy, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

This short survey has been adapted from the survey the Canadian Lymphedema Framework (CLF) developed to obtain information about undergraduate lymphedema in Canada. The ILF thanks the CLF for sharing this survey with them.

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1. Choose the country where you live.
(Required.)

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2. Please indicate the academic institute which you represent:

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3. Please indicate the healthcare discipline that you represent:
(Required.)

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4. Does your program of study contain content in the following areas:
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  Yes No
Lymphatic system anatomy
Lymphatic system physiology
Edema - differential diagnosis
Lymphoedema pathophysiology
Lymphoedema assessment

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5. Does your program of study include content about the following lymphoedema management strategies:

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Patient education
Lymphoedema risk reduction
Skin care
Exercise
Compression bandaging
Compression garments
Manual lymph drainage
Role of the multi-disciplinary team

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6. Does your program of study contain information about the following complications associated with lymphoedema:

  Yes No
Infection
Psycho-social distress
Pain

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7. If you answered yes to either 3, 4 or 5 approximately how many hours have been dedicated to teaching:

  Number of hours
Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology and assessment
Lymphoedema management strategies
Complications associated with lymphoedema

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8. In the lymphoedema education you provide what is the mode of delivery.

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9. How many health professionals graduate each year?

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10. Thank-you very much for your participation. This information will help us to better understand the undergraduate / pre registration level of training in lymphoedema assessment and management that exists internationally and will help shape future directions of lymphoedema education. Your comments are welcome.

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