Level 1 Chronic Oedema Lower Limb Course
The Level 1 Chronic Oedema Lower Limb Lymphoedema Course provides the practitioner with the opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning in the management of uncomplicated lower limb chronic oedema. Each practitioner brings with them a wealth of knowledge in assessing and managing a variety of health conditions. This course will utilise and expand upon their current knowledge and skills to facilitate their learning experience. It is hoped on completion it will have stimulated and enticed the practitioner to further explore various aspects of upper limb lymphoedema management and their role in this area.
Course details
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The course is open to registered health professionals only (Division 1 Nurses, Medical Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Podiatrists).
Maree O’Connor
Maree O’Connor is a physiotherapist and has has close to 30 years experience in the area of lymphoedema management and also physiotherapy following breast cancer. She has been delivering lymphoedema courses, workshops, seminars and speaking at both national and international conferences since 1994 and has a graduate certificate in health professional education …read more
Jan Rice
Jan trained at The Alfred hospital and progressed through various training programs to eventually study Plastic Surgery Nursing. This led her into wound management in a formal sense in 1993 when she joined Wound Foundation of Australia. She holds a Masters in Wound Care …read more
Dr Sue Hodson
Medical Officer, Lymphoedema Services, Ballarat Health
Susan is an inspirational educator and an experienced GP who gained experience in the field of Lymphoedema while working at Mercy Lymphoedema Clinic, from March 2003 – Nov 2007 …read more
The course is developed around four themes.
Theme 1
The role of the lymphoedema practitioner and its development.
Theme 2
Knowledge development in the following areas:
- Anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system;
- Pathophysiology of lymphoedema;
- Cancer and its management (gynaecological, prostate and melanoma);
- Lower limb and genital oedema differential diagnosis;
- Assessment of lower limb and genital lymphoedema;
- Psychosocial aspects of lower limb and genital lymphoedema;
- Management of lower limb and genital lymphoedema.
Theme 3
Lymphoedema skill development in the following areas;
- Assessment;
- Treatment of lower limb and genital uncomplicated lymphoedema.
Theme 4
Applied practice. The focus of this theme is in developing skills that are required for clinical practice. It integrates elements from the other 3 themes and has a focus on clinical reasoning.
The key characteristics of the Level 1 Chronic Oedema Lower Limb lymphoedema course curriculum are:
Continuum of Health Professional Education
The course provides opportunities for developing the practitioner’s education in lower limb and genital lymphoedema management taking into account their profession and at the same time acknowledging that each practitioner will bring to the course expertise and knowledge in a variety of areas.
Cased Based Learning
The course is underpinned by the exploration of lower limb and genital lymphoedema management through case studies that will facilitate integration of information and skills to specific lymphoedema conditions. This will facilitate an authentic learning experience.
Interdisciplinary Care
The course fosters an appreciation of interdisciplinary teamwork and explores the roles and the development of practitioners across professions. The participant will have specific areas of expertise that they can draw upon and assist other learners.
Integrated Curriculum
The goal of the integrated curriculum of this course is to bring the learner beyond skill and concept acquisition to creativity and evidence based decision-making and implementation in practice.
The course is divided into sections. Each section has a distance learning component and a face to face component. The course is underpinned by evidence based learning and the content reflects the current best practice in lymphoedema management.
Distance Learning Component
The distance learning component is included via Lymphoedema Educations Solutions (LES) online Learning Management System and via the e-learning modules provided by Klose Training www.klosetraining.com. It includes readings, online presentations and activities to assist you in developing knowledge on various topics. Your prior learning will influence how much time you will need to spend on each section. There are some activities that will require you to participate in an online discussion with other course participants. The distance learning component is compulsory and will prepare you for the face-to-face study days. It is estimated that the Klose online training can take up to 45 hour. There are approximately another 15 hours of learning via the LES Learning Management System. You will be given access to the distance learning program approximately 6 weeks prior to the face to face study days.
The Klose and LES e-learning component will also include formative online quizzes which you must achieve 80% and you have three chances at achieving this. There will also be a variety of short quizzes, pair and share and activities at the beginning of various sessions on the study days to formatively evaluate your learning from the distance-learning component.
The Klose training and LES quizzes and activities must be successfully completed prior to the face-to-face days. This is a prerequisite to attend the face-to-face study days. There will also be a 1 hour virtual session via zoom prior to the face to face component to discuss assessment and management of one of the case studies.
Face-to-Face Component
The face-to-face component is made up of 4.5 study days (40 hours). Dissemination of information and skills is via interactive lectures, activities, practical workshops and group discussion. It is an excellent opportunity for you to share your knowledge, skills, ideas and have a forum to troubleshoot a variety of aspects of lymphoedema management. The information for the face-to-face component will be given out on the face-to-face study days.
Participants are required to have 100% attendance throughout the face-to-face component.
The assessment of this course assists the learner in integrating what has been taught. The assessment includes both formative and summative components. There will be a number of opportunities for formative assessment (feedback) both in the distance learning and face-to-face components.
Formative Assessment:
- Facilitates the development of self-assessment (reflection) in learning;
- Encourages educator and peer dialogue around learning;
- Provides opportunities to close the gap between current and desired performance;
- Delivers high quality information to participants about their learning;
- Encourages positive motivational beliefs and self-esteem; and
- Provides information to educators that can be used to help shape the teaching.
Summative Assessment
The summative assessment tasks allow the learner to show that they have gained mastery of content, knowledge, and skills. It is another opportunity for the learner to be aware of what they have a good grasp of and what requires further exploration.
The summative assessment will comprise of:
- Online quizzes for each of the online modules of Klose Training and LES;
- Practical examination of manual lymphatic drainage and bandaging for a specific lower limb case study;
- Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) that will have four stations which will assess the following topics:
- Fitting a lower limb compression garment and teaching the examiner how to apply and remove it with appropriate home instructions;
- Measuring the circumferences of a limb;
- Applying an appropriate compression wrap on a foot and leg and answering clinical reasoning questions about compression wraps;
- Theory examination.
- Case study assignment that will be due 4 weeks after completion of the face-to-face study days. This will require the practitioner in their workplace to assess and develop a treatment plan for a client with lower limb lymphoedema. Detailed assessment criteria will be provided.
Note – If you are also completing the upper limb lymphoedema course you only have to complete one case study.
Upon successfully completing the course the participant will be provided with a certificate of completion.
Participants who fail any part of the summative assessment will need to be re-examined in that part within six months of the original exam at the participant’s expense. If the participant fails again it is recommended that the participant repeat the entire course. If the participant is unable to meet with the instructor for the exam due to geographic reasons then a suitably qualified instructor will be appointed to officiate at the examination.
Please note: To be eligible to register on the Australasian Lymphology Association’s National Lymphoedema Practitioners Register www.lymphoedema.org.au you must also successfully complete the Level 1 Lower Limb Lymphoedema Course.
This course requires a minimum number of 14 participants and has a maximum number of 20.
The following agreement is made between the participant registering for the course (as indicated on this registration form) and Lymphoedema Education Solutions (LES).
Payment and Refund Policy
On receipt of full payment each participant will receive a confirmation email and a receipt for payment. A tax invoice will be provided on complete payment of the full course amount.
Upon registration, you will receive an email with details confirming when the deposit of $900.00 and balance payment is due. The total amount is due four (4) weeks prior to the distance learning component beginning. A place will not be held in the course without confirmation of receipt of a deposit. You will receive the distance learning log in details approximately six (6) weeks prior to the face-to-face study days. Please note that $90.00 (GST inclusive) of the deposit is non-refundable. After receipt of the distance learning log on details $500.00 will become non-refundable. Withdrawal of a course participant after the face-to-face study days have started, but prior to 50% completion of the study days, will result in a refund of 50% of the entire tuition. The total amount will become non-refundable after 50% of the class is completed regardless of the reason for withdrawal.
Cancellations
Notification of cancellations must be sent by post or email info@lymphoedemaeducation.com.au. All cancellations incur an administration fee of $90 (GST inclusive).
Places are limited and minimum and maximum course numbers apply. All workshop practical sessions are completed in pairs and therefore even numbers are required.
In the unlikely event of a course being cancelled, prior to commencement of the online learning, all course fees, including the deposit, will be refunded.
Scope of Practice
The applicant acknowledges and understands that the course is designed for practitioners with suitable existing health professional qualifications. The course description identifies which types of health professional qualifications are required. The applicant undertakes to the course provider that it is suitably qualified in accordance with the course prerequisites and holds a current registration.
Course Materials
All materials provided in courses and workshops are protected by Copyright and intellectual property laws.
Reproduction and re-transmission of the materials, in whole or part, in any manner, without prior consent of the copyright holder, is a violation of copyright law. Individuals must preserve any copyright or other notices contained in or associated with the materials. Users may not distribute copies to others, whether or not in electronic form, whether or not for charge or consideration, without prior written consent of the copyright holder of the materials.
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