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Canadian Lymphedema Framework National Conference, Toronto 2019
Keynote Speakers
The Scientific and Organizing Committees welcomed t he following keynote speakers:
Dr. Machteld Huber from the Netherlands, spoke on
Positive Health: The New Definition of Health;
Dr. Pierre von de Weid from Calgary, spoke on Scientific Developments in Lymphedema Research; Dr. Anna Towers of Montreal spoke about Palliative Care and Lymphedema; Susan Harris, PhD from British Columbia, spoke about Challenging Myths of Exercise-induced Lymphedema as well as Jean LaMantia, a dietitian from Toronto,about Nutrition and Lymphedema. Her new book "The Complete Lymphedema management & Nutrition Guide "was available for sale
The closing question panel on Surgical Solutions for Lymphedema, included:
Canadian surgeons: Dr. John Semple (Surgeon-in-Chief at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto), Dr. Sibal Haykal (Surgeon at UHN) and Amy Beaith (a patient’s perspective on Quality of Life After Surgery)