CANADIAN LYMPHEDEMA FRAMEWORK

Continued partnership with the University of Alberta to deliver the co-developed microcredential course 'Lymphedema and Chronic Edema Management' to health care professionals. Publish four issues annually of Pathways magazine including a special annual Spring issue coinciding with World Lymphedema Day which is dedicated to education awareness and advocacy and is distributed for free to thousands of patients and health professionals beyond the CLF’s usual subscription base. Continued partnership with MITACS the University of Alberta and CPA-Oncology Division to update the Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Best-Practice Management of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Continued partnership and collaboration with 8 patient-led provincial lymphedema associations including the ongoing hosting of quarterly virtual meetings to develop and implement cross-organizational initiatives. Ongoing partnerships with national and international organizations to promote projects and educational initiatives to a wider audience.

New partnership with IMD Health platform to contribute evidence-based lymphedema information to Canadian health care professionals in their clinical settings via an online information aggregation database. Successfully delivered our biennial educational conference to 311 attendees with 36 speakers and presenters on lymphedema-related topics aimed at both patients and health professionals. Developed printed and disseminated a new Patient Education Pamphlet: What You Need to Know About Lymphedema. Updated and digitally distributed our health professional education card: Lymphedema/Chronic Edema: What Every Physician Should Know. Developed and delivered a new educational program 'Lymphedema Learning Library ' curating reading lists of articles on specific lymphedema-related topics and making these available online to the public for free. Began literature review research for a project aimed at updating lymphedema prevalence data for Canada.