To Our Lymphedema Community,
We hope 2021 is off to a wonderful start for all of you and that you and your families stayed safe and happy throughout the holidays. With the end of the pandemic in sight, we are optimistic that we will be able to soon get together in person for events such as this year's NLN conference. The new year brings with it many things to look forward to and we are excited to present our new membership platform and new program offerings. Please read below for a preview.
2021 National Lymphedema Network Conference
This year's conference will be a A Mysterious Experience of Lymphology and will be returning to Boston. Please mark your calendars and save the dates for the program days Friday 10/01/21 - Sunday 10/03/21.
NLN Membership
We would like to thank our current membership community for your continued support of the NLN. Below are some of the changes:
- New Membership Platform - We are excited to roll out our new membership platform which will host members-only content including an archive of LymphLink articles, a library of webinars and presentations, calendar of events, and discussion boards. We will keep in close communication with you to continually shape the platform to best meet your needs. The contact information of active members as of 1/19/21 will be imported on 1/20/21. Please be on the lookout for more information to make this transition smooth and seamless.
- New Membership Structure - The new membership structure has been simplified and will consist of only three types: supporters, members, and organizations. A separate email with details of the benefits of each type will be sent next week.
- Introducing Office Hours - We are pleased to announce that NLN "members" will be able to take advantage of office hours with the executive director. This is time where you can meet to discuss clinical cases or bring any issues that you need assistance with.
- Garment Program - The process for submission of applications to the NLN Garment Program for "members" will be updated and further streamlined with our new membership platform.
- Members-only Webinars - We will be hosting monthly webinars that are dedicated to NLN membership and they will be consistently held the last Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm ET. This is so that you can plan ahead and make arrangements in your schedule to attend. Therapists who attend the live webinar will be offered CEU certificates. Save the date for for January's webinar:
A Dissection of Air Travel for People with Lymphedema
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 @1:00 pm ET
M. Mark Melin, MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS
Jean LaMantia, RD
Jeannette Zucker, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA
Zoom registration links will be emailed to active NLN members 1/08/21
Pilot of Lymphedema Leadership Program
The National Lymphedema Network believes in finding the lymphedema leaders of the future and promoting their clinical education and professional advancement. We are pleased to announce the pilot of our Lymphedema Leadership Program where we will accept the nominations of an occupational therapy student, physical therapy student, nursing student, and/or a medical student. Nominations will be accepted by NLN "members". More details to follow in a separate email sometime this month.
There is so much to look forward to this year, and we are eager to connect with you.
The National Lymphedema Network
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