Consumer Day
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Saturday 26 May 2012, 10.30am—3.00pm
Cost - $55(includes morning tea and lunch)
Every two years the Australasian Lymphology Association (ALA) holds a national conference in Australia or New Zealand. The ALA is the peak professional organisation in Australasia representing clinicians, educators and researchers in the field of lymphology. The ALA Conference 2012, in Cairns on 24 – 26 May 2012 promises to be an engaging and exciting event, featuring highly regarded keynote speakers and presenters from all over the world. This Conference will leave us richer in knowledge, invigorated through participation and expanded in friendships and contacts.
Program
| Saturday 26 May 2012 | |
| 10.30am | Registration, trade exhibition and morning tea |
| 11.00am | Hot Topics - Community and Self Management - Does one recipe suit all? Room: Michaelmas Cay Ballroom Chair Neil Piller |
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| 12.00pm | Lunch and trade exhibition |
| 1.00pm | Consumer Session Room: Reef Room Chair: TBC |
| Lymphoedema and diet: What can patients do? Rachel Dawson, Flinders University, SA. |
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| Ask the Professor Professor Peter Mortimer, University of London, UK |
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| Lymphoedema – Can yoga help? Annette Loudon, Rural Health, University of Tasmania, TAS |
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| 3.40pm | Session Finish |
Speakers
Professor Peter Mortimer
International Speaker and keynote speaker for the ALA Conference
Professor Peter Mortimer trained in Dermatology in Sheffield and Oxford. He was appointed ‘Physician to the Skin’ department at St George’s and consultant skin physician to the Royal Marsden Hospital since 1986 and has been Professor of Dermatological Medicine to the University of London since 2000.
Annette Loudon
Annette is currently completing her Masters of Medical Sciences through Rural Health at the University of Tasmania. Her research topic “A randomised controlled pilot trial into the effects of yoga on women with secondary arm lymphoedema from breast cancer treatment” was carried out in Hobart and Launceston. Annette is a qualified, accredited and experienced teacher of yoga and Pilates, as well as having qualifications in exercise science and fitness.
Rachel Dawson
Rachel Dawson is a dietitian and a student of the Graduate Entry Medical Program at Flinders University. Rachel has interests in improving outcomes for patients with breast cancer related lymphoedema by using conservative interventions which can be patient driven. She has been involved in research which critically evaluates the credibility of information recommended to patients on the internet. Through her background in nutrition and dietetics she has made contributions to research in how dietary changes can enhance outcomes for patients with breast cancer related lymphoedema.
How to Register
To register for the Consumer Day, please click on "Register Online" below.
Register Online
Alternatively, you can download the Consumer Day Registration Form, complete it, and return it to the Conference Office via fax, email or post with your payment details:
Think Business Events
Suite 6, 19-23 Hoddle Street, Richmond VIC 3121
Ph: +61 3 9417 1350
Fax: +61 3 8610 2170
Email: ala@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
Downloads
- Consumer Day Registration Form (.pdf 192KB)
- Consumer Day Registration Form (.docx 209KB)
How to apply for funding
The Conference Committee are pleased to be able to offer some assistance to Consumers and their carers to attend the Conference on Saturday 26 May 2012 for the Consumer dedicated sessions. This assistance has been made possible by a Commonwealth Grant. To allocate this assistance to consumers a grant application process has been agreed on.
A Conference 2012 Grants Committee has been established to assess each Grant application taking into account the funding available. Grants are made to assist with costs for attendance at the Conference. Grants will be assigned to applicants based on fulfilment of certain conditions on the Conference delegates behalf, which form the selection criteria below:
- Grants will be made to applicants who can demonstrate that their attendance at the Conference will benefit them and/or others.
- Priority will be given to applicants who would not normally have the ability to attend such a Conference.
- Priority will be given to applicants who are members of a lymphoedema association (if available in their state/country).
- Applicants will need to have a willingness to provide public comment of their experience.
Download:
Consumer Day Funding Application (.docx 78KB)
Consumer Day Flyer (.pdf 173KB)
To submit an application for a Grant, please complete the application form and return it by 30th March 2012 either by email, fax or post to:
ALA Conference Office:
Think Business Events
Suite 6, 19-23 Hoddle Street
Richmond VIC 3121
Email: ala@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
Ph: +61 3 9417 1350
Fax: +61 3 8610 2170
Thank you to our supporters for providing funding for consumers to attend:
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