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Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Savings Act of 2010 May 31, 2010
Thanks to Heather Ferguson for her persistence in making sure everyone knows about one of the most important bills presented to protect those who live with lymphedema and who are actively seeking treatment. Success in Washington DCBriefings were conducted educating more than 30 attendees and, as of May 31st, there are 22 representatives co-sponsoring HR 4662, the Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Savings Act of 2010. Co-sponsors include: 1. Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] as of 5/24/2010
2. Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] as of 5/28/2010
3. Reb Coble, Howard [NC-6] as of 4/13/2010
4. Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] as of 4/21/2010
5. Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2} as of 4/29/2010
6. Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] as of 4/27/2010
7. Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] as of 5/12/2010
8. Rep Ellison, Keigh [MN-5] as of 5/27/2010
9. Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] as of 4/13/2010
10. Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15} as of 4/13/2010
11. Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] as of 4/27/2010
12. Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] as of 5/4/2010
13. Reb Paul, Ron [TX-14] as of 3/2/2010
14. Rep Roe, David P. [TN-1] as of 3/12/2010
15. Rep Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch [MD-2] as of 5/27/2010
16. Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] as of 4/13/2010
17. Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] as of 5/27/2010
18. Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] as of 5/27/2010
19. Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC]-4/27/2010
20. Rep Paulsn, Erik [MN-3] as of 5/27/2010
21. Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] as of 5/18/2010
22. Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] as of 5/12/2010 Thanks for the support. If you would like to get involved and express your desire for your representative's participation, check here for your representative's phone number. Let them know that you're backing them in the support of the HR 4662 Bill and would appreciate their co-sponsorship. And for more information or regular email updates, contact Heather Ferguson by email: hmff@earthlink.net. Welcome to the Team! April 22, 2010 Klose Training & Consulting welcomes Meggin O'Morrow to the team. Meggin joins KTC April 22nd as our Public Relations Specialist. Visit our Faculty Page to meet our staff. Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Savings Act of 2010 Bill (HR 4662) Introduced in Congress February 23, 2010. Posted March 31, 2010 A Charlotte, NC mother’s efforts to change insurance laws were inspired by caring for her 3-year-old son who was born with Lymphedema. House of Representatives bill HR 4662, the Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Savings Act of 2010, was introduced to Congress on February 23, 2010. This important bill is designed to provide coverage for treatment and supplies for patients diagnosed with lymphedema. We at Klose Training encourage all therapists and their patients to support this important bill by calling and emailing their Congressional Representative and Senator. (Download a sample letter here.) Therapists, patients, and the general public need to act now in order to secure future reimbursement for treatment and supplies. Please visit Step Up, Speak Out for more information on this bill. Also, you may send an email to Heather Ferguson at:hmff@earthlink.net and request to be on her mailing list. Heather will send you updates on HR 4662. You can find Heather’s Story: Mother Takes State Health Care Fight to a National Level that aired on News Channel 14 in Charlotte, NC earlier this year. Welcome to the Team! March 22, 2010 Klose Lymphedema Care (KLC) welcomes Petra Schalk, OTR/L, LAc, CLT to the team. Petra joins KLC March 22nd as a Certified Lymphedea Therapist responsible for further development of KLC’s Lymphedema Program at its home base in Lafayette, CO. Online Home-Study Course a Success! Posted March 1, 2010 We are pleased to announce that the newly designed online portion of the e-Integrative Lymphedema Certification home-study course has been exceptionally well received by all students of Klose Training Lymphedema Certification Courses. Participants receive access to our online home-study lessons and are able to begin working on the home-study module immediately upon registration. Accessible 24/7, online lessons can be repeated as many times as necessary, until the information is internalized. Comprehension of the materials presented is verified through online quizzes following the completion of each lesson. The following is a testimonial we received about our home-study course: “Phew, thank you so much!! I have to tell you how fabulous these online courses Guenter has created really are! What a teacher!! I've actually been enjoying the lessons, andI think I may possibly, actually understand these things, for the first time in my 35 years of practice. Thanks again for all your help…!” –Janet Thanks for the testimonial, Janet. We wish you success in your practice! We’re pleased that Klose Training students feel exceptionally well prepared for the practical portion of the training in the second phase. KLC will host 2nd annual Lymphedema Awareness Day, March 6th, 2010. Posted February 18, 2010 Klose Lymphedema Care will be hosting the second annual Lymphedema Awareness Day on March 6th, 2010 at the Public Library in Lafayette, CO. March 6th was declared as Lymphedema D-Day by the State of Colorado in 2001. Colorado State Representative Dianne Primavera will be the Keynote Speaker for this important event. Doors for participants will open at 10:30 a.m. Lymphedema is a chronic swelling, most often affecting the extremities. Lymphedema can develop as a side effect of surgical and/or radiation treatment for breast, prostate, gynecological cancers or melanoma. The condition may also develop without obvious reason after birth (congenital lymphedema) or later in life. Lymphedema is generally poorly understood in the medical community. Therefore lymphedema is often undertreated or not treated at all. This event will raise public awareness for lymphedema and honor patients who are living with this condition. Patients with lymphedema will have an opportunity to network with each other and therapist experts who treat lymphedema. Welcome to the Team! January 18, 2010 Klose Training & Consulting welcomes Maryanne Hencken to the team. Maryanne joins Klose Training January 18th as our Office Manager responsible for supporting both the clinic and the school at the Klose Training office in Lafayette, Colorado. KLC Receives BWRC Grant to Assist Patients with Lymphedema Posted July 9, 2009  | Klose Lymphedema Care (KLC) is excited to announce that we have been honored with a grant award from the Colorado Breast and Women’s Reproductive Cancer Fund. This project, Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Secondary Lymphedema related to Breast or Women’s Reproductive Cancer, allows KLC to offer financial assistance to patients in the State of Colorado with breast or reproductive cancer in obtaining compression garments for lymphedema management. |
Research demonstrates that therapy for lymphedema, including compression garments, can significantly affect improvement in quality of life. Many health insurance plans, including Medicare, exclude compression garments for lymphedema and decrease a patient’s ability to obtain appropriate care. With your help we can identify these patients and provide them with the necessary compression garment application. If you know someone who would benefit from financial assistance for compression garments for lymphedema in the State of Colorado we require the following:
• KLC Financial Assistance Application
• Prescription from a medical doctor indicating “compression garment for lymphedema”
The staff members at Klose Lymphedema Care are very excited to have the opportunity to serve the lymphedema community and we look forward to working with you and your patients. Please contact Petra Schalk, OTR with questions regarding funding for compression garments, patient care and other KLC services at clt@klosetraining.com or 303-245-0333.
JOBST Cuts Delivery Time in Half June 4, 2009 Elvarex, Elvarex Soft, Seamless Soft, and Bellavar garments are now being delivered in an average of 4 DAYS! ALFP's First Stakeholder Meeting May 11, 2009 The American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP) held its 1st stakeholder meeting in Chicago, Il on March 16th, 2009. The ALFP is a national initiative developed under the leadership of recognized clinical experts and investigators in the field of lymphedema. A collaboration of healthcare providers, researchers, patients, and industry representatives, the ALFP will develop and evaluate appropriate health care services for patients with all forms of lymphedema and advance the quality of lymphedema care both in the United States and worldwide.
The stakeholder meeting was attended by 71 participants from various interest groups (see pie chart below). The meeting was held in an “open space” concept and was exceptionally productive. Participants were encouraged to identify current issues and problem areas in all aspects of lymphedema care. The morning session also included discussion about the possible obstacles this newly formed organization faces to establish itself as a recognized and meaningful entity in the field of lymphedema care and other related areas, professional organizations and industries. During the second half of the meeting, participants were working in groups again with the focus on specific, previously identified issues and with the intent to produce a list of possible solutions and resources needed to implement these solutions.
In summary, the ALFP was able to conduct an exceptionally productive stakeholder meeting, the first step to accomplish a great goal and to meet the ambitions outlined in their mission statement. For more information about ALFP go to www.alfp.org. At the website you’ll be able to sign up for e-mail updates. Industry Participants
June Rocky Mountain Lymphedema Study Group May 11, 2009 The next meeting of the Rocky Mountain Lymphedema Study Group will be June 2, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Klose Training/Klose Lymphedema Care offices in Lafayette, CO. Doors will open at 5:30 for a light dinner and networking. Meeting topics will include: Review of Post Mastectomy Surgical Reconstruction Techniques, Breast and Chest MLD Review, and Solaris Compression Products for Truncal & Arm Edema. A representative from Solaris will present their latest truncal compression products. Jodi Winicour, author and instructor of Klose Training's Breast Cancer Rehabilitation course will provide a review of post mastectomy surgical reconstruction techniques. Heather Blatchley, Klose Lymphedema Care's lymphedema specialist will provide a review of MLD for the breast and trunk. Light dinner will be served. If you’d like, bring a Case Study to share (please bring pictures on a memory stick or CD-ROM as well as a brief medical history and your suggestions for treatment). There is NO COST to attend, but to help us prepare for your participation, we request the courtesy of your RSVP BY Friday, May 29, by calling 303-245-0333 or emailing lisa@klosetraining.com Lymphedema Physician for the Front Range and Colorado January 8, 2009 Paul Berger, MD of the Boulder Holistic Medical Center is now available to see patients with lymphedema and patients at risk of lymphedema for evaluation, diagnosis, and appropriate referral. Dr. Berger recently received special training in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lymphedema by Klose Training's Medical Director Kathleen Francis, MD. Dr. Berger's office is located on 805 South Broadway in Boulder, CO. For appointments call 303-449-3100
Next Rocky Mountain Lymphedema Study Group Meeting: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 5:30pm - 8:00pm at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center 200 Exempla Circle, Lafayette, CO 80026 (Just off Hwy 287 and Northwest Parkway) Please expect additional details per email this summer. National Lymphedema Network (NLN) – International Conference Orlando, Florida September 22 - 26, 2010 Lymphology Association of America (LANA) – Next available exam dates: April 19 - May 8, 2010 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) – CSM New Orleans, LA February 9 - 12, 2011 Lymphedema Awareness Day Lafayette, Colorado March 5, 2011 Please call 303-245-0333 or e-mail us for more information. American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) – National Convention Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 14 - 17, 2011 | | | |
