Assessment and Management of Lymphoedema in Melanoma Care

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Assessment and Management of Lymphoedema in Melanoma Care

Melanoma Nursing Webinar Program

This webinar is designed to equip specialist melanoma nurses with the knowledge and skills to effectively assess, monitor, and support patients living with lymphoedema following melanoma treatment.

This webinar is designed to equip specialist melanoma nurses with the knowledge and skills to effectively assess, monitor, and support patients living with lymphoedema following melanoma treatment. Incorporating the lived experience of a consumer, the session will highlight evidence-based strategies for prevention, early identification, and management of lymphoedema as well as consideration in regional and rural settings. Nurses will gain insights into the physical and psychosocial impacts of lymphoedema, and explore practical approaches to multidisciplinary treatment and patient education.

Learning outcomes:

  • Describe the pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentation of lymphoedema in people treated for melanoma.
  • Identify early signs and symptoms of lymphoedema and consider ways of integrating this into ongoing patient monitoring.
  • Understand evidence-based strategies for lymphoedema management, including referral pathways, supportive therapies, and self-management education for patients and carers.
  • Describe the impact of lymphoedema on patient quality of life and incorporate consumer perspectives into person-centred care.

 

Speakers

Carol Morris

Carol Morris 

Lymphoedema Physiotherapist
Melanoma Institute Australia
 

Carol Morris is an APA specialist physiotherapist who developed an interest in lymphoedema whilst working in the UK. After completing lymphoedema training in Austria, she continued treating patients both in the private and post-mastectomy hospital setting. Returning to Australia in 2007, Carol went on to complete her Masters and also worked as a research assistant with the Breast Cancer Research Group at The University of Sydney. She joined the Lymphoedema Clinic at Melanoma Institute Australia in 2012.
Carol's clinical interests include the effects of exercise and an active lifestyle on the affected limb after node removal surgeries and radiotherapy. With a keen interest in sports and the outdoors, Carol aims to provide patients with an integrated lymphoedema management approach to return patients to their pre-cancer activity levels.
Monique Bareham

 

Monique Bareham

Consumer Advisor

Monique believes that all Australians affected by lymphoedema should have affordable access to evidence-based care and self-management support. Monique was awarded the Australian of the Year, South Australian Local Hero and Joy Nobel Medal in 2022 in recognition of her tireless patient support and advocacy leading to the launch of the South Australian Lymphoedema Compression Garment Subsidy Scheme in 2021. This scheme provides vital compression garments for 1000’s of individuals affected by lymphoedema. Since then, Monique has taken her advocacy to a national level and is the driving force behind the Federal Parliamentary Friends of Lymphoedema launched in 2024.
 

Monique sits on several health-related boards and committees as a Consumer Advisor/Lived Experience Expert. Monique is regularly invited to collaborate on health research projects, assisting with co-designing project proposals, co-authoring papers and presenting at conferences and forums. In 2025 Monique commenced a Master in Health and Clinical Research at Flinders University focusing on Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) in health research and service delivery.

Resource details

Melanoma Nursing Webinar Program VC.53
Course type
Webinars
Duration
60 mins
Curriculum Area
Treatment (incl. Supportive Care)
Speciality
Clinician
Nurse
Course Start Date
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Clinical care
Melanoma
Treatment Types

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