The International Dermal Institute (IDI) will offer Oncology Treatments: Client Safety and Lymphedema on Monday, June 24, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the brand's world headquarters located in Carson, Calif. The workshop is open exclusively to licensed skin therapists at a fee of $175. The workshop will be conducted by skin trainer and supervisor Johnnette du Rand, C.M.T., N.C.T.M.B., M.L.D., along with skin therapist, massage therapist and spa consultant Karey Hazewinkel York, both representing the non-profit organization, Greet The Day Institute of Integrative Oncology Education.
The workshop will address the risk of tissue infection which accompanies lymphedema, the lymphatic obstruction which is common when the lymphatic system is compromised as a result of chemotherapy. Participants will leave with a new understanding of which diagnostic, surgical procedures and cancer treatments place clients at risk for lymphedema. Attendees will also learn what questions to ask as part of the skin treatment consultation along with safe cleansing and massage modifications for clients at risk for lymphedema.
According to The American Cancer Society, more than one million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Of these, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, just after skin cancer; about one in eight American women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. Other procedures which injure the lymphatic vessels, such as liposuction, diagnostic procedures and prophylactic mastectomy, may also result in permanent swelling known as lymphedema. Treatment of other cancers with lymph node involvement such as ovarian, prostate, head, neck and thyroid cancer also place clients at risk for lymphedema.
To register, please contact Kim Mason at 949-544-1483 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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