Chronic Edema: Under-Recognized and Overlooked

Monday, June 16, 2025, 8:00 AM - Friday, September 26, 2025, 12:00 AM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.00 hours), IPCE Credits (1.00 hours)

FACULTY

Emily Cahalan, OTR/L, CLT, CBIS
Emily is an OT with almost fifteen years experience in the field, having graduated from National University of Ireland, Galway in 2010. Emily is passionate about inpatient rehabilitation and specifically lymphedema therapy in this (underserved) space. In her (limited) spare time, Emily has started accepting OTD Capstone students to do her part in further promoting the advancement of OT in the rehab world.
Disclosures: No financial relationships to disclose.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Michael A. Boeving, MD is the Medical Director at the Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (an affiliation of BJC HealthCare and Encompass Health). Dr. Boeving has no financial relationships to disclose.

Elissa Charbonneau, DO, MS is the Chief Medical Officer of Medical Services at Encompass Health. Dr. Charbonneau has no financial relationships to disclose.

Tedra Cleveland, MSHA, MBA is the National Director of Medical Services at Encompass Health. Ms. Cleveland has no financial relationships to disclose.

Richard C. Senelick, MD is an Adjunct Professor of Neurology. Dr. Senelick has no financial relationships to disclose

Joseph Stillo, MD, PhD is Vice President of Medical Services, Encompass Health. Dr. Stillo has no financial relationships to disclose.

Barbara Winters-Todd, RN, MSN, CRRN is a Director of Clinical Excellence Informatics at Encompass Health Corporation. Ms. Winters-Todd has no financial relationships to disclose.

1. Review the mechanism of edema formation
2. Understand why certain conditions develop from chronic edema
3. Examine the interventions that can be used to improve edema
4. Discuss how to set up an in-house program to treat edema for better outcomes

1. Review the mechanism of edema formation
2. Understand why certain conditions develop from chronic edema
3. Examine the interventions that can be used to improve edema
4. Discuss how to set up an in-house program to treat edema for better outcomes

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