Seminar

Lymphedema
Management and Treatment

09.09.2026, Tallinn

North Estonian Medical Centre, Mustamäe Medical Campus, Sütiste tee 19, Tallinn

Baltic Lymphology Workshop

Agenda

09:00-09:30

Registration, 1st floor, conference room Suur Saal

09:30-09:45

Welcome and introduction
Marianna Yatsenko, Sales Manager medi GmbH& Co. KG/ Germany

09:45-10:15

Current aspects in self-management and compression therapy in the treatment of lymhedema, obesity and lipoedema.
Dr. Ad Hendrickx, Scientific lead ECL, the Netherlands, board member ILF

10:15-10:45

European guidelines in treatment of lymphedema/ German guideline SK2.
Marianna Yatsenko

10:45-11:15

Scientific Evidence in compression therapy in relation to exercise
Els Brouwer, consultant and chair Dutch Ass. For Physiotherapy in Lymphology & Oncology, the Netherlands

11:15-11:45

Challenges in the treatment of lymphedema patients. Challenging cases.
Külli Erik, lymph therapist Medi Plus Estonia

11:45-12:15

Chronic inflamation and pain in lymphedema, influence to lymphatic system due to chronic swelling
Kristiina Kokkonen, MD, PhD, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain medicine (Finland)

12:15-13:15 Lunch

13:15-14:00

How to choose the right solution/ garment or ACW- the STRIDE principle.
Els Brouwer

14:00-14:30

Manual Lymph Drainage: essential component or selective tool?
Eva Suits, Vodder-lymph therapist, City Massaaz, consultant in decongestive therapy compression garments MediPood, Estonia

14:30-15:00

Lymphedema Care in Latvia. Challenges, Gaps and Opportunities
Inesse Gulbe, lymphedema physioterapist

15:00-15:45

Workshop different garments in the venous and lymphatic treatment. Self-management and use of circaid.
How to measure and application of circaid products.
Marianna Yatsenko