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Summer 2014
Office Move
The LAO has a new home: 4800 Dundas St. West, Suite 203! We just moved down the street to our new location at the corner of Dundas and Islington on May 5th.
The new office space is large enough to accommodate LAO’s two part-time staff plus a summer student and/or volunteer. It is cheery and bright with a wall of windows and easily accessible by public transit. The office has been mainly furnished with donated office furniture and now we are in the midst of unpacking and settling in.
We invite all members to visit us at the new LAO office when in the area! We also have some archived newsletters, magazines and conference bags for you to take away.
The LAO Team
The LAO team welcomes JoAnne Raditz as Project Manager. You will have already received electronic newsletters and other correspondence from JoAnne. JoAnne is a graphic design professional with strong administrative and technical skills, just a few of her many talents!
LAO has received a Canada Summer Jobs Grant again this year. This grant provides a subsidy, allowing the LAO to hire a university student for approximately nine weeks to assist with outreach and administrative duties. This year the LAO welcomes Chloe Rizzo. Chloe is a student at the University of Toronto studying Psychology. Her priority projects will include outreach activities to increase lymphedema awareness and administrative assistance to update our records and plan for upcoming events such as the Charity Walk and Conference.
YE 2013 AGM Update
Anna Kennedy hosted the May 29th AGM for the Year Ending 2013. We are pleased to have had numerous members join the event and thank Dr. David Keast on his informative presentation on the topic of Skin Care for Lymphedema. If you missed the AGM and are interested in viewing the event at your convenience, it has been recorded and is available at the following link:
https://lymphontario.adobeconnect.com/p33ck5o4349/
Pass Code: AGMMAY2014
2014-15 LAO Board of Directors
The LAO thanks our Board of Directors who have accepted another term:
• Ruby Kreinder• Janice Goldberg• Barbara Foster• Matthew Fawcett • Ben Ciallella• Anna Kennedy
Executive Director Update by Radosna Bijukovic
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LAO membership benefits include:• Newsletters
• Information updates
• Quarterly national Lymphedema magazine “Pathways”
• Discount at the annual conference
• Voting right at the LAO Annual General Meeting for Individual Members.
LAO membership sign up or renewal options:Online: Go to www.lymphontario.ca, click on the “JOIN US OR RENEW”
button and begin your membership affiliation or renewal process.
Phone: Call 416-410-2250 or 1.877.723.0033 to join/renew by credit card.
Mail: Fill out a membership form and remit a cheque or credit card information by mail. Please make out your cheque payable to: The Lymphedema Association of Ontario. Membership form is located on the back page of this Lymphedema Matters insert.
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LAO Charity WalkWe are counting on your support and on the communities across Ontario to make this year’s event a huge success!
Date: September 21, 2014
Theme: One Step at a Time —Every Step Helps
New this year is our VIRTUAL TEAM
This TEAM concept includes everyone who wishes to support the LAO through this event, regardless of where they live. We understand that it may be daunting for some individuals to walk 5km all at one time and also to accomplish this on a specific day. The VIRTUAL TEAM concept is an idea where individuals can participate in their own community by
walking at their own pace whenever it is convenient, with the goal of completing the 5km by the end of September. We hope that this way we can get more participants and supporters involved and also encourage exercise as it is beneficial for lymphedema management and overall well-being. Also, it is a way to engage more LAO supporters and sponsors, and to spread the word and help the cause.
Benefits of exercise for lymphedema
Exercise done regularly and in moderation is helpful in maintaining muscle tone. Good muscle tone helps improve lymph flow. In addition, exercise mobilizes the joints and strengthens the muscles of the involved limb(s), thus decreasing the risk of strain/sprain.
Exercise for lymphedema is best done with compressionWhen lymphedema exists, the lymph vessels that are functioning are working double time to try to circulate the lymphatic fluid. These vessels can become stretched. Over time and without consistent compression, the lymph vessels can overstretch and fail causing a worsening of the swelling.
Wearing compression bandages/garments provides support to the skin and to the lymphatic vessels that carry the lymphatic fluid.
Outreach Event
The Mississauga Halton and Central West Regional Cancer Program invited the LAO to participate in the 1st annual Primary Care Oncology Day on June 4th. This event provided primary care providers and allied health professionals with the tools, updates, and information needed to care for their patients who have undergone a cancer diagnosis. This was a great opportunity to raise awareness regarding lymphedema. We thank the volunteers who assisted with this event.
LAO Annual Conference: SAVE the DATE: March 6 & 7, 2015
We listened to your feedback and made the decision to hold the annual conference in the spring of next year. This will also coincide with Lymphedema Awareness month and free up the busy time of fall schedules. The event will again be held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel and Conference Centre. We hope you will set the date aside in your calendar.
Walking is a safe and effective exercise
for all!
Start Walking Today!Look on last pages for
• Pledge Form
• Walk Recording Form for Virtual Team Members
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Barrie/OrilliaLana Boudreau [email protected]
Cathy Petzoldt PT705-794-3772 [email protected]
BeavertonSarah Cowley RN RMT 705-426-2894
BeamsvilleVivian Dim OT Reg (Ont) LLCC [email protected]
BramptonAngela Hunt RMT LLCC ALT ADP Mobile Therapist 905-495-7308www.lymphedemawellnesscentre.com
Yaakov Shwartz RMTAstra Healthcare 905-458-3400www.astrahealthcare.ca
BrantfordPamela Monarch RMT 519-751-7096 ext.3414www.pammonarchrmt.com
BurlingtonKimberly Boersen-Gladman MT905-332-6542www.headtofootoasis.ca
Ramona Herman RMT [email protected]
CaledonNancy Scagnetti RN RMT ALT ADPMobile Therapist 647-718-3780www.lymphedemawellnesscentre.com
CornwallCeline Razeau PTCarolyn Cormier RMT ADP613-938-4848
Durham RegionJason Mandalentsis RMT [email protected]
Phyllis Christian RMTOshawa/Port Perry 905-721-3828Mobile Therapist (Durham Region)
Darlene Spence BSc RMT905-244-7223www.burketonmassagetherapy.com
Etobicoke/West TorontoAlison Glasbey RPT [email protected]
Violetta Soffe RMTMobile Therapist [email protected]
GeorgetownKathleen Rossini RPT In Focus Rehabilitation Centre905-702-7891
GuelphRenata DeForest RMT 519-993-2736 (cell)[email protected]
Kieu-Oanh Nguyen RMT519-837-2020 or 519-829-0282 cellwww.guelphsportsmassage.com
HamiltonDonna Lue Reise RN LANA905-385-3176 or [email protected]
Maureen Sawyer RPT905-389-0869 www.msphysio.ca
Kingston/BrockvilleLynette MacKinnon RMT 613-507-3344www.westendmassagetherapy.com
Jennifer Phillips RMT Kingston 613-340-0306Brockville 613-342-3333
KitchenerLouise Danieli [email protected]
Janet Millward PTAyr, Ontario [email protected]
Swelling Solutions519-749-0102 www.lymphcare.comCatherine Burt RN RMT ALTMelody Southgate RMTRachelle Wright RMT CK ALT
LondonHelen Murray RN London Lymphcare Centre519-913-0181 [email protected]
Midland/PenetangEryn Lorriman RMT705-549-1700 www.georgianbaymassagetherapy.ca
Susan Newell RMT705-527-1598www.susannewell.ca
MarkhamReshmi Cain RMT905-471-5311www.villagewellnessclinic.com
Ann DiMenna PTMobile-Toronto and Area 647-500-4771www.anndimennaphysio.com
MiltonRae Baron RMT NCTMB [email protected]
MississaugaNancy Scagnetti RN RMT ALT ADPMobile Therapist 905-607-8422www.lymphedemawellnesscentre.com
Kimberly Tweedie [email protected]
NewmarketShannon Brown RMT905-836-9505www.handsonmassage.ca
Pamela Polley RMT [email protected]
Rebecca Wilkinson RMT ADP ALT905-830-9700www.rebeccawilkinsonrmt.com
Ontario Lymphedema Certified Therapists
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North BaySusan Woodman RMT [email protected]
OakvilleCaroline Bieze RMT LLCCOakville/Mississauga 905-339-3950www.lymphatictherapist.ca
Nancy Shoemaker RN RMT LLCC [email protected]
OrilliaAnne Dockendorff RMT [email protected]
Oshawa/Port PerryHeather Cirone PTPark Road Physio 905-438–[email protected]
Darlene Spence RMT905-244-7223www.burketonmassagetherapy.com
Susan Sweetapple [email protected]
OttawaCatherine Croteau RMT613-297-9325www.croteaurmt.ca
Julie Dagenais-Watson [email protected]
Haley Rehab Clinic613-422-5061 two locationswww.haleyrehab.ca
Owen SoundDanuta Valleau [email protected]
Sharon Evans ALTKinexions [email protected]
PeterboroughJanice Simmonds RMTAshburnham Massage705-876-8561
Richmond HillSophia Finkel HD RMT416-318-4135 Toronto/Richmond Hill267 Finch Ave & 8905 Bathurst St
St.CatharinesJohn Mulligan RMT LANA905-687-1828www.lymphedematherapist.com
Cindy Schultz RMTPort Health Clinic [email protected]
St.Mary’s Olivia Golloway RMT519-301-6880www.lymphaticmoves.ca
SudburyChrystal Prosperi PT ADP705-522-0770www.progressivetherapy.ca
ThornburyEsther Epp-Kaethler RN [email protected]
TillsonburgJeanne Magashazi [email protected]
TorontoSylvia Crowhurst RMT416-537-3555www.lymphaticdrainage.ca
Lisa Chau PTToronto Physiotherapy 416-792-5115www.torontophysiotherapy.ca
Amy Xuemei Dai RMT416-823-1559www.amywellness.com
Lindsay Davey PTToronto Physiotherapy 416-792-5115www.torontophysiotherapy.ca
Aviva Devere PT Vaughan/GTAIn-Home services [email protected]
Marnie Gallant RMT 416-732-5218 or [email protected] (Mobile)
Sasha Goudriaan RMT 416-523-8364 [email protected]
Pam Hammond RMT416-928-9650 Spadina & Bloor Massage Therapy Clinic
Arica Johnson [email protected]
Lymphedema Institute of Toronto416-929-9032 Dr. Sanjoy Kunduwww.lymphedemainstituteoftoronto.com
Nadine Maraj-Nyiri RMT416-569-2280 Mobile Therapy-GTA Dalecliff Medical Centre
Petra Norris RN416-841-3119 Toronto and [email protected]
Catherine Paterson RMT [email protected] 647-351-3222 Yonge/Eglinton
Jo-Anne Racette RMT 416-465-8179www.massageondanforth.com
Ly Raha RMT416-446-5911Lucy Romano RMTToronto Physiotherapy 416-792-5115www.torontophysiotherapy.ca
Toronto Lymphocare Centre416-531-7612 or 705-458-2156www.torontolymphocare.com
Niki Travers PT647-701-5582 Spadina & Bloor Massage Therapy Clinic
Ann Tustin RMT416-460-4505 Yonge & [email protected]
Shanna Yee RMTBayview Sheppard RMT [email protected]
Akari Yokokawa RMTwww.careforlymph.com [email protected]
UnionvilleMonica McCarron RMT ALT905-305-1411www.labalaba.ca
WaterlooJanmari Baas Ross [email protected]
Bernadette Tallon RMT519-884-4848 [email protected] Hamburg 519-662-9331
Disclaimer—Therapists pay a fee for listing
their services. The LAO is not responsible for
the services performed or rates charged.
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Corporate Members3M Canadawww.3m.com
Academy of Lymphatic Studies www.acols.com
Bauerfeindwww.bauerfeind.ca
BrightLife Directwww.brightlifedirect.com
BSN Medical - Jobst Inc.www.jobst.com
Canadian Bandage Shoppewww.cdnbandageshop.com
Dr. Vodder School Internationalwww.vodderschool.com
Diamond Athleticwww.diamondathletic.com
FarrowMedwww.farrowmedical.com
JoViPakwww.jovipak.com
Juzowww.juzousa.com
Linotrade Ltd.www.lympholino.com
Lymphedema Depotwww.lymphedemadepot.com
LympheDIVAswww.lymphedivas.com
Norton School Lymphatic Therapywww.nortonschool.com
Paradigm Medical Inc. www.paradigmmed.com
Pascoe Canadawww.pascoecanada.com
Peninsulawww.lymphedema.com
Valco/Medivenwww.valco.ca
Authorized FittersAbsolute Health Care Etobicoke 416-745-3303
Coulter’s Pharmacy Londonwww.coulterspharmacy.com
McNiece T.E.N.S. Inc. SW Ontario www.mcniecetens.ca
Shoppers Home Health Carewww.shoppershomehealthcare.com
The Nu Me Boutique Kitchenerwww.numeboutique.com
TLC Pharmacy Tecumseh519-979-3555
Support Groups
BRANTFORD
Every second Friday of the month Call Pam Monarch at 519‑751‑7096 x3414
KINGSTON
Last Wednesday of the month 5 times per year
Contact Sue Davies, Breast Cancer Action Kingston at 613‑531‑7912
WATERLOO REGION
Last Tuesday of each month at 7pmCall Melody Southgate at 519‑749‑0102
NORTH BAY
Lymphedema Educational Workshop Once a season
Call Susan Woodman at 705‑497‑0683
OSHAWA
Every 3rd Thursday evening of the monthCall Hearth Place at 905‑579‑4833
OTTAWA
Information sessions and exercise programs.
Call Breast Cancer Action, Ottawa at 613‑736‑5921 or visit www.bcaott.ca
PETERBOROUGH
Held at Jackson Creek RetirementCall 705‑876‑3333 to register
Lymphedema Association of Ontario
Committed to improving the lives of people living with lymphedema
4800 Dundas Street West, Suite 203 Toronto, Ontario M9A 1B1 Toll Free: 1-877-723-0033
Charitable Registration number87165 5049 RR0001
Board of Directors Ruby Kreinder
Janice GoldbergBarbara Foster
Matthew Fawcett Ben Ciallella
Anna Kennedy
Staff Radosna Bijukovic
Executive Director
JoAnne RaditzProject Manager
Honorary Patron Honourable David C. Onley Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Medical Advisory Board
Miles Johnson PhDToronto Sunnybrook Centre
Ian Dayes MDHamilton Juravinski Centre
Robert Harris RMT CDTVodder International School
Donna Lue Reise RN CDTTalspar Nursing Services
Susan Bowles RN Odette Cancer Centre
International
Saskia Thiadens RN CDTUnited States-NLN
Shetty Lee MDAustria-Wittlinger Clinic
Neil Piller PhDAustralia-Flinders University
Lymphedema Mattersis the official publication of the
Lymphedema Association of Ontario.
AdvertisingQueries about rates and deadlines for advertising should be directed to the
LAO office.
DisclaimerThe LAO does not guarantee, warrant
or endorse any product or service advertised in this publication.
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LAO Charity Walk 2014 Recording Form Record of Date and Distance of Walk
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Lymphedema Association of Ontario | [email protected] | 4800 Dundas St. W., Suite 203, Toronto, ON M9A 1B1 | 416.410.2250 | 1.877.723.0033
Charitable Organization # 8165 5049 RR0001
Commit ted to improv ing the l i ves o f peop le l i v ing wi th l ymphedema
Established in 1997: the LAO is a grass-roots
organization
Membership has its privileges Your membership and donation make our work possible
Annual membership now offers two valuable subscriptions for one low price
Name ______________________________ Street ________________________________________________
City ________________________ Province _______________________ Postal Code _____________________
Phone (day) ________________ (evening) ________________ Email _________________________________ 1-Year 2-Year
Individual $50 $95 Individual patients and their family members—annual membership fee includes an annual subscription to Pathways, Canada’s Lymphedema Magazine, Lymphedema Matters, as well as membership discounts to conferences and a single vote per adult at the Annual General Meeting
Professional $150 $275 Therapists, hospital staff, fitters and non-profit organizations; includes 5 copies of each issue of Pathways, and the LAO local insert Lymphedema Matters, discounts to conferences as well as notification of the AGM—non-voting member
Therapist Listing $50 $95 Added to the professional fee. Includes listing of services in newsletter and website
Corporate Listing $250 n/a Manufacturers and retailers; includes listing and website link on LAO’s marketplace website plus listing in annual fall Resource Guide
Donation Amount $250 $100 $50 $25 Other ___________ Total Payment ______________
□ Cheque payable to the Lymphedema Association of Ontario □ MasterCard □ Visa □ Amex
Card Number ______________________________________________ Expiry Date (mm/yy) _______________
Name on Card __________________________ Signature ________________________ Date ______________
Mail your completed form to 4800 Dundas St. W., Suite 203, Toronto, ON M9A 1B1
Support We offer understanding and referrals for lymphedema treatment, products, resources and therapists through our toll-free help line and support groups.
Outreach Our programs and services include an infor-mational website, newsletter, educational conferences, webinars and other events geared to patients and professionals.
Advocacy We are a united voice, working with health policy advisors to improve access to treatment for all primary and secondary lymphedema patients.
Collaboration Our strong partnerships with both national and international stakeholders, promotes research and contributes to a stronger lymphedema community.
1-877-723-0033 We can help [email protected]
Lymphedema Association of Ontario
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