Education Resources for Clinicians

 
“I am grateful for the continued excellent and free offering of informative webinars such as this one that help me to stay current and treat patients with best practices. Thank you NLN!”
— NLN Member
 
 

NLN Expert Clinician

The National Lymphedema Network aims to inspire clinicians to provide world-class care for people with lymphedema by promoting best practice guidelines and standards of care.  To work towards this mission, the National Lymphedema Network established the NLN Expert Clinician designation in 2021 to elevate the standards of therapeutic care being provided to patients with lymphatic diseases by implementing a live competency-based testing on multiple facets of current lymphatic treatment.  This includes, but is not limited to: manual lymph drainage, multi-layered short stretch bandaging, elastic taping, wound care, compression garment decision prescription, body-specific considerations (such as head and neck, genital, and breast/chest), pneumatic compression pump, and fibrosis treatment.  The written examination for the NLN EC designation is to assess that the clinician possesses functional knowledge related to safety with patient care and best current treatment practice. This will include though is not limited to: anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system, current surgical procedures for lymphatic disease, contraindications and precautions related to therapeutic interventions, such as manual lymph drainage and compression, skin care and potential physical changes, and modalities.

Please read the NLN Expert Clinician policy to learn more about the application process and necessary requirements.

If you are interested in receiving the NLN Expert Clinician designation, please refer to this year’s upcoming annual conference for further information on testing dates.

We are so proud to have you be a part of the National Lymphedema Network and we are committed to supporting your ongoing clinical education.  We sincerely thank you for partnering with the NLN to work for the lymphedema community. 

The NLN Expert Clinician designation is continuously valid from the year of successful testing contingent upon meeting the criteria to maintain the certification every year before or on December 31. Please refer to the NLN Expert Clinician policy for further information before clicking on the link to complete the process.

To request use of the NLN medallion for marketing use, please complete the request form. Thank you!

 

CEU Approvals

The National Lymphedema Network is recognized by the New York State of Education Department’s State Board for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants as an approved provider of continuing education.

The National Lymphedema Network is recoginized by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) as an Approved Provider for professional development. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition. AOTA Provider number #165. Expires 7/8/2029.

As we continue to expand our CEU providership, we will update the community.

Request for Educational Records

To request a copy of a Continuing Education Unit certificate or other educational records, please complete the following steps below:

  1. Complete this form: Education Records Request

  2. Complete the form below to contact the Continuing Education Officer of your request.

Any other form of submission will not be accepted or acknowledged. A request to the continuing education officer alone will not be accepted either. Please allow at least 10 business days to receive the requested records. Thank you!