See us at FDRS 2024

Look for Lipedema.com and Lipedema Education Group at FDRS 2024 April 19-21, 2024 at the Marrriott St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis, MO.

We will have a booth for Lipedema.com, Lipedema Education Group, and Lymph Notes.

Lipedema Education Group members will be speaking:

Friday

The Lipedema Research Roadmap: Recommendations and Resources for the Field

6:30 PM – 6:55 PM

Speaker: Jonathan Kartt

Saturday

Things You May Not Have Known About Lipedema and Dercum's Disease

8:50 AM – 9:20 AM

Speaker: Karen Herbst, MD

Differentiating Dercum's Disease and Madelung's Disease

9:35 AM – 9:48 AM

Speaker: Thomas Wright

Supporting Clinicians in the Lipedema Care Journey: LF Roll-out of Lipedema Clinician's Guide & Provider Directory

9:55 AM – 10:10 AM

Speaker: Courtney Mascio

Dercum’s Disease: COVID-19 as an Inciting Factor

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM

Speaker: Jaime Schwartz, MD

Ultrasonographic Classification and Progression Tracking in Dercum’s Disease: A

Study of Subcutaneous Adipose Nodules

1:55 PM - 2:05 PM

Speaker: Emily Iker

The Fascial Network, Pain, and Lipedema and Dercum’s Disease

2:05 PM - 2:20 PM

Speaker: Linda Anne Kahn

Body Fat 101

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Speaker: Nicholas Pennings, DO

GLP-1 RA’s in Lipedema: Benefits and Limitations

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Speaker: Nicholas Pennings, DO

History of the Surgical Treatment of Lipedema

4:30 PM – 4:37 PM

Speaker: Thomas Wright

Lymphatic Preservation During Lipedema Surgery

4:44 PM - 4:51 PM

Speaker: Nadiv Shapira, MD

Advanced Anesthesia for Outpatient, High-BMI Surgery

4:51 PM – 5:01 PM

Speaker: Noah Danesh, MPH

Lipedema Reduction Surgery: Surgical Outcomes and Effect on Quality of Life

5:01 PM – 5:08 PM

Speaker: Noah Danesh, MPH

Is Lipedema Fat Safe? Evaluating Safety and Usability of Lipedema Fat for Grafting in Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

5:31 PM – 5:38 PM

Speaker: Boris Volshteyn, MD

SMiLE: Advanced Lipedema Reduction Surgery Technique

5:38 PM – 5:45 PM

Speaker: Jaime Schwartz, MD

Current Options for Skin Removal Following Lipedema Reduction Surgery and the New GLP-1/GIP Weight Loss Drugs

5:45 PM – 5:52 PM

Speaker: Michael Schwartz, MD, FACS

Sunday

How I Lost 30 pounds of Lipedema Fat without Surgery or Exercise

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Speaker: Tami Faris

Navigating Self-Management: Perspectives from a Health and Wellness Coach

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Speaker: Marti Klein, NBC-HWC