Leading Lymphoedema Patient Advocate + Candidate: Master Health and Clinical Research + '22 Australian of the Year, Local Hero
South Australia
Joined July 2016
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Thank you @MediAustralia for making space for the lived experience perspective by including me here 💙
Looking forward to contributing the lived experience perspective of Lymphoedema/Chronic Oedema at the Second COMPAS (Compression APAC Summit). Thanks for the welcome @MediAustralia 💙
Great initiative - improves quality of life and keeps people out of hospital 🏥 @SAHealth @Mon4Kooyong
Have you had skin infection (cellulitis) and needed antibiotics? You may be at risk again, but support is available!
Self-refer to the NHS Cellulitis Improvement Programme (NCIP).
📲 Call: 01639683141
📩 Email: [email protected]
#cellulitis #lwcn
ALT A poster with blueand grey background with white texts. The poster has pictures of what a skin infected with cellulitis looks like and a call to action to self refer to the NHS Wales National Cellulitis Improvement Programme(NCIP) either by calling - 01639683141 or send an email to [email protected] At the top left is the Swansea bay University Health Board logo and at the bottom right is the lymphoedema Wales Clinical Network's logo.
Last week I joined with others at the 2025 Boothby Volunteer Awards. It was an inspiring evening! Thank you Ms Louise Miller-Frost MP for taking time to recognise the work done by volunteers across Boothby. 💙 #lymphoedemaadvocacy
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Delighted to be able to support members of our Community Advisory Group, Monique and Saba, to attend such high-quality training. Thanks CREST and @CancerAustralia ! #cancerresearch #consumerresearch
Learning so much at the University of Technolgy Sydney, CREST (Cancer Research Economics Support Team) Workshop - Health Economics in Cancer Research for Consumers. Thanks @PC4TG for sponsoring my attendance.
Learning so much at the University of Technolgy Sydney, CREST (Cancer Research Economics Support Team) Workshop - Health Economics in Cancer Research for Consumers. Thanks @PC4TG for sponsoring my attendance.
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❓ Would you recognise poor care if you saw it?
Think it’s obvious? Think again.
🩹 Our Harm Quiz puts you in the shoes of real-life scenarios where small actions can have a big impact.
💡 Test your knowledge. Challenge your assumptions.
👥 Then, share it with your team – because spotting harm early can change outcomes.
👉 Take the quiz: legsmatter.org/healthcare-pr…
#LegsMatterWeek #SayItShareItChangeIt #PatientSafety #WoundCare
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Giving Voice: Breaking Barriers for Men Living with Lymphoedema
🗓️12 June 2025 | ⏰ 12–1PM - Online
Join this free @MedicalOnlineHub event hosted by @Sigvarisgroup_B
Register: medical-online-hub.com
#MensHealth #Lymphoedema @LymphUnited @BritishLymph @lymphsupport @LegsMatter
Following several meetings on #Lymphoedema Awareness Day 2025, @ConnieBonaros invited me to give evidence to the SA Parliament Select Committee on Health. We discussed barriers and enablers to accessing affordable care in SA. Looking forward to our next steps! @tungMLC 💙
Lovevyour #lymphoedema awareness post @CancerAustralia 👌👍🥰
Today is #LymphoedemaAwarenessDay. Supportive care, survivorship and understanding the patient experience for people with lymphoedema are at the heart of the #AustralianCancerPlan. Learn more about #lympoedema bit.ly/4aKAUyd and visit australiancancerplan.gov.au
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March is #LymphoedemaAwarenessMonth. For information on secondary #Lymphodema as a result of cancer treatment including risk factors, symptoms, preventing and managing lymphoedema, visit: bit.ly/4aKAUyd
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Read some helpful resources related to today’s webinar on the resources section of our website.
What is Lymphoedema
Skin care for people with Lymphoedema
#LymphoedemaAwareness
Thrilled to see @survonc has a poster on #lymphoedema at the #cosa25 conference - perfectly timed for International #Lymphoedema Awareness Month 👏💙😀
Talking Lymphoedema with South Australian members of Parliament...great way to spend International Lymphoedema Awareness Day 💙 #moniquelymph #lymphoedemaawareness
An interactive cancer symptom checker...what a great idea @CancerAustralia 👍
Got a new change in your body that hasn’t gone away? Don’t delay – contact your doctor if you notice anything which isn’t normal for you. To learn more about different #cancer symptoms, check out our interactive body map canceraustralia.gov.au/inter…
Talking #lymphoedema and chronic wounds at the launch of the @WoundsAus and Savers Australia store in Adelaide last week. 👉support Wounds Australia by donating or shopping at the Adelaide Savers Store in Marleston - tores.savers.com.au/?q=Adela…
@dixie_sulda @Mark_Butler_MP
This is so true! The right compression for #Lymphoedema is crucial 💙
Prescribing the right compression therapy for lymphoedema is complex but transforms lives.
Join us on Thursday 6th for "Compression therapy in lymphoedema: Success or Failure?" to find out how the right compression garment can make a big difference.
thebls.regfox.com/lymphoedem…
Excellent research group to connect with...👌👇
Early and mid-career researchers!
Thanks to @CancerAustralia we have a free workshop offering for you. Some travel funding available for those outside of Vic!
Apply now: pc4tg.com.au/ecmr-workshop/
@ProfJonEmery @nicole_rankin8n #CancerResearch
Great start to the @CancerCouncilSA Research Symposium 2025 for World Cancer Day. @Flinders
Excited to be joining with an inspiring selection of cancer researchers tomorrow on #WorldCancerDay to present an update on our MRFF funded BC related #lymphoedema project at the @CancerCouncilSA Research Symposium: "Uniting Against Cancer: Fostering Statewide Collaboration". 💙
