Moving Forward Together: IPC and Self-Management

Presented by: Erik Küppers  

Sponsored by: Bauerfeind Canada  

It is recognized worldwide that lymphedema and lipedema are underdiagnosed and undertreated diseases. Symptoms of these conditions include: severe pain, restriction of movement and damage to the joints. In addition, there is a massive psychosocial restriction of the affected women, usually from the teenage years.  For many of these women, a long traumatizing journey into an uncertain future begins. Experience in Germany shows that it is possible to provide these women with comprehensive therapy in accordance with guidelines and to limit the individual and socio-medical damage.  An essential part of this therapy concept is the direct involvement of the patients in the sense of self-management. 

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1.      Develop an understanding of the patient's psychosocial situation

2.      Recognize socio-medical correlations

3.      To apply simple basic diagnostic concepts

4.      To get suggestions for a holistic therapy concept

5.      Get to know possibilities for self-management in lymphedema and lipedema

About Erik Küppers, MD, Managing Director of Bösl Medizintechnik and Bösl Holding

Dr. Erik Küppers

Cologne, Germany

·     Graduated as Medical Doctor 1987 (studies in Amsterdam and Berlin)

·     Advanced training in Dermatology, Berlin

·     Focus on early detection, prevention, therapy, and rehabilitation of vascular diseases.

·     Founding member of ICW (Initiative Chronical Wounds)

·     Consultant of different pharmaceutical, medical equipment and IT companies in Europe 1987-2012

·     Managing Director - Boesl Medizintechnik 2012-2022 and Boesl Holding since 2012

·     Senator - Senate of Economy, Berlin since 2019