Sharie initiated Lipoedema UK’s 2012 patient survey which uncovered that only 5% of lipoedema patients had been diagnosed by GPs. The findings of the survey led to her involvement in the RCGP’s e-learning course on lipoedema and Wounds UK Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of LIpoedema. Sharie was an advisor to the BBC1 News team’s feature on lipoedema and is a member of the European Lipoedema Forum. In 2020 Lipoedema UK will be working on new research projects, continue raising awareness at Healthcare Professional events and launch a training programme for LIpoedema UK Ambassadors.

Sharie initiated Lipoedema UK’s 2012 patient survey which uncovered that only 5% of lipoedema patients had been diagnosed by GPs. The findings of the survey led to her involvement in the RCGP’s e-learning course on lipoedema and Wounds UK Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of LIpoedema. Sharie was an advisor to the BBC1 News team’s feature on lipoedema and is a member of the European Lipoedema Forum. In 2020 Lipoedema UK will be working on new research projects, continue raising awareness at Healthcare Professional events and launch a training programme for LIpoedema UK Ambassadors.

Margaret is the current Vice Chair of the British Lymphology Society (BLS) and is leading the 2020 #EveryBodyCan Campaign to promote being active with Lymphoedema. She has championed Lymphoedema and Lymphoedema education for over 30 years in both clinical, education and senior management roles and as a member/trustee of BLS. Her passion for, and contribution to, improving practice, awareness and knowledge of Lymphoedema has been recognised in several awards including the Chronic Oedema Nurse of the Year (BJCN), Outstanding Achievement in Lymphoedema Education (International Lymphoedema Framework) and Lifetime Achievement Award (BLS).

Margaret is the current Vice Chair of the British Lymphology Society (BLS) and is leading the 2020 #EveryBodyCan Campaign to promote being active with Lymphoedema. She has championed Lymphoedema and Lymphoedema education for over 30 years in both clinical, education and senior management roles and as a member/trustee of BLS. Her passion for, and contribution to, improving practice, awareness and knowledge of Lymphoedema has been recognised in several awards including the Chronic Oedema Nurse of the Year (BJCN), Outstanding Achievement in Lymphoedema Education (International Lymphoedema Framework) and Lifetime Achievement Award (BLS).

Dee began her caring profession at the age of 14 years when her first love of looking after others was encouraged on work experience from school. After finishing her grammar education, Dee joined H.M. Forces to commence her nurse training. Travelling the world and nursing a diverse array of conditions. Dee remained in the army for six years. Once in civilian life, Dee progressed onto nursing complex conditions in High Dependancy units, orthopaedics and cancer care. Having progressed her education in care from Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse, Dee then went on to specialise in tissue viability, collaboration and palliative care. It was with the latter that Dee found her natural talent of connecting with people with swelling and painful limbs. She has specialised in the management of swelling since 2011 and devotes her time to actively listening to patients' concerns and providing individualised treatments for each and every person.

Dee began her caring profession at the age of 14 years when her first love of looking after others was encouraged on work experience from school. After finishing her grammar education, Dee joined H.M. Forces to commence her nurse training. Travelling the world and nursing a diverse array of conditions. Dee remained in the army for six years. Once in civilian life, Dee progressed onto nursing complex conditions in High Dependancy units, orthopaedics and cancer care. Having progressed her education in care from Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse, Dee then went on to specialise in tissue viability, collaboration and palliative care. It was with the latter that Dee found her natural talent of connecting with people with swelling and painful limbs. She has specialised in the management of swelling since 2011 and devotes her time to actively listening to patients' concerns and providing individualised treatments for each and every person.

Judith Whatley is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University lecturing in research methods and bodywork. A Psychology graduate, she holds a Masters in research methods in social science, is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a reflexology practitioner. Her research centres around breast cancer related lymphoedema and reflexology - publishing in 2016 and 2018. She has also completed research into the use of thermal imaging and the progress of lymphoedema in real time, and is currently exploring the impact of reflexology lymphatic drainage on a range of other conditions.

Judith Whatley is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University lecturing in research methods and bodywork. A Psychology graduate, she holds a Masters in research methods in social science, is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a reflexology practitioner. Her research centres around breast cancer related lymphoedema and reflexology - publishing in 2016 and 2018. She has also completed research into the use of thermal imaging and the progress of lymphoedema in real time, and is currently exploring the impact of reflexology lymphatic drainage on a range of other conditions.

Gabriele Erbacher has been a psychologist and psychotherapist in the Foeldi Clinic- European Center of Lymphology - in Hinterzarten, Germany, since 2013. Her special working fields are the psychological assessment and treatment of obese patients within the obesity programme. In this multimodal programme severe obese patients are being prepared for bariatric surgery. Furthermore, she is a specialist for the treatment of patients suffering from lipoedema. In the Foeldi Clinic she has implemented the first psychotherapy group for lipoedema patients that complements the comprehensive therapeutic approach. She also is a member of the European Lipoedema Forum, which is the international expert group that created a consensus on the diagnostics and treatment of lipoedema that will be published in February 2020. Gabriele is the co-author of the article series about Lipoedema - Myths and Facts that has been published together with Dr. Tobias Bertsch and she is lecturing worldwide about lipoedema.

Gabriele Erbacher has been a psychologist and psychotherapist in the Foeldi Clinic- European Center of Lymphology - in Hinterzarten, Germany, since 2013. Her special working fields are the psychological assessment and treatment of obese patients within the obesity programme. In this multimodal programme severe obese patients are being prepared for bariatric surgery. Furthermore, she is a specialist for the treatment of patients suffering from lipoedema. In the Foeldi Clinic she has implemented the first psychotherapy group for lipoedema patients that complements the comprehensive therapeutic approach. She also is a member of the European Lipoedema Forum, which is the international expert group that created a consensus on the diagnostics and treatment of lipoedema that will be published in February 2020. Gabriele is the co-author of the article series about Lipoedema - Myths and Facts that has been published together with Dr. Tobias Bertsch and she is lecturing worldwide about lipoedema.

Tracy has been involved in the field of lymphoedema for 30 years initially as a lymphoedema patient, then a District Nursing Sister with a special interest in lymphoedema and finally as a Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist. Having set up and run a successful lymphoedema service in Yorkshire for over 20 years, she was awarded the Lymphoedema Nursing Award in 2011 for the introduction of a key-worker service in the community. In 2015 Tracy moved to take up her current position with Sigvaris being responsible for clinical information and assessment, education (including the development of CPD modules for Chronic Oedema and Venous Leg Ulceration) and product innovation. Her passion for managing Chronic Oedema has never faltered and she feels that the more we are able to provide effective therapy, the better our patients are going to respond. Tracy has presented at national and international conferences and published several papers related to lymphoedema and Chronic Oedema management.

Tracy has been involved in the field of lymphoedema for 30 years initially as a lymphoedema patient, then a District Nursing Sister with a special interest in lymphoedema and finally as a Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist. Having set up and run a successful lymphoedema service in Yorkshire for over 20 years, she was awarded the Lymphoedema Nursing Award in 2011 for the introduction of a key-worker service in the community. In 2015 Tracy moved to take up her current position with Sigvaris being responsible for clinical information and assessment, education (including the development of CPD modules for Chronic Oedema and Venous Leg Ulceration) and product innovation. Her passion for managing Chronic Oedema has never faltered and she feels that the more we are able to provide effective therapy, the better our patients are going to respond. Tracy has presented at national and international conferences and published several papers related to lymphoedema and Chronic Oedema management.