Saskia R.J. ThiadensSaskia R.J. Thiadens, RN, is the executive director and founder of the National Lymphedema Network(NLN) (founded in 1988). She is the managing-editor of Lymphlink, the official NLN quarterly newsletter, and actively serves on the NLN Medical Advisoryand Research committees. She has been the co-program director of 8 successful NLN bi-annual international conferences for professionals and is the founder and coordinator of the Oncology Nursing Society "Lymphedema Management SIG".She is a member of the steering committee for the American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP) a new organization which is developing a Best Practice Document for lymphedema. She is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, and continues as an avid patient/nurse advocate. Read More Read Less