AWSA Summer School 2024

Professor Neil Piller

Director of the Lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit, Flinders University


Professor Neil Piller is Director of the Lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, an advisory committee member of ENCORE, a board member of the SA Health Compression Garment Scheme and a member of the Australasian Lymphoedema Association Research Committee. Neil is Clinical Sciences Editor (Journal of Lymphoedema), Australasian Editor (Lymphatic Research/Biology) and an Editorial Board member of Lymphology. Neil is patron of the National Australian Lipoedema Support Group and the Lymphoedema Association of South Australia. Neil and team are currently investigating the accuracy of applied pressure profiles during bandaging and examining the effect of vibration on normal and lymphoedematous legs as well as a trial of a new medication along with two other Australian sites.  His recent editorials have been about the relationship between diet, the microbiome, gut health, lymphatics, the brain and MLD, and about “Pressure: Are we getting it right? as well as “What about us” - the Patient Perspective and “Are we there yet?” in the Journal of Lymphoedema. Neil is committed to improving the outcomes for lymphoedema patients by ensuring treatment strategies are targeted/sequenced. He is also helping clinicians deliver optimal results, which meet patient functional and personal needs with a holistic multi-disciplinary approach.

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