Professor Neil Piller
Academic Status & Web Supervisor
College of Medicine and Public Health
Lymphologist and Director of the lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit
Initial coordinator of the Advanced Studies Stream in the MD Program
Initial co-ordinator of year 2 of the MD program.
Patron of the Lymphoedema Association of Australia and was previously patron of Lipoedema Australia
Executive member of the International Society for Lymphology,
Chief editor of the "Journal of Lymphoedema" (UK), a member of the editorial boards of "Phlebology" (USA) and "Lymphology" (USA).
Australasian Editor or the "Journal of Lymphatic research and Biology" (USA).
Member International Advisory Board Union Internationale Phlebologie (IUP)
Member of IUP consensus groups on Lymphoedema and Phlebo-lymphoedema
Member of the scientific committee of Vasculab,
Director of the Australian College of Phlebology.
Member of the ENCORE Australia Advisory Group
Member of SA Health Compression Advisory Group
Prior member of the steering committee for the Australian and American Lymphoedema Frameworks.
Involved with the scientific and organising committees of a range of recent international congresses including the Australasian Lymphology Association/ILF conference in Darwin, the joint Italian and International Lymphoedema Framework Congress in Siracusa, the ILF and Dutch Lymphodema Frameworks groups in Rotterdam and the ILF and American Lymphoedema Framework Congress in Chicago USA as well as the section Convener and Chair of pharmacological management of Lymphoedemas at the International Society of Lymphology Conference in Buenos Aires
Scientific Chair of the 13th Australasian Society of Lymphology Meeting (later held as a vitrual meeting) and Co-organiser of the lymphology theme area of the Australasian College of Phlebology.
Honorary president of the Argentinian Venous/Lymphatic Surgery, and a keynote speaker at the Canadian Lymphoedema Framework conference.
Prior instructor and lead for the "Conservative Lymphoedema Treatment Course" 28th World ISL Congress Greece.
Current instructor for lymphoedema therapist training courses in Australia and around the world including the Dr Vodder Group
B.Sc 1972 Adelaide
B Sc (Hons) 1973 Adelaide
Ph D 1979 Mode of Action of Benzopyrones in thermal and other oedemas Adelaide.
FACP Emeritus 2011
Pioneer Life membership Australian Lymphology Association 2024
Australasian Lymphology Association Award - Lifetime contribution to Lymphology Darwin 2016
Honorary Life Membership Lymphoedema Association of Victoria May 2015
Established Researcher Presentation Award (WALT World Association Laser Therapy) 2012
Fellow Emeritus Australian College of Phlebology 2011
Gold Medal for Advancement of Lymphoedema research: Australasian college of Phlebology, Melbourne 2011
International Lymphoedema Framework Award for Lymphoedema research; London, 2010
American Society for Lymphology award - for Dedication to the advance of Evidence based Medicine in the Field of Lymphology 2007
Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching Graduate Studies Program 2000.
He is a Ph D and M Sc supervisor/co-supervisor: in a range of areas including the Impact of climate change on chronic oedemas and lymphoedemas (qualitative and quantitative aspects), the impact of AI and e'learning on lymphoedema care, the role of the Skin in Primary Lymphoedemas, the importance of early detection and screening of patients at risk of lymphoedema and the exploration of the incidence and prevalence of lymphoedemas in SA with a focus on Regional and Rural areas and of the impact of a lack ot therapists in these areas. Service provision and needs in rural and remote areas
Clinical Trial Supervisor Lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit for pilot studies and trials conducted by Advanced Studies Students in the MD program including: Impact of limb dominance on Lymphoedema diagnosis, The use of negative pressure in the treatment of lymphoedema with and without fibrosis; Objective classification for lymphoedemas, and currently the hidden impacts of Arthritis and Diabetes in Lymphoedemas, the objective measurement of the impact of lymph taping on arm lymphoedemas
Prior Trial co-supervisor of Speech Pathology Students in the area of objective assessment strategies for Head and Neck Lymphoedemas
Prior CI with members from Uni SA and State Path and Clinical Genetics in a trial to determine the Genetic basis of lipoedemas and of the relationship between the genotype and phenotype for lipoedema
Prior CI with members of the Lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit and Surgery in the Assessment of the impact of Deupirfenidone on Secondary Arm Lymphoedemas
Current CI with members of the Lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit in the Objective assessment of vibration on fluids and contents in lymphoedematous limbs
Current Member of the team developing the lymphoedema navigation on line program with Dr B Koczwara
Lymphatic Physiology and Pathophysiology, Lymphoedema risks and risk management, targetting and sequencing of lymphoedema treatment and management, patient empowerment through education and awareness enhancement
Lymphoedema Screening; Detection of those at risk of lymphoedema, early management of symptoms in Regional and Rural SA and Tasmania
Self/partner management strategies for chronic lymphoedemas presented at public meetings of the Lymphoedema Support Groups
Educating the at risk population though support group and other meetings
Joint presentations with Industry partners providing evidence for their range of therapeutic actions
Patron Lymphoedema Association of Australia and Patron of the Lymphoedema Support group of South Australia
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer
- Lymphoedemas
- Medical research
- Climate
- Bioimpedance Spectroscopy for Sub-Clinical Fluid Detection
- Blood Tissue Lymph Systems, Inter-Relationships and Interfaces
- Body Compositional Changes and Impact on Health and Wellbeing
- Community Based Screening Programs for Lymphoedema and Other Oedemas
- Development of Instruments for The Objectification of Tissue Changes
- Health Professional Training in Assessment, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphoedemas
- lipoedema
- Lipoedema: Assessment, Treatment and Management
- Measurement of Changes in Tissue Fluids
- Measurement of Fibrotically Indurated Tissues
- Mode of Action of Treatments for Lymphoedemas and Oedemas
- Objective Assessment of Lymphoedemas
- Patient/Home Based Management Strategies
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