Dr. Jane Armer and members of the American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP) steering committee were honored with the Research Dissemination Award at the Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention October 29, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This award recognizes excellence in improving and disseminating evidence-based practice research.

The American Lymphedema Framework Project was founded in 2008 as the first invited national framework of the International Lymphedema Framework with the mission to improve management of lymphedema in the United States, while contributing to global international advancement. Through a continued partnership of patients, healthcare professionals, researchers, industry representatives, third-party payers, and advocates, the ALFP has established a leadership role in risk-reduction, treatment, education, and research of lymphedema management. ALFP teams published 10 systematic reviews examining levels of evidence for practice. Aggregation of clinical and research data through informatics infrastructures such as the ALFP minimum data set support development of practice-based evidence to guide lymphedema best practices. Innovations such as development and refinement of mobile devices for limb volume measurement and resource retrieval (“Look4LE”) promise to improve management for persons with and at risk of lymphedema. The ALFP has made a major contribution toward moving the lymphedema field forward.

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