Session 4: Lipedema in Context — Addressing Comorbidities and Intersecting Health Needs

September 11, 2026 @ 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

  • LipCan Conference
  • Foundations

About Session

An exploration of the conditions that commonly accompany lipedema and the diverse needs of the patients who live with them.
12:45 PM — Lipedema Comorbidities: Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome — Melissa Seaton FNP-C
1:00 PM — The Weight of Silence: A Call for Change in Canadian Lipedema Care — Janelle-Marie Emond
1:10 PM — Multimodal Cross-Disciplinary Teams: Care of Lipedema Patients with Comorbid Obesity — Dr. Apostolos Siafliakis
1:25 PM — "But I'm not a woman": A transgender perspective on living with Lipedema — Ashland Kearns

Speakers

Ashland Kearns

Person with lived experience - Ontario
Dr. Apostolos Siafliakis

Dr. Apostolos Siafliakis

Plastic Surgeon

Janelle-Marie Emond

Patient Advocate

Melissa Seaton

MSN. FNP-C, The Roxbury Institute

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