Leg Club Podcast The Leg Club Foundation

Listen to Prof Mark Whiteley is discussing ‘How do veins cause venous leg ulcers’.
Prof Whiteley, MS FRCS(Gen) FCPhleb is a Consultant Venous Surgeon and Consultant Phlebologist and Executive Chairman of The Whiteley Clinic. He is well known in the venous world as an innovator. He was the first surgeon in the UK to perform the new endovenous treatments for varicose veins and has been at the forefront in the world developing treatments for pelvic congestion syndrome, varicose veins and venous leg ulcers. He has now started developing treatments for cosmetically prominent veins on the face, hands and breasts. Mark founded The Whiteley Clinic in 2001 to be a centre of excellence for the treatment of venous condition.

Gary Bain RN DipApSc BN MCinEd is probably better known as the Wound Guy from Australia. Gary has over 30 years’ experience in wound management and is a Patron to The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation.
Gary is discussing the meaning of the woundieverse.

We welcome a new speaker, Magnus Lysemose who is discussing the CEAP – Classification. Reflections on a common assessment tool for varicose veins.
Magnus works as COO at Nordic Health Group, a Danish company with +30 specialised varicose vein clinics in Northern Europe. At Nordic Health Group, he has helped the company start 25 new clinics and expand into new markets. Magnus has an educational background from University of Copenhagen in Sociology combined with a Masters degree in business from Copenhagen Business School. He has a great interest in both personal and organisational development as well as how cultural patterns, systems, and organisational structures affect and condition individuals.

Our latest podcast is now available. Dr Peta Tehan is discussing the role of the podiatrist in wound management.
Dr Tehan is a lecturer in the Master of Wound Care program at Monash University, and is also a registered practising podiatrist. This combination of academia and clinical practice gives Dr Tehan a unique perspective which drives her passion for clinically translatable research and optimal patient care. Dr Tehan’s clinical research program is focused on limb saving vascular assessment and management in people with blocked arteries.

We welcome Frank Guerriero for his second podcast on Venous Disease.
Frank is the Nurse Practitioner for the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department at Flinders Medical Centre situated in Adelaide, South Australia and he is currently undertaking a PhD project looking at the use of augmentative technology in the healing of limb-threatening diabetic foot ulcers.

We welcome a new speaker, Lusi Sheehan who is discussing the role of the pharmacist in wound care.
Lusi is a credentialed Wound Care Clinician and accredited Home Medicines Review pharmacist. She has a postgraduate degree in Wound Care management and helped establish pharmacy-based Wound & Compression Clinics in Perth, Western Australia, where she provides collaborative care to the community. Lusi is the current Education Liaison
member of the Western Australian branch of the Wounds Australia committee.
Lusi created ‘The Wound Educator’ on social media pages to improve wound care literacy in the community, and minimise harm caused by wounds. In 2023 she created the ‘Wound Care Course for Pharmacists & Team.’ She received the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2017 for establishing a pharmacy-led Wound Care & Compression Clinic and the PSA Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2019 for development of Professional Services.