Video and Presentations

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

8:45 am             Opening Remarks
                           Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Conference Chair                           

                        Special Message from the Miller Family
                        Board Members, Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation
                        Founding Donors, Tara Miller Melanoma Center                                                                       

                           Melanoma Research Foundation
                           Kyleigh LiPira, MBA | CEO                                               

                           News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
                           Karleigh Rose Pettit | Senior Associate Director of Development          

KEYNOTES

9:00  am            SCIENTIFIC KEYNOTE
                           Harnessing the Power of the Immune System to Fight Cancer
                           Alexander C. Huang, MD | Hematology Oncology -PRESENTATION

9:45  am            INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE
                           Susan Werner, songwriter and musician

SESSION 1:   INITIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR MELANOMA
                       MODERATOR: Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD
                       Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair

10:15 am           Who Needs Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Who
                          Needs Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant (before surgery) Therapy 

                          Tara C. Mitchell (Gangadhar), MD | Hematology Oncology - PRESENTATION
                          John T. Miura, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery - PRESENTATION                                     

                          PANEL - all speakers above and 
                          Kristin Kreider, PA-C | Hematology Oncology
                          Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology                          

10:45 am          Q&A Discussion - all speakers above

11:00 am          Break/Visit Exhibits/Chat with Experts 

SESSION 2:  TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA
                       MODERATOR: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
                       Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair

11:15 am           What’s New in Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy?
                          Justine V. Cohen, DO | Hematology Oncology - PRESENTATION

                          PANEL - all speakers above and        

                          Et-tsu Chen, MD | Radiation Oncology
                          Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP | Hematology Oncology
                          John T. Miura, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery

11:45 am          Q&A Discussion - all speakers above and 
                          Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery; Conference Co-Chair 
                          Tara C. Mitchell (Gangadhar), MD | Hematology Oncology - PRESENTATION

12:00 pm         Understanding COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 Vaccine:
                         What you should know
                          Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair - PRESENTATION

12:30 pm          Q&A Discussion

1:00 pm            Lunch/Visit Exhibits/Chat with Experts

1:30 pm            TELL YOUR STORY, IT’S IMPORTANT:
                          Providing hope and inspiration-a panel of melanoma patients
                          and their loved ones share their stories.

SESSION 3:  CANPREVENT SKIN CANCER
                       MODERATOR: Christopher J. Miller, MD
                       Dermatology | Conference Co-Chair

2:00 pm           Skin Cancer - Initial Diagnosis and Guide to Prevention and Protection 
                          PANEL:       
                          Stacy McMurray, MD | Dermatology - PRESENTATION
                          Thuzar M. Shin, MD, PhD | Dermatology - PRESENTATION
                          Joanna Walker, MD | Dermatology - PRESENTATION

2:30 pm           Q&A Discussion                                       

2:45 pm           Closing Remarks