Focus on Melanoma Agenda
Friday, May 6, 2022
7:30 am – 2:00 pm EST
Conference Agenda
CHECK-IN: Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall to Download Information and Chat (text or video) with Experts
ASK THE EXPERTS: SURVIVORSHIP AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES
Clinical Trials | Lydia Giles, RN |
Coping with Emotions | Megan Melick, MSW, LSW |
Giving Back | Karleigh Rose Pettit |
Good Shepherd Penn Partners | Eileen Britton |
Home Care | Missy Cunicelli |
Lazarex IMPACT Program | Vivian Nguyen |
Nutrition | Audrey Caspar Clark, MA, RDN, CSO, LDN |
Nurse Navigator | Molly Cassidy, BSN, RN |
OncoLink.org | Marisa Healy, BSN, RN |
Reiki | Sharon Edelman |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Melanoma Research Foundation
Kyleigh LiPira, MBA | CEO
News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Karleigh Rose Pettit | Senior Associate Director of Development
Distinguished Partners in Hope Award
presented to Linda Verba Hofman
KEYNOTE: SPEAKING OF WELLNESS
followed by a brief Q&A
How Do I Make the Most of My Treatment? Managing the Side Effects of Cancer and its Treatment
Nathan R. Handley, MD | Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson
SESSION 1: INITIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR MELANOMA
MODERATOR: Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair
Surgical Management of Melanoma
John T. Miura, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Melanoma
Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Test Results – Navigating Radiology Reports – Dismantling the Jargon/Demystifying the Terminology/Imaging Advances & PET Scans
Sharyn I. Katz, MD, MTR| Radiology
Q & A Discussion
Panel Moderator: Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair
Panel:
Sharyn I. Katz, MD, MTR | Radiology
Kristin Kreider, PA-C | Hematology Oncology
Megan Mulligan, CRNP | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Break / Visit Exhibits / Chat with Experts
SESSION 2: TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA
MODERATOR: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center
What’s New in Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy?
Justine V. Cohen, DO | Hematology Oncology
SCIENTIFIC KEYNOTE
Visualizing the Immune Response to Cancer Immunotherapy with PET Imaging
Michael D. Farwell, MD | Radiology
Q & A Discussion
Panel Moderator: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Panel:
Justine V. Cohen, DO | Hematology Oncology
Et-tsu Chen, MD | Radiation Oncology
Michael D. Farwell, MD | Radiology
Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair
Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP AOCN | Hematology Oncology
Megan Mulligan, CRNP | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Lunch / Visit Exhibits / Chat with Experts
Patient Panel: TELL YOUR STORY, IT’S IMPORTANT
Moderator: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Providing hope and inspiration-a panel of melanoma patients and their loved ones share their stories.
SESSION 3: CANPREVENT SKIN CANCER
MODERATOR: Joanna Walker, MD | Dermatology
What Do You Need to Know About Different Types of Skin Cancer?
Joanna Walker, MD | Dermatology
What Are the Latest Advances to Prevent Skin Cancer?
Christina Anne Del Guzzo, MD | Dermatology
Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Cancer
Christopher J. Miller, MD | Dermatology | Conference Co-Chair
Q & A Discussion
MODERATOR: Joanna Walker, MD | Dermatology
Panel:
Stacy McMurray, MD | Dermatology
Junqian Zhang, MD | Dermatology
Christina Anne Del Guzzo, MD | Dermatology
Adjourn