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Friday, May 12, 2023

7:30am - 2:00pm

7:30 am

Check-In

IN-PERSON: Check-In, Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits and Experts
VIRTUAL: Log-In to Virtual Conference - Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall
 

ASK THE EXPERTS: SURVIVORSHIP AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES

Topic

Expert(s)

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
Nutrition
Melissa Gallagher, MS, RDN, LDN
Nurse Navigator
Molly Cassidy, MSN, RN, OCN
OncoLink.org
Marisa L. Healy, BSN, RN &
Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW
Reiki
Alexandra Kurowski DiFilippo
8:30 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center

Patient Power
 
Distinguished Partners in Hope Award presented to 
Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation
 
News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Karleigh Rose Pettit | Director of Development

PROGRESS: SKIN CANCER PREVENTION AND DETECTION

MODERATORS:  Christopher J. Miller, MD | Dermatology | Conference Co-Chair
Joanna Walker, MD | Dermatology

8:50 am

Increasing Skin Cancer Awareness

Cerrene N. Giordano, MD  |  Dermatology

9:05 am

Precision in Skin Cancer Prevention

Stacy McMurray, MD | Dermatology

9:20 am

Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Cancer

Junqian Zhang, MD  |  Dermatology

CUTTING BACK: ADVANCES IN MELANOMA SURGERY

MODERATOR: Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair

9:35 am

Surgical Management of Melanoma: Less is More

John T. Miura, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery

Q&A Discussion

PANEL MODERATORS: Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair
Christopher J. Miller, MD | Dermatology | Conference Co-Chair
Joanna Walker, MD  |  Dermatology

9:55 am

PANEL

Cerrene N. Giordano, MD  |  Dermatology
Stacy McMurray, MD  |  Dermatology
John T. Miura, MD  |  Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Meghan Mulligan, CRNP  |  Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Junqian Zhang, MD  |  Dermatology

10:15 am

Break/Visit Exhibits/Chat with Experts

PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF ADVANCED MELANOMA

MODERATOR: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center

10:25 am

Progress in the Adjuvant Treatment of Melanoma

Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair

10:45 am

Progress in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma

Justine V. Cohen, DO | Hematology Oncology

Q&A Discussion

PANEL MODERATORS: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair
Christopher J. Miller, MD | Dermatology | Conference Co-Chair

11:05 am

PANEL

Justine V. Cohen, DO  |  Hematology Oncology
Kristin Kreider, PA-C  |  Hematology Oncology
Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP, AOCN  |  Hematology Oncology
Tara C. Mitchell, MD  |  Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Joanna Walker, MD  |  Dermatology
 

11:45 am

SPECIAL GUEST VIDEO MESSAGE

11:50 am

Lunch/ Visit Exhibits/ Chat with Experts

12:30 pm

Staying Well After a Cancer Diagnosis

Ramy Sedhom, MD | Hematology Oncology

12:50 pm

Your Words Matter

MODERATORS: Sandy Blackburn, MSW, LSW & Megan Melick, MSW, LSW | Oncology Social Workers

1:00 pm

Tell Me Your Story: Patient Panel

MODERATOR: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center

1:40 pm

Head-Spinning Progress in the Treatment of Melanoma

Lynn M. Schuchter, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Chair & Director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center

1:50 pm

Special Closing - 20th Anniversary Celebration

2:00 pm

Adjourn