Melanoma Patient Conference 2026

Thursday 5th – Friday 6th March, 2026

Location: Voco St Johns Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham, B91 1AT

Programme

15:00 - 17:00	Check-in and Registration – The Rover 2 room
19:00	Drinks & Networking
20:00	Dinner
21:30	Ross Fiddes

08:45 – 09:15	REGISTRATION & COFFEE
08:15 – 09:25	Welcome – Imogen Cheese, Conference Chair
09:25 – 09:40	Melanoma Focus Update – Susanna Daniels

09:40 – 11:05	SESSION ONE: Clinical Hot Topics; Chair – Imogen Cheese
09:40 – 10:10	Clinical Trials Update: Innovation & Progress – Dr Yin Wu
10:10 – 10:35	How Melanomas are Diagnosed – Dr Bipin Mathew
10:35 – 11:00	Immunotherapy long-term side effects – Dr Ruth Board
11:00 – 11:15	Audience Q&A

11:15 – 11:40	Refreshments

11:40 – 13:05	SESSION TWO: What to know about TILs treatment; Chair – Susanna Daniels
11:40 – 12:10	TILs update – Dr Andrew Furness
12:10 – 12:50	TILs – the patient experience – Esther Allen, Jane Henderson and Matthew Alphe
12:50 – 13:05	Audience Q&A

13:05 – 14:05	Lunch

14:05 – 16:15	SESSION THREE: Looking After You; Chair – Imogen Cheese
14:05 – 14:30	Lymphedema Management – a proactive approach – Kelly Norman
14:30 – 14:55	MyMelanoma update – Professor Mark Middleton
14:55 – 15:20	The Patient Voice – Chelsea Tantum
15:20 – 15:35	Audience Q&A
15:35 – 16:10	Your Wellbeing – Syed Miah
16:10 – 16:15	Final Thoughts & Closing Meeting – Imogen Cheese