Melanoma Patient Conference 2024

Check in- The Rover 2 room

Optional breakout sessions

• Financial advice and support – Pam Khokhar, Citizens Advice
• Support for carers – Maria Mullan, Maggies
• How patients can be involved in trial design – Dr Brent O’Carrigan

Drinks and Networking (including facilitated new patient/carer tables)

Dinner

After Dinner Speaker 

Registration and Coffee

Welcome– Mrs Imogen Cheese, Conference Chair

SESSION ONE: Updates in Melanoma Medicine 

Chair: Imogen Cheese

Clinical Trials Update. Innovation and Progress (Professor Sarah Danson)

Update uveal guidelines (Dr Joe Sacco)

Tips on treatment; managing your medication and treatment breaks (Jackie Hodgetts)

Audience Q & A

Refreshments 

SESSION TWO: Life on Treatment

Chair: Dr Kate Young

How to minimise your risk of lymphoedema following treatment for melanoma (Dr Anusha Panthagani)

Scar and lymphoedema management: a proactive approach (Kelly Norman)

What are the learnings about the microbiome in cancer? (Professor Julian Marchesi)

Patient Voice (Willie Munro)

Audience Q & A

Lunch

SESSION THREE: Patient Research Priorities 

Chair: Susanna Daniels

Potential long-term effects of immunotherapy treatment (Jo Bird)

Research- Melanoma Focus funded project- patient research priorities (Dr Khaylen Mistry)

Research- Melanoma Focus funded project- Immunotherapy long term side effects (Dr Becki Lee)

Patient Voice: 10 years post diagnosis (Imogen Cheese & Lucy Davis)

Audience Q & A

Final thoughts & Closing meeting (Imogen Cheese)