Melanoma Patient Conference 2025
Thursday 27th – Friday 28th February, 2025
Location: Voco St Johns Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham, B91 1AT
Programme
Thursday 27th February 2025
| 15:00pm - 17:00pm | Check-in and Registration – The Rover 2 room |
| 19:00pm | Drinks & Networking |
| 20:00pm | Dinner |
| 21:30pm | After Dinner Speaker – Sir Chris Bryant MP |
Friday 28th February 2025
| 08:45am – 09:15am | Registration & Coffee |
| 09:15am – 09:25am | Welcome – Mrs Imogen Cheese, Conference Chair |
| 09:25am – 11:00am | SESSION ONE: Research Hot Topics;
Chair – Imogen Cheese |
| 09:25am – 09:55am | MANIFEST: Collaboration is Key – Dr Pippa Corrie |
| 09:55am – 10:20am | Updated Mucosal Melanoma Guidelines – Dr Miranda Payne |
| 10:20am – 10:45am | Clinical Trials Update: Innovation and Progress- Dr Heather Shaw |
| 10:45am – 11:00am | Audience Q&A |
| 11:00am – 11:25am | Refreshments |
| 11:25am – 13:20pm | SESSION 2: Advancing our Thinking;
Chair- Susanna Daniels |
| 11:25am – 11:40am | Melanoma Focus Update – Susanna Daniels |
| 11:40am – 12:00pm | Research: Melanoma Focus Funded Project- Alternatives to Sunbeds – Dr Angela Rodrigues |
| 12:00pm – 12:25pm | AI – Supporting the Diagnostic Pathway – Professor Nick Levell |
| 12:25pm – 12:55pm | The Patient Voice: Charlotte Killeya and her son Joshua in conversation with Dr Mark Harries |
| 12:55pm – 13:10pm | Audience Q&A |
| 13:10pm – 14:10pm | Lunch |
| 14:10pm – 16:00pm | SESSION THREE: Be Kind to Yourself;
Chair – Imogen Cheese |
| 14:10pm – 14:35pm | The Impact of Scars and Reconstruction – Mr Ewan Wilson |
| 14:35pm – 15:00pm | The Patient Voice: Navigating Fertility – Dr Suze Mellor |
| 15:00pm – 15:25pm | The Patient Voice: Harnessing Inner Strength – Jordan Moss |
| 15:25pm – 15:50pm | MelanomaMe: Patient Story and Mindfulness – Joanne and Shelley |
| 15:50pm – 16:05pm | Audience Q&A |
| 16:05pm – 16:15pm | Final Thoughts and Closing Meeting – Imogen Cheese |