Focus on Melanoma Meeting 2025
Friday 10th October 2025
Organised by: Mr Howard Peach, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Location: The Royal College of Physicians, London
| Friday, 10th October 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
This year’s Focus on Melanoma has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 6 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s). The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons have awarded up to 6 CME credits. The Royal College of Surgeons of England has awarded up to 6 CPD points.
Download this year’s meeting brochure, here.
Programme
| 09:00 – 09:55 | BMS SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM Innovation in administration routes across melanoma settings: Enhancing patient experience and system value Chair: Dr Heather Shaw, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and University College London Hospital Dr Clare Barlow, Medical Oncologist, Somerset Foundation Trust Nicola Jones, Lead Macmillan Immunotherapy CNS, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome/Introductions Dr Mark Harries, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Chairman of Melanoma Focus |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | Melanoma Focus: Achievements and Plans Dr Mark Harries and Susanna Daniels |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Session 1: Melanocytomas Chair: Mr Howard Peach, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | Diagnosing Melanocytic Tumours in the Molecular Era – Pathologist perspective Dr Bipin Mathew, Consultant Dermatopathologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 10:35 – 10:55 | The Risk Stratification and Clinical Management of Melanocytomas Dr Hayley Smith, Consultant Dermatologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 10:55 – 11:00 | Q&A |
| 11:00 – 11:25 | Break |
| 11:25 – 12:30 | Session 2: Treatment and Trial Updates Chair: Dr Hayley Smith, Consultant Dermatologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 11:25 – 11:45 | Long Term Side Effects of Systemic Therapies for Melanoma Professor Ruth Board, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| 11:45 – 11:55 | MelMarT update Professor Marc Moncrieff, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| 11:55 – 12:05 | MSLT-3 Introduction Mr Myles Smith, Consultant Surgical Oncologist, The Royal Marsden, NHS Foundation Trust |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | UK Skin Cancer Clinical Trials Group Update Dr Brent O’Carrigan, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Q&A |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Session 3: Debate: Single Agent Immunotherapy is as Effective as Combination Chair: Professor Ruth Board, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust FOR: Dr Yin Wu, Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust AGAINST: Professor Paul Nathan, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 – 15:15 | The Professor Martin Gore CBE Memorial Lecture Introduction – Dr Mark Harries, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Chairman of Melanoma Focus Associate Professor Alexander van Akkooi, Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Melanoma Institute Australia Surgery for Melanoma – Its Present and Possible Future Roles |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Session 4: The Real Life Impact of Melanoma Chair: Imogen Cheese, Founder of the Melanoma Patient Conference |
| 15:15 – 15:35 | Harnessing Your Inner Strength Mr Jordan Moss |
| 15:35 – 15.55 | Navigating Fertility and Living Beyond a Stage-4 Diagnosis Dr Suze Mellor |
| 15:55 – 16:00 | Q&A |
| 16:00 – 17:10 | Session 5: MDT: Managing Complex Recurrences Chair: Professor Marc Moncrieff -Associate Professor Alexander van Akkooi, Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Melanoma Institute Australia -Mr Myles Smith, Consultant Surgical Oncologist, The Royal Marsden, NHS Foundation Trust –Dr Heather Shaw, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and University College London Hospital |
| 17:10 | Close |
| 17:10 – 19:00 | Drinks Reception and Networking |