Focus on Melanoma meeting
Friday 14th October 2022
Organised by: Professor Paul Lorigan, Professor of Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester
Location: Royal College of Physicians, London
| Friday, 14th October 2022 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
The Focus on Melanoma – October 2022 meeting has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 6 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s) and The Royal College of Surgeons of England has awarded up to 5.5 CPD points. The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) have awarded up to 8.5 CME points.
POSTERS:
Please submit your abstracts by 16th September 2022
(250 words maximum)
Please send posters to: mbridge@melanomafocus.org
Programme
| 09:00-09:45 | MSD SPONSORED BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM: Adjuvant treatment in melanoma, where are we now? Dr Pippa Corrie, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS This promotional session is fully organised and funded by MSD. MSD products will be discussed at this meeting. |
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome/Introductions and presentation to Simon Rodwell (ex CEO & Founder of Melanoma Focus) Dr Mark Harries, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Chairman of Melanoma Focus |
| 10:15-10:25 | Simon Rodwell, ex-CEO and Founder of Melanoma Focus |
| 10:25-10:40 | Melanoma Focus: Achievements and Plans Dr Mark Harries and Susanna Daniels |
| 10:40-11:30 | Session 1: What’s new in melanoma 2022 – the post pandemic era Chair: Dr Matthew Wheater – Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10:40-11:10 | Emerging treatments including research trends and challenges (inc Q+A) Dr Paul Nathan, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre |
| 11:10-11:30 | AMBLor: a prognostic biomarker for non-ulcerated AJCC stage I/II melanoma (inc Q+A) Professor Penny Lovat, Professor of Cellular Dermatology and Oncology, Newcastle University; Chief Scientific Officer, AMLo Biosciences |
| 11:30-12:00 | Break |
| 12:00-12:40 | Session 2: Merkel Cell Cancer, new treatments and guidelines Chair: Professor Catherine Harwood, Consultant Dermatologist, Barts’ Health NHS Trust Professor Jurgen Becker, Department of Translational Oncology, DKTK Essen, Dusseldorf |
| 12:30-12:40 | Q&A |
| 12:40-13:10 | Session 3: Clinical dilemmas: Sentinel node biopsy remains an important staging procedure? Chair: Professor Charlotte Proby, Professor of Dermatology and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School The case for: Mr Howard Peach, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust The case against: Dr Pippa Corrie, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| 13:10-14:10 | Lunch |
| 14:10-14:55 | 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 How treatments have changed and continued to evolve Professor Claus Garbe, Head of Division of Dermato-oncology at Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen and President European Association for Dermatology-Oncology |
| 14:55-15:55 | Session 4: Sunbeds and skin cancer – the case for a ban? Chair: Professor Paul Lorigan, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Manchester |
| 14:05-15:05 | Introduction- Professor Paul Lorigan |
| 15:05-15:20 | Sunbeds are carcinogenic and their outright ban in Australia Professor Adele Green, Honorary Senior Scientist, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute |
| 15:20-15:35 | The economic argument Professor Katherine Payne, Professor of Health Economics, Centre Lead for Manchester Centre for Health Economics |
| 15:35-15:50 | Q&A |
| 15:55-16:55 | Session 5: MDT: The management of brain metastases Chair: Dr Heather Shaw, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mount Vernon Cancer -Dr Rovel Colaco, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust -Mr Francesco Vergani, Consultant Neurosurgeon, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust -Dr Matthew Wheater, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust -Jackie Hodgetts, Nurse Clinician in Melanoma, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 16:55-17:00 | Close Professor Paul Lorigan and Dr Mark Harries |