Melanoma Patient Conference 2023

Thursday 16th – Friday 17th March, 2023

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

Registration for this event is now open

Thursday, 16th March 2023	6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday, 17th March 2023	8:45 am – 5:30 pm

Place Type		Price
1 Delegate Place	Open Form	£30
2 Delegate Places (Patient and Guest)	Open Form	£50

Draft Programme

6.30pm	Drinks & Networking (Mood Board)
8.00pm	Dinner
9.00pm	After Dinner Speaker (Sir Chris Bryant, MP)

08.45am	Registration and Coffee
09.20am	Welcome Mrs Imogen Cheese, Conference Chair

09.30am-11.00am	Session One: Chair- Susanna Daniels
09.30am-09.45am	Melanoma Resources (Susanna Daniels)
09.45am-10.15am	Clinical Trials Update. Innovation & Progress (Dr Pippa Corrie)
10.15am-10.45am	Keynote: TILs explained (Dr Andrew Furness)
10.45am-11.00am	Audience Q&A

11.00am-11.30am	Refreshments & Networking
11.30am-13.00pm	Session Two: Chair- Imogen Cheese
11.30am-11.55am	National melanoma incidence statistics during the Covid-19 pandemic (Dr Zoe Venables)
11.55am-12.15pm	Patient Voice Navigating Challenges (Caroline Kohl)
12.15pm-12.40pm	NICE guidelines (Mr Howard Peach)
12.40pm-13.00pm	Audience Q&A
13.00pm-14.00pm	LUNCH Break & Networking

14.00pm-15.30pm	Session Three: Chair- Mr Oliver Cassell
14.00pm-14.25pm	Dermatology & AI. What does this mean for the future? (Dr Faisal Dubash)
14.25pm-14.50pm	Reconstructive Surgery, Scars, prosthetics and Lymphoedema (TBC)
14.50pm-15.15pm	Scans for melanoma patients – what when and why? (Dr Oliver Hulson)
15.15pm-15.30pm	Audience Q&A
15.30pm-16.00pm	Refreshments & Networking

16.00pm-17.25pm	Session Four: Chair- Lesley Howells
16.00pm-16.25pm	Patient Interaction & Fatigue (Lesley Howells)
16.25pm-16.50pm	Evolving Role of the CNS/life after treatment (Gemma Hewitt)
16.50pm-17.10pm	Mood Board Review
17.10pm-17.25pm	Audience Q&A

17.25pm-17.30pm	Close – Conference Chair