by The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Charity

Lorraine Mir-Edwards from MK SuperMoles has shared the following schedule from the Melanoma Conference information source: not too far from MK so you might find it really interesting as well as not too far to travel…for the details click here.

Melanoma Patient Conference 2020 in Leicester
Thursday 18th & Friday 19th June

Thursday 18th June

Registration from 6pm.

Networking & Poster Session

Conference Dinner at 8.30pm with speaker Patient Martyn Wells!

Friday 19th June

08:30 Registration and Coffee

08.55 Welcome Mrs Imogen Cheese, Conference Chair

09.00 – 11.00 Session One : Understanding The Issues & Latest News

09.00 – 10.11 Session One: Melanoma New & Noteworthy (chair Prof J Newton Bishop)
09.00 – 09.15 The “Bug Bears”Patient Survey feedback – Imogen Cheese

09.15 – 09.35 Clinical Trials Database – Susanne Daniels

09.35 – 09.55 My Melanoma – Prof Julia Newton Bishop

09.55 – 10.15 – Biomedical Research Initiatives – Prof Mark Middleton
10.55 – 11.00 Patient Panel Review & Audience Questions

11.00 – 11.30 Refreshments & Networking

11.30 – 13.00 Workstream 1 – “Early Detection” (Chair Mr Oliver Cassell)
11.30 – 11.50 Teledermatology & what this might mean for you

11.50 – 12.10 Dermatology Masterclass & patient-led monitoring
12.10 – 12.30 The changing role of psycological support
12.30 – 12.50 SLNB and surgery changes & updates (Mr Oliver Cassell)
12.50 – 13.15 Panel Discussion & Audience questions

11.30 – 13.00 – Workstream 2 – Immunotherpay (chair Prof Middleton)
11.30 – 11.50 Trials of Interest (Dr Pippa Corrie)
11.50 – 12.10 Immunotherapy Induced Colitis (Dr Mark Harries)
12.10 – 12.30 Tumour Therapy Resistance
12.30 – 12.50 Next steps for CTC/CTDNA predictors (Dr  Rebecca Lee)
12.50 – 13.15  Panel Discussion & Audience questions

11.30 – 13.00 – Workstream 3 – Challenging, Rare & Unusual (chair Dr Joseph Sacco)
11.30 – 11.50 Prognostic Factors of Uveal Melanoma (Prof Sarah Copeland)
11.50 – 12.10 Efficacy of Immunotherapy in advanced acral or mucosal Melanoma (Dr Miranda Payne)
12.10 – 12.30 Gathering evidence to improve practice (Dr Joseph Sacco)
12.30 – 12.50 Sinonasal Melanoma Management & Rare Melanoma guidelines (Dr  Neil Steven)
12.50 – 13.15  Panel Discussion & Audience questions

13.15- 14.00 Lunch & Networking

14.00 – 15.45 Session Three : Knowledge is Power
14.00 – 14.35 Alternative Medicine Myths – do we have all the facts? – (Michael Marshall)
14.35 – 15.10 Melanoma Patients in 2020 (Dr Jem Rashbass)
15.10 – 15.30 Panel Discussion & Audience questions

15.30 – 16.00 Refreshments & Networking

16.00 – 17.15 Session Four : What can we change? (Chair Dr Mark Harries)

16.00 – 16-35 – Having a diverse Gut Biome

16.35 – 17.15 – Expanding Scope solutions Pitch & panel discussion(Prof Mark Middleton, Dr Pippa Corrie, Dr Mark Harries)
Open questions from Audience

17.15 – 17.30 Close – Conference Chair

For more information at our local level check out the MK SuperMoles Facebook page.