GP Education Breakfast: Essential updates in melanoma care

Melanoma Institute Australia is pleased to invite you to our educational breakfast for Skin Cancer Doctors and GPs with an interest in skin cancer medicine.

Co-hosted by A/Prof Sydney Ch’ng (Plastic and Head & Neck Surgeon) and A/Prof Alexander van Akkooi (Surgical Oncologist), our engaging breakfast session will feature multidisciplinary experts discussing the latest updates in melanoma diagnosis and treatment across the disease spectrum.

PRESENTATIONS:*

  • Dermoscopic clues in the diagnosis of amelanotic melanoma, Prof Pascale Guitera (Dermatologist, MIA)
  • Surgical management of melanoma and melanoma in-situ, A/Prof Robyn Saw (Surgical Oncologist, MIA)
  • Changing melanoma treatment landscape and neoadjuvant therapy update, A/Prof Alexander van Akkooi (Surgical Oncologist, MIA)
  • Interactive case study breakout discussion, led by A/Prof Paul Fishburn (Skin Cancer GP, University of QLD
  • An update on the Targeted Screening Program, Prof Anne Cust (Epidemiologist, MIA and the Daffodil Centre)
  • Genetic testing for melanoma: What GPs need to know, A/Prof Linda Martin (Dermatologist, MIA) and Dr Jack Dong (Cancer Geneticist, NSW Health)
  • Supporting a patient and family through diagnosis, Dr Lisa Gomes (Psychologist, MIA)
  • Fireside chat discussion, Led by Dr William Shepperd (Skin Cancer GP, MIA)

This program will conclude with a quiz where you’ll have the chance to win a dermatoscope from HEINE.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and gain invaluable insights from leaders in the field.

Cost: Free
RSVP: By 24 February
Register now

Start Time

8:30 am

March 8, 2025

Finish Time

1:00 pm

March 8, 2025

Address

Poche Centre, 40 Rocklands Rd, Wollstonecraft NSW 2065

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