Melanoma surgery and postoperative care | ACN Accredited | 74 min
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Melanoma surgery and postoperative care | ACN Accredited | 74 min
Surgery is an important treatment modality for melanoma, from early stage through to late stage disease. In this comprehensive series of presentations, we hear from a surgeon, a neurosurgeon and CNCs regarding:
- The surgical treatment of a primary melanoma, lymph node disease and metastases
- Wound care of lower limb grafts
- Completion lymph node dissection complications
- Surgery for melanoma brain metastases
This presentation was given at the 2019 Nurse Conference: Melanoma in Practice.
PRESENTERS
A/Prof Robyn Saw
General Surgeon, Melanoma Institute Australia | Associate Professor in Surgery, The University of Sydney | Head of Department, Melanoma and Surgical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Shahn Coburn
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Melanoma Institute Australia
Natalie Osborne
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Melanoma Institute Australia
Dr Brindha Shivalingam
Director of Neurosurgery, The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse | Consultant Neurosurgeon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and The Mater Hospital, North Sydney | Associate, Melanoma Institute Australia
ACCREDITATION
This course is endorsed by CAN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. It has been allocated 1 CPD hour according to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Continuing Professional Development Standard.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe the importance of surgical treatment of a primary melanoma, lymph node disease and metastases.
2. List the best practice recommendations in melanoma treatment of wound care of lower limb grafts.
3. Describe the complications and best practice recommendations of a completion lymph node dissection.
4. Recognise the changing role of surgery in melanoma brain metastases.
This learning module was proudly supported through unrestricted educational grants from: 
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Linda Evans
Melanoma Surgery
Excellent video to watch, educational, easy to understand and fascinating.
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Glenda Ringrose
Melanoma surgery and post op care
So informative As a CN who delivers systemic treatment to melanoma pts it’s great to have more insight into surgery they have or may be having as part of their treatment
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Melissa Sundborn
Melanoma surgery and post operative care
Very informative and updating on this subject. Clear and interesting presentation especially for nurses to understand the ongoing treatment for patients referred onto MIA.
