Melanoma surgery and postoperative care | ACN Accredited | 74 min 1

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
Declaration of Interest

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.

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  Melanoma surgery and postoperative care | 74 min
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