Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Metastatic Melanoma
• Standard of Care and New Treatment Approaches
• The Role of Clinical Trials
• Managing Side Effects and Pain
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team
• The Importance of a Support Network
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Gregory A. Daniels, MD, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tumor Growth, Invasion and Metastasis Program,University of California San Diego, Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center
Donald P. Lawrence, MD Clinical Director, Center for Melanoma, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Stuart R. Lessin, MD Director of Dermatology, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Melanoma International Foundation, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation, Teb's Troops, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This program is made possible by a charitable contribution from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

November 4, 2009