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Workshop

Emerging Treatments for Metastatic Melanoma

Topics Covered

  • Overview of Metastatic Melanoma, Including Diagnosing & Staging
  • New Treatment Approaches
  • Targeted Therapy & the Role of Precision Medicine
  • The Role of Immunotherapy
  • Clinical Trial Updates
  • Follow-Up Care
  • Tips for Caring for Your Skin During Cancer Treatments, Including Sun & Wind Safety Recommendations
  • Controlling Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
  • Key Questions to Ask When Communicating with Your Health Care Team
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, and Discussion of OpenNotes
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators

Facilitator
Gregory Daniels, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Facilitator
Inderjit Mehmi, MD
Melanoma and NMCS Medical Oncology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Cedar Sinai Affiliate Institute
Facilitator
Kyleigh LiPira, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Melanoma Research Foundation®
Facilitator
Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW
Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to [email protected] after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.