Conference Overview

As the incidence of melanoma continues to rise rapidly in the United States and around the world, the need to educate clinicians from various specialties on the disease also increases. During this course nationally recognized experts will present information on prevention, risk assessment, early detection, genetic factors, and current and future treatment choices for melanoma patients. Issues concerning surgical management, adjuvant therapy, advanced disease therapy, and personalizing the course of treatment for individual patients will also be discussed. This course is designed to provide information that will help clinicians in their decision making regarding these difficult patient problems. The course will be taught by a wide range of experts as this most serious of skin cancers will require multidisciplinary efforts to conquer.

Educational Objectives

After attending this live activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe the epidemiology and risk factors associated with the increasing incidence of cutaneous melanoma.

• Evaluate and diagnose a variety of malignancies related to melanoma skin cancer.

• Identify possible genetic mutations and etiologic factors in the melanoma patient and diagnose patients based on dermatologic manifestations.

• Integrate new therapies and treatments for advanced melanoma including surgical techniques.

• Discuss the effectiveness of neoadjuvant therapy and immunotherapy in treating melanoma.

• Develop strategies for managing patients with multiple melanomas.

Target Audience

• Dermatologists

• Pathologists

• Dermatopathologists

• Primary Care Physicians

• Dermatology Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants