Event Materials for 16th Annual Focus on Melanoma Conference

• Date: Friday, May 11, 2018
• Time: 8:00 am - 3:15 pm
• Location: Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue
  4200 City Avenue
  Philadelphia, PA 19131

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Agenda

• 8:00 am — Check-In
  Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits and Experts in Integrative Approaches and Survivorship
• 8:45 am — Welcome and Opening Remarks
  Lynn M. Schuchter, MD and Steve Silverstein
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General Session: Latest Advances in Melanoma

• 9:00 am — How I Treat Melanoma
  Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
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• 9:30 am — Scientific Keynote Address: Surveillance and Liquid Biopsy: What do you need to know 
  
  Erica L. Carpenter, MBA, PhD
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• 9:55 am — Update on Melanoma Treatment
  Tara C. Mitchell, MD
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• 10:15 am — TumorGlow®
  Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD 
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• 10:30 am — Break
• 10:40 am — Q & A Panel of Experts
  Panel Moderators: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
  Panel: Erica L. Carpenter, MBA, PhD, Tara C. Mitchell, MD and Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD

General Session: Path to Wellness

• 11:30 am — Town Hall Meeting: Life After Cancer
  Moderator: Lynn M. Schuchter, MD and Steve Silverstein
  Panel: Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Joann Fegley, MBA, MS, CPT, Laura Galindez, MSW, LSW, Jane M. Kepics, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP, AOCN and Megan Melick, MSW, LSW
• 12:10 pm — Inspirational Keynote Address: Mike Schmidt
• 12:40 pm — Lunch

General Session: Canprevent Skin Cancer

• 1:40 pm — Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: What you need to know to protect yourself
  Christopher J. Miller, MD
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• 2:00 pm — Facts and Myths about Ultraviolet Light and Sun Protection
  Katherine T. Steele, MD
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• 2:20 pm — Update on Sun Protection and Early Detection of Skin Cancer
  Thuzar M. Shin, MD, PhD
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• 2:40 pm —  Q & A Panel of Experts
  Moderator: Christopher J. Miller, MD
  Panel: Katherine T. Steele, MD and Thuzar M. Shin, MD, PhD
• 3:15 pm — Closing