Melanoma Update 2019 - 6860

Join us for our biennial Melanoma Update. This year’s Melanoma Update will hear from expert speakers on various aspects of Melanoma diagnosis and treatment. The seminar will be interactive, with a panel Q&A and example cases.

Presentations include:

• WAKMAS, what are we? Where did we come from? What do we do?
• The suspicious skin lesion
• How do I refer a patient to WAKMAS? What resources are available for patients who do not need MDT review?
• Recent advances in adjuvant treatment of lymph node metastases (stage 3 melanoma)
• Algorithm for surgical management of Primary Melanoma- Ideal management of thin, intermediate and thick invasive lesions
• Future possibilities to aid in melanoma diagnosis and treatment
• Suboptimal diagnosis and treatment pathways – Does it really matter?

Keynote speakers:

• Mark Hanikeri | Plastic Surgeon and WAKMAS Director

• Dr Daniel Hewitt | Dermatologist, Royal Perth Hospital and Burswood Dermatology

• Julie Teraci | Clinical Nurse Consultant, WAKMAS

• Dr Thomas Van Hagen | Medical Oncologist, SJOG Subiaco

• Dr Robert Love | Plastic Surgeon, Richardson Street Specialist Rooms

• Professor Mel Ziman | Head of the Melanoma Research Group, Edith Cowan University

• Professor Grant Morahan | Laboratory Head, Director of Centre for Diabetes Research

• Dr Adnan Khattak | Medical Oncologist, Fiona Stanley and SJOG Subiaco/Murdoch

Registration and refreshments from 6.00pm. Presentations commence at 6.30pm.

This education forms an Accredited Activity under the RACGP QI&CPD Program. Activity number:

Learning outcomes

At the end of this symposium, participants should be able to*:

1. Be aware of the Western Australian Kirbride Melanoma Advisory Service (WAKMAS) services
2. Correctly diagnose melanomas during patient consultations
3. Summarise the biopsy techniques used to diagnose melanomas
4. Summarise future possibilities to aid the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma
5. Appreciate new developments in adjuvant therapies for melanoma
   

*Please note these learning outcomes may be subject to change.

For more information, contact GP@cancerwa.asn.au

For more Cancer Council GP education sessions, visit cancerwa.asn.au/professionals/gp/

The Melanoma Update is a collaboration between Cancer Council Western Australia as part of the GP Education Project, Western Australian Meanoma Advisory Service (WAKMAS) and Western Austalian Clinical Oncology Group (WACOG).