Agenda Melanoma 2024

5 p.m.                 

Registration

5:15 p.m.            

Dermoscopy Workshop

Travis W. Blalock, MD, Matthew Willett, MD

Assistants: Emma Hill, MD, Kevin Patel, MD, Edward Seger, MD

7:15 p.m.            

Adjourn

Limited seating available for an additional fee.

7 a.m.                 

Registration, Breakfast & View Exhibits

7:50 a.m.            

Welcome and Educational Overview

Hugh Greenway, Jr., MD, Benjamin Kelley, MD

8 a.m.                 

Enhanced Melanoma Reporting and The Ohio Model

Brett Coldiron, MD

8:45 a.m.                           

Innovations in Diagnostic Techniques for Melanoma

Travis Blalock, MD

9:05 a.m.                           

Pathology of Melanoma: Current Status and Prognostic Indicators

Benjamin Kelley, MD

9:35 a.m.                           

Sun Exposure and Melanoma: Connecting the Dots

David Kent, MD

10:10 a.m.         

Break & View Exhibits

10:40 a.m.         

Melanoma and Moles: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment for the Pediatric Population

Caroline Piggott, MD

11:10 a.m.         

Dysplastic Nevi: Navigating the Risk Landscape

Benjamin Kelley, MD

11:30 a.m.         

Case Presentations

Emma Hill, MD, Kevin Patel, MD, Edward Seger, MD

Pathology Discussion: Benjamin Kelley, MD

Noon                   

Lunch

Noon                   

Lunch Symposium                           

Non-CME Activity Hosted by Castle Biosciences

New Approaches & the Role of Gene Expression Profiling for the Management of Skin Cancer

Edward McClay, MD

1 p.m.                 

Insights into Sentinel Node Evaluation: 2024 Update

Merrick Ross, MD

1:45 p.m.           

Ocular and Periocular Melanoma

Geva Mannor, MD, MPH

2 p.m.                               

Cutting Through Complexity: Surgical Insights in Melanoma of the Head and Neck

Chris M. Bergeron, MD, FACS

2:20 p.m.                           

Neoadjuvant Breakthroughs in Advanced Resectable Melanoma

Merrick Ross, MD

2:50 p.m.           

Radiation Therapy for Melanoma Including Lentigo Maligna

Prabhakar Tripuraneni, MD

3:15 p.m.                           

Break & View Exhibits

3:35 p.m.           

Melanonychia Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment

Frederick Fish, III, MD

3:55 p.m.                           

Ministering to the Melanoma Patient (Non-CME)

Reverend Jack Baca

4:10 p.m.                           

Melanoma, the Primary Lesion: Biopsy, Excision and Mohs Surgery in Selected Cases

David Kent, MD

4:40 p.m.                           

Case Presentations

Emma Hill, MD, Kevin Patel, MD, Edward Seger, MD

Pathology Discussion: Elina Shustef, DO

5:10 p.m.                           

Adjourn

7 a.m.                 

Breakfast & View Exhibits

7:45 a.m.                           

Metastatic Evaluation of the Melanoma Patient

Lisa Fronek, DO

8:05 a.m.                           

Navigating the Complexities of Advanced Melanoma Treatment

Kathryn Bollin, MD

8:35 a.m.                           

Melanoma in the Molecular Age Part 1: New Tools for Diagnosis, Prognosis

Gregory Hosler, MD, PhD

9:05 a.m.                           

A Fresh Look at Oncolytic Immunotherapy

Merrick Ross, MD

9:35 a.m.                           

Break & View Exhibits

9:55 a.m.                         

Melanoma in the Molecular Age Part 2: New Tools for Diagnosis, Prognosis

Gregory Hosler, MD, PhD

10:25 a.m.         

Melanoma: Medical Legal Complications

Robert Cosgrove, ESQ

10:45 a.m.         

Cutaneous Toxicities of Immune Therapy

Aleksandr Itkin, MD

11 a.m.              

Beyond the Primary: Comprehensive Evaluation of the Melanoma Patient for Oddities

Frederick Fish, III, MD

11:20 a.m.        

Case Presentations

Emma Hill, MD, Kevin Patel, MD, Edward Seger, MD

Pathology Discussion: Beth Palla, MD

Noon                   

Final Adjournment

**Topics, times, and speakers subject to change