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The Seventh Annual UNC Conference on Melanoma: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Event # 35966

What Can I Expect?

The incidence of melanoma continues to rise rapidly in this country. Increasingly, the management of the melanoma patient requires multiple healthcare providers. This course is specifically designed for a multidisciplinary view of the care of the melanoma patient. The course faculty will examine common clinical issues which often confront the clinician and provide information that will help in their clinical decision making.

** Handouts, evaluations, and certificates for this activity will only be available online on the My CE page at www.gahec.org

Accomodations:
A limited number of rooms have been reserved for participants for Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Courtyard by Marriott Chapel Hill, 100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill, NC. The room rate is $109.00. To make your reservations, call the Marriott at 919-883-0700 and refer to “Melanoma Conference” for the group rate. Individuals are responsible for making their own reservations. Deadline for reservations is February 1, 2012.

Sponsored by Greensboro AHEC
In partnership with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Department of Dermatology, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Course Objectives:
  • Improve your ability to diagnose and treat melanoma and aggressive non-melanoma skin cancers, focusing on the following issues: scientific evidence for sunscreens
  • Improve your ability to diagnose and treat melanoma focusing on the clinical dilemmas facing both dermatologists and dermatopathologists in correctly diagnosing difficult melanocytic lesions including pigmented lesions of the nails.
  • Improve your ability to diagnose and treat melanoma and aggressive non-melanoma skin cancers, focusing on the surgical issues facing the dermatologist and surgeon treating melanoma and merkel cell cancers.
  • Improve your ability to diagnose and treat melanoma and aggressive non-melanoma skin cancers, focusing on the tanning bed controversy as viewed by a North Carolina lawmaker.
  • Improve your ability to diagnose and treat melanoma focusing on he current role of systemic therapy in the melanoma patient with metastatic disease,including updated information on CTLA-4 inhibitors, BRAF-inhibitors and MEK inhibitors
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Who Should Attend?:

This program primarily targets Dermatologists, Medical Oncologists, Dermatologic Surgeons, Surgical Oncologists, General Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioners and other health professionals who are interested in the treatment of melanoma.

We're sorry but online registration is not available for this event - please call our office at (336) 832-8025 for more information.