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Since the course is within the next 24 hours, we have deactivated the online registration system. If you wish to secure a place, please contact us on 0161 4080807 or, alternatively, you can email us on courses@doctorsacademy.org.uk.
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Date :
9th October 2014
Venue : Education Centre (Dept 17), The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
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Aims & Objectives:
- To provide a common forum highlighting the surgical aspects of melanoma treatment.
- To highlight the multidisciplinary aspect of melanoma surgery.
- To highlight research themes around malignant melanoma related to prominent clinical and molecular biology.
Key theme:
The multidisciplinary approach to Melanoma Surgery.
Learning ouctomes:
- To gain an appreciation for a wide range of treatment options available for melanoma.
- To understand the surgical procedures used in the treatment of melanoma.
- To understand when oncological support is needed in the management of melanoma.
- To gain an appreciation of the various oncological options available for the treatment of melanoma.
- To gain insight on the molecular and cellular research around melanoma and the ways these may change the treatment of this condition in the future.
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To highlight new surgical techniques being employed to treat melanoma.
Topics include:
- Superficial vs subfascial groin dissection.
- The Christie experience with ileoinguinal dissections (open vs
laparoscopic).
- Microsurgical reconstruction in melanoma surgery.
- Local flap reconstruction in melanoma surgery treatments.
- A new prognostic factor in the management of MM.
- The oncological management of melanoma.
- Advances in molecular therapy in the treatment of melanoma.
- TILS treatment of metastatic melanoma.
- Diagnosis of melanoma / dermatoscopy.
- The role of radiotherapy in the management of melanoma.
- The role of ECT in treatment of metastatic disease.
- The role of lasers in metastatic MM.
Fees:
Delegate fee: £75.00
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