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MelanomaCare.org - This interactive website serves as the platform for the many components of the Melanoma Care Coalition, an award-winning, comprehensive, multidisciplinary educational initiative designed for medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, dermatologists, oncology nurses, and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with melanoma.
Developed and implemented in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, this website includes:
- Registration for live CME-certified regional symposia
- On-demand educational activities such as newsletters, webinars, and podcasts
- Downloadable slide libraries
- Links to applicable resources such as guidelines and medical/oncology journals
- Patient resources such as webinars delivered by experts and tailored to patient education
- List of melanoma care centers around the country
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2012 Melanoma Care Coalition Webinar Series – This series of 8 CME-certified and CNE-accredited on-demand-webinars, available at www.melanomacare.org, focus on the pivotal issues that clinicians face in the care of patients with melanoma, such as advances in immunotherapy, management of metastatic melanoma, chemotherapy of melanoma, updates on emerging therapies, management, and biomarkers of melanoma. This web series, chaired by John M. Kirkwood, MD, features faculty presenters representing some of the key opinion leaders in the field of melanoma management including Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD, Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, Rene Gonzalez MD, FACP, Ahmad A. Tarhini, MD, PhD, Keith T. Flaherty, MD, Denise Bachorski, RN, OCN, and Dave S. Hoon, PhD.
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Melanoma Care Options™ - A national CME-certified publication series made available in print and online, featuring clinical and non-clinical content from renowned faculty specializing in melanoma care and edited by John M. Kirkwood, MD. The Melanoma Care Options newsletters are part of the Melanoma Care Coalition initiative.
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The Melanoma Care Coalition Takes on the Controversies - As part of the Melanoma Care Coalition, these regional, live CME-certified activities featured an interactive, case-based approach to complex and often controversial issues in melanoma care. Chaired by Dr. John M. Kirkwood, this series of symposia brought clinical controversies into focus on a practical level for physicians who screen for and treat melanoma. Many of these meeting were held in conjunction with nationally-recognized cancer centers.
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For Nurses:
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Melanoma Care Options™ Oncology Nursing Update - Designed specifically to address the educational needs of oncology nurses and edited by esteemed thought leader Rosemary Giuliano, ARNP, MSN, this CNE-accredited series of newsletters provided information to keep oncology nurses up-to-date regarding advances in the care of patients with melanoma. Developed and implemented in collaboration with University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing.
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Bridging Available Treatments to Best-Case Outcomes in Melanoma - This satellite symposium was presented in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing at the 33rd Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress. Chaired by Rosemary Giuliano, ARNP, MSN, and featuring John M. Kirkwood, MD, this interactive, case-based symposium focused on the oncology nurse’s pivotal role in helping manage patient expectations, keeping patients on therapy, and guiding patients and their families through care decisions, including end-of-life issues.
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For more information and current activities, please visit www.melanomacare.org
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