Hosted by Melanoma Patients Australia (MPA) and Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), the Melanoma Community Forum Webinar Series includes three webinars held over three weeks. Each webinar provides the rare opportunity to hear from a MIA medical expert and a MPA community member as they focus on a different topic of interest each week. The webinar concludes with a Q&A panel discussion.
Webinar One – ‘Brain metastases: Surgical treatment update and living well after brain metastases’
Presenters: Neurosurgeon Assoc Professor Brindha Shivalingam and MPA community member, Debbie Butler.
Watch the recording below:
Links to resources mentioned by Debbie Butler:
- Exercise During Cancer Treatment| Cancer.Net
- Queensland Stay On Your Feet ® | Queensland Health
- Exercise for People Living with Cancer
- Falls Prevention Home Exercises |nsw.gov.au
- Tips for Starting Exercise |exerciseismedicine.com.au
- Video on improving balance in people with cancer
Webinar Two – Immunotherapy and targeted therapies: Systemic treatment update and living well after immunotherapy
Presenters: Medical Oncology Fellow Dr Piyush Grover and MPA community member Karen van Gorp. Medical Oncologist Prof Georgina Long AO also joined the panel discussion.
Watch the recording below:
Links to resources mentioned during webinar:
- MIA’s Lymphoedema Patient Information Brochure
- Current clinical trials at MIA
- International listing of clinical trials – ClinicalTrials.gov
- More information on systemic therapy and support
- If you are a patient or carer and would like additional support or information, please call the MPA National Support Line on 1300 88 44 50 or visit the MPA website
Webinar Three – Detecting Melanoma: New approaches and living well beyond a melanoma diagnosis
Presenters: MIA Dermatologist Prof Pascale Guitera, and a personal story is shared by Aaron Kelly, an MPA Community Member.
Watch the recording below:
Links to resources mentioned during webinar:
MIA’s patient information brochures:
If you are a patient or carer and would like additional support or information, please call the MPA National Support Line on 1300 88 44 50 or visit the MPA website.
To hear more about Aaron’s story and to follow him on his blog.
Find out more about the ACEMID project by viewing this video or the ACEMID website.
Dr Grover and Prof Long are fantastic presenters who enable better understanding of the relevant issues.
Thanks for your input, etc.