Contemporary Management of Complex Skin Cancers 2019

Contemporary Management of Complex Skin Cancers 2019 is organized by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and will be held from Nov 01 - 02, 2019 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Zuckerman Research Center, New York City, New York, United States of America.

Target Audience:
The target audience includes physicians and allied health professionals, who care for patients with skin cancer, including dermatologists, surgical and medical oncologists, otolaryngologists, ophthalmologists, general surgeons, plastic surgeons, pathologists and radiation oncologists.

Accreditation:
MSK designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Overview:
The purpose of this course is to provide the attendee with a multidisciplinary management approach for patients with skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, merkel cell carcinoma, melanoma and other complex skin cancers. The topics will focus on advances in epidemiology, pathology and imaging, medical and surgical management and radiation therapy. Complex skin cancer cases will be presented and discussed in a tumor board style with a multidisciplinary panel of experts.

Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Workshop | Friday, November 1, 4:45–5:45 pm

Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a non-invasive device that images skin lesions at high resolution in vivo similar to traditional pathology. RCM has shown high sensitivity and specificity for detection of skin cancers (melanocytic and non-melanocytic). RCM has recently been granted Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) reimbursement codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. RCM is now advancing as an add-on diagnostic tool to dermoscopy in clinics in the U.S., for early detection of skin cancers, while sparing un-necessary benign diagnosis. To expand RCM role in the clinical practice, there is a need for training a new generation of physicians - the future Confocalists. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Please note that CME credit will not be offered for the Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Workshop.

Objectives:
• Describe melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer incidence and behavior
• Define factors contributing to behavior and outcome of skin cancers
• Define characteristics of skin cancers that require aggressive treatment
• Understand benefits, limitations, and integration of different modalities used in the treatment of skin
• Review novel approaches to optimize surgical treatment of skin cancers
• Assess role and variety of radiotherapeutic approaches to complex skin cancers
• Review role of biological therapy in the treatment of advanced skin cancers
• Examine the optimal approaches toward reconstruction of defects resulting from resection of skin

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.