Registration Now Open: MRA's 2024 Patient Forum
11 December 2023 | Allies & Partnerships, Events, Melanoma Stories, News, Policy, Prevention, Science, Treatment
MRA’s Melanoma Exchange Patient Forum, held in-person in Washington DC and virtually on Wednesday, February 21, will bring together melanoma patients, survivors, advocates, and their loved ones to provide lay-friendly, state-of-the-science education, promote collaboration, and provide networking opportunities across the melanoma community.
Throughout the event, you’ll hear from leading experts in the melanoma field and have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss, and network with other people who are going through their own melanoma journey. Each session will provide information, insight, and strategies to help navigate melanoma diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.
This year, sessions will address the evolving melanoma standard of care, emerging research and clinical trials, melanoma risk and genetic predisposition, survivorship, ways to manage scanxiety, and more.
At-a-Glance Agenda:
All session timings are listed in the Eastern Time Zone.
- 11:30 - 11:45: Registration & Check in*
- 11:45 - 1:00: Networking Roundtables with Lunch*
- 1:00 - 1:10: Welcome Remarks
- 1:10 - 1:55: The Melanoma Standard of Care & Emerging Research
- 1:55 - 2:55: Leaving No Patient Behind: Current Research Challenges
- 2:55 - 3:20: Making Sense of Risk: From UV Rays to Genetic Predisposition
- 3:20 - 4:20: Breaking Barriers: Demystifying Clinical Trials
- 4:20 - 4:50: Scanxiety: Understanding, Managing, & Thriving Beyond the Fear
- 4:50 - 5:50: Living with Melanoma, A Panel Discussion
- 5:50 - 6:00: Closing & Wrap-up
- 6:00 - 7:30: Reception*
* indicates that this session is for in-person attendees only.