About This Educational Activity
Title: You and Melanoma – An Animated Patient's Guide to Melanoma
Launch date: November 26, 2018
Title: You and Melanoma – New Modules on Diagnosing Melanoma and Treating Melanoma
Launch date: July 22, 2020
Title: You and Melanoma – New Module on Genetic Mutations and Melanoma
Launch date: September 21, 2021
Title: You and Melanoma – New Module on TIL Cell Therapy for Melanoma
Launch date: March 31, 2022
Title: You and Melanoma – New Module on Clinical Trials in Melanoma
Launch date: November 2, 2023
This educational activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of patients and caregivers affected by Melanoma.
This educational activity has been developed by the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.
This website is part of the Animated Patient™ series developed by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., to provide highly visual formats of learning for patients to improve their understanding, make informed decisions, and partner with their healthcare professionals for optimal outcomes.
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Merck, Natera, and Novartis.
Faculty:
Dr. Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD
Deputy Director
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
USA
Dr. Laura Ferris, MD, PhD
Professor and Director of Dermatology Clinical Trials
Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
USA
Dr. Rekha Chaudhary, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology
Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
USA
Dr. Michael B. Atkins, MD
Deputy Director, Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
William M. Scholl Professor and Vice-Chair Department of Oncology and
Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
USA
Dr. Sapna P. Patel, MD
Melanoma Medical Oncologist
Chair, SWOG Cancer Research Network
Houston, Texas
USA
Conflict of Interest Disclosures:
Mechanisms In Medicine Inc. is committed to providing its learners with high quality educational activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:
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Dr. Jeffrey S. Weber – Nothing to disclose.
- Dr. Laura Ferris – Consulting fees received from DermTech. Research funding received from Castle Biosciences.
- Dr. Rekha Chaudhary – Speaker fees received from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Regeneron, and Sanofi.
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Dr. Michael B. Atkins – Scientific Advisory Board: Werewolf and Pyxis Oncology; Consultant/Advisory Boards: Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Eisai, Aveo, Pfizer,
Werewolf, Fathom, Pyxis Oncology, PACT, Elpis, X4Pharma, ValoHealth, ScholarRock, Surface, Takeda, Roche, SAB Bio, Exelixis, Iovance, COTA, Idera, Agenus, Asher Bio, AstraZeneca, SeaGen, Sanofi, OncoRena, Pliant Therapeutics, GSK.
- Dr. Sapna P. Patel – Research funding received from: Bristol Myers Squibb, Foghorn Therapeutics, IDEAYA Biosciences, InxMed; Lyvgen Biopharma, Novartis, Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Seagen, Syntrix Pharmaceuticals, TriSalus Life Sciences; Consulting fees received from: Bristol Myers Squibb, Cardinal Health, Castle Biosciences, Delcath Systems, Immatics, Immunocore, Novartis, Pfizer, TriSalus Life Sciences. Travel and accommodations: InxMed, TriSalus Life Sciences.
Disclaimer:
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance their own personal development.
- The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.
- Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should be discussed with your physician.
Technical Requirements:
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