January 27, 2025
Patient & Caregiver Meetings.
Each year, the MRF hosts a series of in-person, educational events in partnership with with major academic medical centers. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn from leaders in melanoma and network with other patients and caregivers. Join us as leading melanoma experts provide updates on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials and research.
Attend a Patient Symposium
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Pediatric Melanoma Family Retreat Weekend
Feb 21, 2025 – Feb 23, 2025
Past Meeting Slides & Recordings
2024
April 27, 2024 – Northwestern Patient and Caregiver Symposium
May 3-5, 2024 – Eyes on a Cure: Ocular Melanoma Patient and Caregiver Symposium
May 18, 2024 – Fred Hutch Patient and Caregiver Symposium
May 20, 2024 – University of North Carolina Patient and Caregiver Symposium
June 8, 2024 – Georgetown Patient and Caregiver Symposium
2023
May 20, 2023 – Northwest Melanoma Symposium: Science to Survivorship
May 1, 2023 – University of North Carolina Patient and Caregiver Symposium
March 31 – April 1, 2023 – Eyes on a Cure: Ocular Melanoma Patient & Caregiver Symposium
January 25, 2023 – Partnering with Your Team to Select Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Melanoma
2022
May 21, 2022 – Northwest Melanoma Symposium: Science to Survivorship
May 12, 2022 – Georgetown University Patient & Caregiver Symposium
May 7, 2022 – Huntsman Cancer Institute Patient & Caregiver Symposium
May 6, 2022 – 19th Annual UPenn Focus on Melanoma Conference
May 2, 2022 – University of North Carolina Patient and Caregiver Symposium
February 5, 2022 – Mastering Melanoma: A Symposium for Patients & Caregivers
2021
April 10, 2021 – Virtual Northwest Melanoma Symposium: Updates in Melanoma
April 29, 2021 – Virtual Eyes on a Cure Mini Summit: Spring Updates
May 1, 2021 – Virtual The Ohio State University Melanoma Symposium: Updates in Melanoma
May 21, 2021 – Virtual Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center 18th Focus on Melanoma
September 23, 2021 – Virtual UCSF Melanoma Symposium: Updates in Melanoma
November 19-20, 2021 – Virtual Eyes on a Cure Patient and Caregiver Mini Symposium
2020
2019
September 7, 2019 – Northwest Melanoma Symposium – Seattle, WA
June 21, 2019 – Mindfulness and Meditation – led by Aleezé Moss, PhD
May 17, 2019 – 17th Annual Focus on Melanoma – Philadelphia, PA
April 5-7, 2019 – CURE OM Patient & Caregiver Symposium: Recordings or slides (below)!
MRF Welcome – Kyleigh LiPira, MBA
About CURE OM – Sara Selig, MD, MPH
Uveal Melanoma: Past, Present and Future – Miguel Materin, MD
Uveal Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver – David J. Eschelman, MD, FSIR
Liver Directed Therapies – David J. Eschelman, MD, FSIR
Clinical Trial Update: Target Therapies – Marlana Orloff, MD
Clinical Trial Update: Immunotherapies – Richard Carvajal, MD
Unique Populations Science Panel – Jessica Yang, MD
Auburn Uveal Melanoma Population – John O. Mason, III, MD, Fred Kam, MD
CURE OM Patient Registry Update – Richard Carvajal, MD, Marlana Orloff, MD, Jacqueline Kraska
Unique Populations Panel Discussion – Michael W. Brennan, MD
Kenan Colbert Koll and the Huntersville, NC OM Investigation – Kenny and Sue Colbert
Ocumel Canada – Nigel Deacon, Natalie Richardson
Ocumel Ireland – Joanne Finnegan, Melody Buckley, Brendan Lynch
2018
May 19, 2018 – Northwest Melanoma Symposium – Seattle, WA
May 11, 2018 – 16th Annual Focus on Melanoma – Philadelphia, PA
May 5, 2018 – Columbus, OH Patient Symposium
April 20-22, 2018 – CURE OM Patient & Caregiver Symposium: Recordings or slides (below)
CURE OM Welcome – Sara Selig, MD, MPH
Progress and Hope: A Historical Perspective on the OM Field – Kenneth Hovland, MD
Ocular Melanoma Treatment – Peter Hovland, MD, PhD
Beyond Eye Treatment – Scott Oliver, MD
Adjuvant Therapy and Clinical Trials – Sapna Patel, MD
Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Disease – Matthew Rioth, MD, MS
The Cancer Genome Atlas Update – Scott Woodman, MD, PhD
CURE OM Patient Registry Update – Chad Kimbler and Carla Tressell
Ocular Melanoma Cluster Update – Michael Brennan, MD
Understanding Scans 101 – David Eschelman, MD, FSIR
Liver Directed Therapies – David Eschelman, MD, FSIR
A Potential Molecular Target for the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma – Jae Hyuk Yoo, PhD