Program Details

SESSION 1

SPOTLIGHT ON SKIN CANCER MEDICINE

9.00 – 10.30am

1.1  CONGRESS OPENING
         Scott Williams

1.1b  WELCOME TO COUNTRY
          Refiti Tovi

1.1c  SCCA PRESIDENT WELCOME
         Dr Angie Barker 

1.2  THE TSUNAMI OF PROGRESS IN MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER
         Prof Mark Shackleton

1.3  THE CHALLENGE OF SKIN FIELD CANCERISATION: A RATIONAL APPROACH TO CHEMOPREVENTION
         Prof Kiarash Khosrotehrani

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea Break

 SESSION 2

DERMOSCOPY CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

11.00 – 12.30pm

2.1 DIFFICULT MELANOMAS, INCLUDING AMELANOTIC/HYPOMELANOTIC MELANOMAS (AHM)
       Prof Cliff Rosendahl

2.2 HANDHELD SKIN CANCER DETECTION DEVICES - BEYOND THE DERMATOSCOPE
       Dr Keith Burgess

2.3 AI IN DERMOSCOPY: BENEFITS AND RISKS
       Prof Victoria Mar

12.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch Break

12.30 – 1.30pm

Breakout Room

New Zealand Networking Luncheon

Open to NZ delegates joining us in person

 SESSION 3

IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES

1.30 – 3.00pm

3.1 COMBINING SUTURES, DRESSINGS, AND AFTERCARE: A PRACTICAL TOOLKIT FOR SKIN CANCER CLINICIANS
        Dr Jeremy Hay

3.2 NEW METHODS FOR SCAR REVISIONS AFTER SKIN CANCER SURGERIES: ABLATIVE AND NON-ABLATIVE LASER THERAPY
        Dr Ali Nazari

3.3 USING ARTIFICIAL SKIN IN WOUND CARE: A SUPRATHEL CASE STUDY
        Dr Chris Wetherall

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea Break

 SESSION 4

COLLEGE UPDATE & LEARNINGS FROM THE BLOG

3.30 – 5.00pm

4.1  AUSTRALASIAN ADVOCACY AND POLICY UPDATE
        Victoria Beedle & Dr Solange Green

4.2 UNDERSTANDING ULTRAVIOLET DERMOSCOPY
        Dr David Simpson

4.3 WHAT I HAVE LEARNT FROM THE BLOG: SURPRISING, STRANGE AND INSIGHTFUL
        Dr Clara Jimenez Balcells

4.4 CELEBRATING THE BLOG & EDUCATION AWARDS
        Miska Pinterics

5.00 – 7.00pm

Welcome Drinks

Sponsored by Melanoma Patients Australia

(for In Person Delegates only)

7.00 – 8.30am

Breakfast with Dr Ash Marghoob

DERMATOPATHOLOGY CORRELATES FOR COMMON BENIGN LESIONS, KERATINOCYTE CANCERS AND MELANOMA

(for In Person Delegates Only)

 SESSION 5

SCALP SURGERY: PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR PRIMARY CARE

9.00 – 10.30am

5.1 SURGICAL REPAIR OF SCALP DEFECTS - THE BASICS
      Dr Jon Bell

5.2 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED SCALP CANCERS AND RECONSTRUCTION
       Dr Milap Rughani

5.3 PANEL DISCUSSION
         

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea Break

 SESSION 6

EVIDENCE, IMAGING AND DECISION-MAKING FOR PRIMARY CARE

11.00 – 12.30pm

6.1 UPDATE ON THE ROLE OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY AND MSLT3
      A/Prof Alexander van Akkooi

6.2 RADIOLOGY ROADMAP FOR NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER
       Dr Karda Cavanagh

6.3 NUCLEAR MEDICINE'S ROLE IN SKIN CANCER MEDICINE: PRIMARY CARE UPDATE
       Dr Sally Ayesa

6.4 PANEL DISCUSSION
         

12.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch Break

12.30 – 1.30pm

Breakout Room

Women in Skin Cancer Networking Luncheon

Open to female delegates joining us in person

 SESSION 7

DIVERSE PATIENT EXPERIENCES

1.30 – 3.00pm

7.1 THE CHALLENGES OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN DARKER SKIN TYPES
      A/Prof Michelle Rodrigues

7.2 ADAPTING SKIN SURGERY FOR NEURODIVERSE PATIENTS
       Dr Milap Rughani

7.3 IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE - REDUCING PAIN AND ANXIETY DURING LOCAL ANAESTHETIC ADMINISTRATION
       Dr Poobalan Naidoo

7.4 DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY SKIN CANCER CARE: WHY CULTURAL SAFETY MATTERS
        Donna Burns

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea Break

 SESSION 8

 OVERDIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA & LENTIGO MALIGNA: SHIFTING PARADIGMS

3.30 – 5.00pm

8.1 OVERDIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA & LENTIGO MALIGNA: SHIFTING PARADIGMS
      Dr Ashfaq Marghoob

8.2 AUSTRALIAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN MELANOMA IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS (ACEMID): AN UPDATE
       Prof H. Peter Soyer

8.3 PANEL DISCUSSION
         

5.10 – 6.10pm

General Meeting

(for SCCA Member Delegates only)

 SESSION 9

PRACTICAL SKIN CANCER SURGERY TECHNIQUES

9.00 – 10.30am

9.1 THE CHALLENGES OF (LEARNING) LOWER LEG REPAIRS
        Dr Franz Strydom

9.2 AESTHETIC BOUNDARIES IN FACIAL SURGERY
         Dr Mohamed Elsaid

9.3 SAVING FACE: SKIN CANCER EXCISION ON THE NOSE
         Dr Helena Rosengren

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea Break

 SESSION 10

CASE CLOSED: A SKIN SURGERY DEBATE

11.00 – 12.30pm

10.1 CASE CLOSED! THE ULTIMATE SKIN CLOSURE SHOWDOWN
         Dr Keith Burgess, Dr Chris Wetherall & Dr Luke Bookallil

10.2 CONGRESS CLOSE
               

12.30pm

Grab 'n' Go Lunch

1.00 – 4.30pm

Masterclass with Dr Ash Marghoob

SPECIAL SITES - FACE, NAILS AND VOLAR SURFACES
  

Paid Masterclass presented by Dr Ash Marghoob
*Separate Registration is required