Miami Cancer Institute Skin Cancer

Novel technologies combined with innovative approaches to screening, detection and treatment of skin cancers are revolutionizing the management of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. 
This Miami Cancer Institute Skin Cancer course highlights the multidisciplinary approach to surveillance and personalized treatment for skin cancer including lectures on the use of surgery, medicine and radiation therapy to manage melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers.

Topics include:

  • Challenges of SLNB for Advanced Skin Cancers of the Head and Neck
  • Innovative Technologies for Screening and Early Detection of Melanoma
  • New Developments in Radiation Oncology for Skin Cancers
  • Technical Surgical Factors that may Affect an Accurate Melanoma Staging and SLNB Results 

Commercial Supporter

Baptist Health gratefully acknowledges the commercial support provided by Varian for the Miami Cancer Institute Skin Cancer Course.

Target Audience

Primary Care Physicians, Dermatologists, Otolaryngologists, Radiologists, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Plastic Surgeons, General Surgeons, Pathologists, Hospitalists, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nurses and Physician Assistants/Physician Associates. 
 

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize patients at high risk for developing skin cancer and make appropriate referrals to dermatologists and tertiary centers.
  • Implement management and follow-up strategies for high-risk patients.
  • Discuss the latest research in a new class of systemic anticancer therapies.
  • Explain surgical aspects of skin cancer treatment.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Pasha, T., Arain, Z., Buscombe, J., Aloj, L., Durrani, A., Patel, A., & Roshan, A. (2023). Association of complex lymphatic drainage in head and neck cutaneous melanoma with sentinel lymph node biopsy outcomes: a cohort study and literature review. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.
  • Alarcon, I., Carrera, C., Palou, J., Alos, L., Malvehy, J., & Puig, S. (2014). Impact of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy on the number needed to treat melanoma in doubtful lesions. British Journal of Dermatology, 170(4), 802-808.
  • Adler, N. R., Kelly, J. W., Guitera, P., Menzies, S. W., Chamberlain, A. J., Fishburn, P., Button- Sloan, A. E., Heal, C., Soyer, H. P., & ... & Thompson, J. F. (2019). Methods of melanoma detection and of skin monitoring for individuals at high risk of melanoma: new Australian clinical practice. The Medical Journal of Australia, 210(1), 41–47. 
  • Romesser, P. B., Cahlon, O., Scher, E., Zhou, Y., Berry, S. L., Rybkin, A., ... & Lee, N. Y. (2016). Proton beam radiation therapy results in significantly reduced toxicity compared with intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck tumors that require ipsilateral radiation. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 118(2), 286-292.
  • Popovtzer, A., Rosenfeld, E., Mizrachi, A., Bellia, S. R., Ben-Hur, R., Feliciani, G., ... & Keisari, Y. (2020). Initial safety and tumor control results from a “first-in-human” multicenter prospective trial evaluating a novel alpha-emitting radionuclide for the treatment of locally advanced recurrent squamous cell carcinomas of the skin and head and neck. International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 106(3), 571-578.
  • Jimenez R.E., Panageas K, Busam K.J., Brady M.S. Prognostic implications of multiple lymphatic basin drainage in patients with truncal melanoma. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 20;23(3):518-24.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
Course opens: 
12/01/2023
Course expires: 
11/30/2026

Naiara Braghiroli, M.D.
Chief of the Skin Cancer Clinic
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida

Ramon E. Jimenez., M.D., FACS
Chief of Melanoma and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida

Noah S. Kalman, M.D., MBA
Radiation Oncology
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida

Geoffrey D. Young, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, FSSO
Chief of Head and Neck Surgery 
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Vice Chair, Surgery
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Naiara Braghiroli, M.D., conference director and faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Ramon E. Jimenez, M.D., and Geoffrey D. Young, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and have indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Noah S. Kalman, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, is an adviser for Naveris. He has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. All relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
Please login or register for a Baptist Health CME account to take this course.

Required Hardware/Software

PC/Mac Users
PC/Mac Users

This site is supported on the most recent stable releases of the following browsers:

Click Here to Download Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Safari
Safari
Moxilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Mobile Users
Mobile Users

This site is supported on the following mobile devices:

  • Apple iOS mobile devices running iOS 10 or later
  • Android mobile devices running Android 4.4 or later, with the latest release of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
Technical Support
Technical Support

If you are experiencing technical difficulties or have received an error message, please send an email to CME@baptisthealth.net and include a print screen of the error message, your browser name and version, username and URL where the error occurred. You can expect a response within 48 hours.