Dermatology Times Skin Cancer Workshop to Bring Hands-On Cutaneous Oncology Education to Tampa

Dermatology Times will host its Skin Cancer Workshop: Empowering Advanced Practice Providers in Cutaneous Oncology on September 12 in Tampa, Florida, bringing together dermatology experts and advanced practice providers (APPs) for a full day of practical education in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of skin cancer.

The program, running from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, will combine expert-led presentations, case-based education, interactive discussion, and hands-on training. Sessions will span the continuum of cutaneous oncology care, from photoprotection and early detection to staging, surgery, immunotherapy, radiation, and emerging treatment approaches.

Prevention and Early Detection

The morning will begin with a focus on skin cancer prevention and early recognition. Amit Om will discuss the evidence behind sunscreens, spray tans, and over-the-counter photoprotection strategies, with an emphasis on efficacy, safety, and practical patient counseling. Om will also review evidence-based approaches to actinic keratoses, including field cancerization and treatment selection.

Tristan Hasbargen will address genetic syndromes associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, including when APPs should consider genetic testing and referral. Amy Spizuoco will then lead an interactive dermoscopy primer focused on distinguishing benign from malignant lesions in nonmelanoma skin cancer using case images and live polling.

Building Procedural Skills

A 2-hour hands-on learning lab will give attendees an opportunity to strengthen their suturing skills. Led by Hasbargen, the workshop will begin with lecture-based instruction before transitioning to faculty-guided practice.

Attendees will review techniques including simple interrupted, cross mattress, running, and subcuticular interrupted sutures, providing an opportunity to translate didactic education directly into procedural practice.

From Diagnosis to Staging

The afternoon program will move into the diagnosis and staging of cutaneous malignancies. Spizuoco will review clinical and histologic features of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma, including variations in presentation and approaches to diagnosis.

Om will lead a case-based discussion of Mohs surgery versus wide local excision and review staging using the American Joint Committee on Cancer and Brigham and Women’s Hospital systems. Angad Chadha will follow with a session on molecular and laboratory testing, addressing when and how clinicians can use prognostic and genetic testing in skin cancer care.

Treatment, Immunotherapy, and Emerging Approaches

Later sessions will turn toward treatment and management, including emerging developments expected to influence cutaneous oncology practice in 2026 and beyond.

Spizuoco will review evolving data, pipeline therapies, and guidelines before taking a deeper look at adjuvant immunotherapy in advanced nonmelanoma skin cancer and melanoma. The session will address the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in adjuvant and unresectable disease and practical considerations for clinicians caring for patients receiving these therapies.

Chadha will discuss the recognition and management of cutaneous immune-related adverse events, while Om will review the role of radiation therapy in skin cancer, including patient selection, anatomic considerations, and long-term implications.

The workshop will conclude with a multidisciplinary faculty panel focused on collaboration, care coordination, and questions from attendees.

Through a combination of clinical updates, case-based learning, and hands-on education, the Skin Cancer Workshop is designed to provide APPs with practical strategies they can bring back to their everyday care of patients with or at risk for skin cancer.