{"id":5986,"date":"2024-11-02T13:56:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T12:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/agenda\/melanoma-information-day-2025-in-utrecht\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:55:01","slug":"melanoma-information-day-2025-in-utrecht","status":"publish","type":"agenda_pt","link":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/agenda\/melanoma-information-day-2025-in-utrecht\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanoma Information Day 2025 in Utrecht"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can learn about ocular melanoma<\/a> at the Melanoma Information Day hosted by the Melanoma Foundation. The program has now been announced. <\/p>\n

Doors open at 9:00 a.m. The program runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with coffee\/tea breaks and refreshments, and lunch midway through the day. Location: Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht, Winthontlaan 4\u20136, 3526KV Utrecht. There will be separate programs for skin melanoma and eye melanoma in two different rooms. <\/p>\n

The OOG in OOG Association will also be there with an information booth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Program<\/h2>\n

EYE MELANOMA morning session:<\/strong> 10:00 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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  • Welcome and opening remarks by chairperson Bianca Oei, coordinator of the ocular melanoma project group at the Melanoma Foundation;<\/li>\n
  • Treatment Options for Metastatic Ocular Melanoma: Dr. H.W. Kapiteijn, internist and oncologist at LUMC, who will be available to answer questions;<\/li>\n
  • Ongoing studies on the treatment of ocular melanoma (including: Daro\/AURA\/Progem): Dr. T.H.K. Vu, ophthalmologist at LUMC;<\/li>\n
  • Short break with coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snacks in the foyer;<\/li>\n
  • Liquid biopsy\u2014diagnosis from a tube\u2014when is it used?, Dr. E. Kilic, oncology ophthalmologist at EMC;<\/li>\n
  • Genetic Differences Among the Various Forms of Ocular Melanoma: Dr. N. van Poppelen, ophthalmologist at EMC;<\/li>\n
  • Treatment Options for Conjunctival Melanoma: Drs. M. Marinkovic, ophthalmologist; <\/li>\n
  • Treatment Options for Uveal Melanoma: M. Marinkovic, M.D.; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    12:30\u20131:30 p.m. Lunch at the restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ocular Melanoma Afternoon Session:<\/strong> 1:30 p.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

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    • Retinal Complications Resulting from the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment: Dr. K. Vu, ophthalmic oncologist;<\/li>\n
    • Cataracts Following Treatment for Ocular Melanoma\u2014Causes, Prevention, and Treatment: Prof. Dr. G.P.M. Luyten, ophthalmic oncologist; <\/li>\n
    • Ongoing studies in uveal melanoma research: Prof. Dr. M. Jager, ophthalmologist; <\/li>\n
    • Short break: Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snacks in the foyer;<\/li>\n
    • Melanoma in Motion Foundation\u2014and if you\u2019d like to join us: Koen van Elst and Martina Rooijakkers; board chair and board member for ocular melanoma;<\/li>\n
    • “Proton Therapy and the Role of the Radiation Oncologist: Prof. C.M. Rasch, radiation oncologist at LUMC;” <\/li>\n
    • Proton therapy today and the possible future of treatment without the use of clips: Dr. J. W. Beenakker, physicist at LUMC;<\/li>\n
    • A panel session for questions about ocular melanoma\u2014from the audience and submitted in advance\u2014to the speakers in attendance;<\/li>\n
    • Closing remarks by Martina Rooijakkers, board member for ocular melanoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Meet others in similar situations, ask questions, and get information during this Ocular Melanoma Information Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5987,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_daextauttol_enable_tooltips":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5986","agenda_pt","type-agenda_pt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda_pt\/5986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda_pt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/agenda_pt"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda_pt\/5986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5988,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda_pt\/5986\/revisions\/5988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}