RN/DiabEdu | National advocate and consumer consultant for #melanoma patients and clinicians|scientists|research | Own opinions
Melbourne
Joined May 2012
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Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
It’s always a pleasure to catch up with friends & everyone at Parkrun (5k walk/run on Saturdays). It was fun catching up with The Guardian’s Kate Lyons recently too!
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Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
🗣 Session 2, "Consumer Forum", focussed on providing our wonderful consumers w/ updates on our cohort study presented by Dr Uyen Koh and the use of AI in skin cancer detection by @DrVictoriaMar. The session ended with an interactive Q&A/poll presented by @AButtonSloan 📊
🌟 Day 2 of the ACEMID Researcher Workshop 2025 started off w/ a "Melanographer session", in which @PabloFP_Syd highlighted positive and constructive feedback from our Melanographers who conduct the study visits 📷🔎, and developed future action points to improve our work!
Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
🚨PhD Opportunity 🚨
Join ACRF ACEMID & @UQ_CHSR to work on the largest melanoma cohort study!🌏 Under Professor @MonikaJanda's supervision, you'll develop a roadmap for melanoma screening in regional Australia🔎🇦🇺
🔗More info & apply now:
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Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
🎉 Recruitment milestone!
ACERF ACEMID has reached 50% of its recruitment target with 7,548 participants enrolled, who have over 17,255 study visits completed across 15 active sites.
A huge thanks to all for the support and dedication! 🌟
@UQ_News @MonashUni @Sydney_Uni
Interesting paper.
When to stop immunotherapy for advanced melanoma: the emulated target trials sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Despite saying he’s all for sun safety, Nic’s comment says it all ‘not if it’s going to ruin my tan’. ⬇️ What a great role model for people under 40y - NOT.
According to our Austs of the Year @ProfGLongMIA & @ProfRAScolyer, #melanoma experts, there’s nothing healthy about a tan.
Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
Proud of us Aussies, taking up sun safety message & raising awareness at ‘Parliamentary Friends of Melanoma & Skin Cancer Awareness’ BBQ with melanoma nurses representation (project lead Rebecca Johnson), wonderful advocacy teams across Australia & parliamentarians incl @JasonClareMP, @Mark_Butler_MP, @PeterDutton_MP, @DarrenChesterMP & @zalisteggall.
@MelanomaAus @Sydney_Uni @ausoftheyear @AMSCA_Mel
Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
Thank you to the @eurekaprizes for featuring ACEMID in your blog.
“This accolade not only brings visibility to our work but also provides a platform to further advocate for advancements in skin cancer prevention and early detection”
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Great evening!
@melanoma_MRV held its annual public forum last night. Always good to hear the about the year's achievements from research @McArthurGrant and consumer @AButtonSloan perspectives.
If George Washington was the father of America’s democracy, Donald Trump is its undertaker
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Join us for MRV’s Annual Scientific Exchange Meeting on Thurs, Nov 7, hosted by Prof. Grant McArthur at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
In-person or online
✨MRV updates
⚖️ Debate: "No future role for adjuvant therapy?"
🤖 AI & histopathology in melanoma
Plus more: see agenda⬇️
MRV's annual Scientific Exchange Meeting is on this Thursday 7th November. All welcome. Hope to see you in person or online. Register here: events.humanitix.com/2024-mr…
Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
It was fantastic to bring our ACEMID team together in Sydney last week for the ACEMID researcher workshop, diving into the IMAGE trial and our work in genetics, pathology, and biomarkers 🔬🧬
One of the many highlights of #AMC2024 was meeting @JeffGershenwald, Chair of the 8th Edn AJCC Melanoma Staging Panel!
As @AMSCA_Mel Chair, it was a fabulous opportunity to showcase the achievements of our 11 melanoma & skin cancer Alliance member organisations at #AMC2024. But, to discover the hidden dramatic arts talents of our consumers during the debate in the same session was priceless!
Day 1 of #AMC2024 wrapped up with a lively debate: 'Patient advocacy & consumer representation are just a tick box exercise'. Very entertaining, with academy-award worthy role play! The negative team won, confirming consumer input is NOT simply a tick-the-box exercise.
Having attended & presented at many midwifery, nursing, diabetes conferences over the years, this year’s #AMC2024 would have to rank as #1. Congratulations @MelanomaAus
During #AMC2024 opening @ProfGLongMIA & @ProfRScolyerMIA reflected on how the melanoma landscape has changed & the roadmap to reach zero deaths from melanoma, including consistent sun smart messaging, national targeted skin cancer screening, advancing treatment & supportive care.
One of the many brilliant sessions at the #AMC2024.
Inspiring #AMC2024 discussions: 'Overview of peri-operative systemic therapies'- neodjuvant therapy, histopathology & surgery considerations, personalised vaccines, clinical stage II & III melanoma @amenzies9 @Robbotommo @davidgyorki @inespiresilva #VictoriaAtkinson #RobertRawson
Alison Button-Sloan retweeted
Is there still a role for sentinel lymph node biopsy in the modern melanoma era for clinical stage IIB/C ? Prof. Andrew Barbour’s brilliant talk reminds us that YES, there is! #Togetheramplifyingtheimpact #MelanomaCare #CancerResearch #AMC2024 @MelanomaAus @TRI_info
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'Skin checks in primary care: Best practice & future directions'. Insightful session at #AMC2024 covering challenges of skin checks, risk prediction tools, integrating new technologies for surveillance & supportive care needs of patients. @AnneECust
Fantastic poster from the @Melanoma_MRV team show casing how #melanoma patients research priorities have changed over ten years with the advent of the targeted and immunotherapies.
