Virtual Series

Hosted by: Craig Schuh and Leah Adams, Melanoma Survivor Speakers Bureau members

Join Craig and Leah to hear their inspirational stories about his experience with melanoma. You will also learn how schools across the country can use our Your Skin Is In program to bring speakers like them, who are part of our Melanoma Survivor Speakers Bureau to virtually speak and share their personal story with students nationwide.

Hosted by: Deb Girard – Executive Director at IMPACT Melanoma, Ali Lowther – Chief Brand Officer Mott50, Nicole Kounalakis, MD – Medical Director of the Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program at Northside Hospital

Join us as we discuss our new program No Sun For Babies and why UPF clothing is so important, especially for newborns. Ali Lowther will tell you how to care for your UPF fabric so it lasts as long as possible in addition to how to reducing the risk of skin cancer by protecting yourself from the sun. Nicole Kounalakis, MD will talk about how important sun protection is for infants and why Northside Hospital partnered with IMPACT through our No Sun For Babies program that provides new parents UPF clothing and sun safety tips needed to protect their newborns from Ultraviolet Light. Sun safe behavior begins at birth and lasts a lifetime!

Hosted by: Kelli Braga, LICSW – Support Services Manager IMPACT Melanoma, Emily Herzberg – melanoma survivor and Billy’s Buddies Volunteer and Maureen Febiger – melanoma survivor and support group participant

A melanoma diagnosis can often be a vulnerable time in a person’s life. IMPACT provides support to melanoma patients and caregivers through our support groups and our Billy’s Buddies peer one on one support program. Please join us to discuss these services. We will be joined by a trained Billy’s Buddies volunteer and a participant of one of our support groups as they discuss their melanoma journey and how our support programming has been beneficial along the way.

Hosted by: Laurie Seavey – Practice Safe Skin Manager at IMPACT Melanoma, Katelyn Michaud – Program Manager Maine Cancer Foundation, Cameron Petit – Accelerated Nursing Student at the University of Southern Maine 

Join us to see how you can make a positive IMPACT on the health of your community. Learn how you can become Partners in Prevention by brining Sunscreen Dispensers and educational programs to your area. Hear from our long-term partner, The Maine Cancer Foundation on cancer prevention strategies and successes!

Hosted by: Laurie Seavey, Practice Safe Skin Manager, IMPACT Melanoma, Kelsey Magnuson, Emerson Hospital, Community Benefits and Events Coordinator, & Kelly Sugihara, Wyoming Cancer Resource Services

Learn how Public Health and Private Partnerships work with IMPACT Melanoma to bring community wide sunscreen programs to communities.

Hosted by: Kelli Braga, Support Services Manager, IMPACT Melanoma

Tune in to another live session with our Support Services Manager, Kelli Braga, where she will discuss our patient and caregiver support groups and Billy’s Buddies program. You will also hear the experiences from two participants in these programs.

Hosted by: Deb Girard, Executive Director, IMPACT Melanoma and John Antonishak, the Executive Director of the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention.

Tune in to hear how IMPACT has responded to these challenging times and to kick off the summer season by taking part in Don’t Fry Day. Our hosts will discuss the important of sun protection at all times but particularly now as we get ready to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors. We will also announce the winner of the free sunscreen dispenser!

Hosted by: Dr. Emily Wise, DermWellesley and Medical Advisory Board Member IMPACT Melanoma

If you are a hair stylist, massage therapist, esthetician, tattoo artist, or work with clients regularly and see any part of their skin, then this is the session for you to tune in to! Join Dr. Wise as she walks you through why it is so important to take our Skinny On Skin eLearning course; you can get certified to save a life!

Hosted by: Cari Carpenter, Medical Student at Larner College of Medicine & Theresa Deer Event & Program Coordinator, IMPACT Melanoma

Join Cari Carpenter as she talks about Your Skin Is In, our free online educational program. She will show you the 3 interactive sessions teachers and students can use during class time or on their own.

Hosted by: Dr. Gary W. Mendese, Dermatology & Skin Health and Medical Advisory Board Member IMPACT Melanoma, Sarah Aasheim, Director of Community Programs WestMass ElderCare, Inc. and member of Survivors Speakers Bureau IMPACT Melanoma and Jennifer Feaster, Senior Director Gartner Consulting and Advisor of Team IMPACT Boston Marathon

Our hosts will discuss all things parenting during COVID-19. They will discuss why it is still important to protect your kids from the sun when outside, activities to keep them busy and answer any of your questions!

Hosted by: Dr. Robin L. Travers, SkinCare Physicians and Medical Advisory Board Member IMPACT Melanoma

Dr. Travers will walk you through performing a self skin exam at home. She will discuss what to do if you find something you feel your Dermatologist should look when you can’t go in for a visit during this time.