Educational Videos for Skin Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Welcome to AIM at Skin Cancer’s webinars, “A Closer Look at Skin Cancer“, and our educational “Skin Cancer & You” series, hosted by Krista Rubin, MS, FNP-BC. These comprehensive videos offer a wealth of information on skin cancer treatment, management, and emotional well-being, providing essential guidance for both patients and caregivers.
In the A Closer Look at Skin Cancer series, we explore a variety of critical topics, from treatment options and managing side effects to emotional coping strategies. Each webinar is designed to help you better understand the complexities of skin cancer and provide the support needed for navigating this journey.
Our Skin Cancer & You series offers a more visual, bite-sized approach. Using whiteboard videos, we break down key skin cancer topics into short, easy-to-follow episodes. Whether it’s skin health, prevention, or early detection, each video delivers clear, simple explanations to empower you with essential knowledge.
Whether you’re seeking to educate yourself or others, this series is a valuable resource for anyone concerned with skin health. Subscribe on YouTube and hit the notification bell to ensure you never miss an episode.
About Our Host: Krista Rubin MS, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Center for Melanoma, Massachusetts General Hospital, AIM at Skin Cancer’s “Ask a Skin Cancer Nurse”
Krista Rubin is a Nurse Practitioner in the Melanoma Disease Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She has been involved in the care of patients with melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers for the past 20+ years. She has extensive expertise in the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with both early and late-stage skin cancers. She lectures internationally and has authored numerous articles on the topic of skin cancer. Her area of expertise includes immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and symptom management. Krista is a passionate advocate of sun safety and prevention efforts.
In her clinical practice, Krista provides care to patients receiving immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and various investigational agents with a special interest in recognizing and managing immune-related toxicity.
She has consulted, served on numerous planning committees, and has lectured at local, regional, national, and international conferences. She has authored or co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on the various aspects of skin cancer treatment and toxicity management.
Krista currently serves as a panel member for the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer’s (SITC) Cutaneous Melanoma Immunotherapy Guidelines Committee and Cancer Immunotherapy Guidelines Oversight Committee.
2025 Webinars: A Closer Look at Skin Cancer
January 22, 2025 from 12:00 – 12:30 pm ET
The Genetics of Skin Cancer
Kenneth Y. Tsai, MD, PhD
Vice Chair, Research, Department of Pathology
Senior Member, Departments of Pathology and Tumor Microenvironment & Metastasis
Co-Director, Donald A. Adam Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center of Excellence
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute