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October 10 - 12, 2014 | Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston Massachusetts, USA
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Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth?
2014
“I usually attend 2 or 3 international conferences every year and
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Department of Continuing Education
P.O. Box 825
Boston, MA 02117-0825
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu
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Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth?
Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts
OCTOBER 10 - 12, 2014
Featuring a live patient demonstration
What works; What doesn’t?
What constitutes masterful use
of clinical lasers?
Under the direction of:
R. Rox Anderson, MD
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
How do we optimize treatments in
patients with skin of color?
What’s around the corner?
These are just a small sample of
the questions we will address at
this course.
Department of Dermatology
Will you join us?
Wellman Center
for Photomedicine
www.LaserSkinTherapyBoston.com
Course Description
The greatest challenge we face today is staying current with the rapid advances in laser
& aesthetic skin therapy. Our patients demand for such services has resulted in the need
for physicians to be better educated and trained in safe and effective practices. At present,
few meetings exist for those who practice laser and aesthetic skin therapies that are not
sponsored by industry. The course objectives emphasize new techniques and technologies
along with clinical endpoints and laser safety, while also critically evaluating current
treatment practices, free of commercial interference from industry.
You will leave the course with an understanding of new
laser treatment paradigms, emerging technologies such
as non-invasive treatment of fat and why some current
practices are irrational or based upon weak evidence. This
will be a critical, well-informed, clinically relevant course
that emphasizes proper patient evaluation and aesthetic
technique. The information will be presented by our senior
faculty and clinicians in the form of lectures, workshops,
panels, and questions and discussion sessions.
•NEW! Live patient demonstration
•Major Topics in Aesthetic Dermatology and Lasers
•No “Spin”
•What Works, What Doesn’t?
•Clinical Endpoints
•Emerging Technologies
•Expert Panel Case Discussions
•Bring Your Challenging Cases and Innovative
Ideas For Discussion (Cases Can Be Submitted In
Advance at www.LaserSkinTherapyBoston.com)
•Optional Primer Course on Laser & Aesthetic Basics
(Separate Registration Fee Required)
To register or view course information online, visit:
www.LaserSkinTherapyBoston.com
The course objectives will
emphasize new techniques
and technologies while
also critically evaluating
current treatment
practices, free of
commercial interference
from industry.
Who Should Attend?
•Dermatologists
•Plastic Surgeons
•Ophthalmologists
•Head and Neck Surgeons
•Primary Care Physicians
Problems and Techniques:
• Aging Skin
• Ablative Laser
• Vascular Lesions and Rosacea
• Non-Ablative Fractional Resurfacing
•Wrinkles
• Ablative Fractional Resurfacing
• Tattoos and Pigmented Lesions
• Botulinum Toxins
• Acne and Photodynamic Therapy
• Soft Tissue Fillers
• Laser Hair Stimulation
• Hair Removal and Transplantation
• Leg Veins
• Lasers and Ethnic Skin
• Non-Invasive Fat Removal
• Complications and Legal Issues in Aesthetics
• Laser-Assisted Liposuction
• Treatment of Scars
• Non-Ablative Laser
• Home Devices
Harvard Medical School
Course Directors
R. Rox Anderson, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Faculty Director for Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology
Director, MGH Dermatology Laser
and Cosmetic Center
Affiliate Faculty, Wellman Center
for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
“I appreciated the wide
selection of experts from
many different research
centers nationwide”
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this
course, you will be able to:
1.Assess safe practices
of laser surgery therapy and
its role in clinical practice.
2.Summarize new and
emerging technologies for
laser surgery and aesthetic
skin therapy treatment and
incorporate into practice
when appropriate.
3.Determine potential
complications and mistakes
when using lasers for
aesthetic procedures
and develop strategies to
minimize or prevent them.
4.Evaluate controversies
in the field of laser
surgery and aesthetic skin
therapy in order to determine
best practice.
Participating Faculty
Marc R. Avram, MD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Weill-Cornell Medical School
Private Practice
New York, New York
Frederick Beddingfield, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of
Dermatology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Fredric S. Brandt, MD
Private Practice New York and Miami
Principal Investigator
Dermatology Research Institute (DRI)
Coral Gables, Florida
Henry HL. Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP
Honorary Clinical Professor, Division of
Dermatology, Department of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong
Honorary Consultant Dermatologist
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Visiting Scientist
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Matthias B. Donelan, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chief of Staff
Shriners Hospital for Children - Boston
Associate Visiting Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
Clinical Instructor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Private Practice
Los Angeles, California
Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Roy G. Geronemus, MD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology
New York University
Director, Skin Laser Division, Department
of Plastic Surgery
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
Director
Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York
Pearl E. Grimes, MD, FAAD
Clinical Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Private Practice
The Vitiligo & Pigmentation Institute of
Southern California
Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark
Visiting Scientist
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
H. Ray Jalian, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of
Dermatology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Visiting Scientist
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology.
University of California, Davis
Director
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Northern
California
Sacramento, California
Dieter Manstein, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Department of Dermatology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Seemantini Nadkarni, PhD
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical
Engineering
Medical Director
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical
Clinic (BLIMC)
University of California, Irvine
E. Victor Ross, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of
Dermatology
University of California, San Diego
Director, Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology
Scripps Clinic
San Diego, California
Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD
Instructor In Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Research
Massachusetts General Hospital
Guillermo J. Tearney, MD, PhD
Mike and Sue Hazard Family MGH
Research Scholar
Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jill S. Waibel, MD
Clinical Voluntary Professor
University of Miami
Clinical Assistant Professor of
Dermatology
Wright University
Dermatology Subsection Chief,
Department of Medicine
Baptist Hospital
Private Practice
Miami Dermatology & Laser Institute
Robert A. Weiss, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
John Hopkins University School
of Medicine
Director
Maryland Laser Vein & Skin Institute
Baltimore, MD
Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth?
2014
October 10 - 12, 2014 – Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Tuition Fees
WE ARE OFFERING A $100 DISCOUNT OFF ALL FEES TO PAST PARTICIPANTS
Physicians/Allied Health Professionals**:
Core Course Only.......................................................................................... $1,195 (USD)
Core Course and Primer Course.................................................................. $1,545 (USD)
Past Participant: Core Course Only (Save $100).......................................... $1,095 (USD)
Past Participant: Core Course and Primer Course (Save $100).................. $1,445 (USD)
Residents and Fellows in Training**:
Core Course Only............................................................................................. $575 (USD)
Core Course and Workshop............................................................................. $750 (USD)
Past Participant: Core Course Only (Save $100)............................................. $475 (USD)
Past Participant: Core Course and Primer Course (Save $100)..................... $650 (USD)
Note: Activity enrollment is limited to physicians, including residents and fellows (MD, DO).
**Allied Health Professionals may attend if accompanied by a physician.
If paying by check, make it payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with completed registration
form to: Harvard Medical School – Department of Continuing Education, PO Box 417476, Boston, MA
02241-7476.
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ACCREDITATION
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed by physicians
attending live events certified and organized in the
United States for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ can be
claimed through the agreement on mutual recognition
of credits between UEMS and AMA, considered as
being equal to the European Continuous Medical
Education Credits(ECMEC©) granted by the UEMS.
One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equivalent to one
(1) hour of European EACCME Credit (ECMEC©),
therefore up to 20 ECMEC© Credits are available.
Each medical specialist should claim only those hours
of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational
activity.
ACGME COMPETENCIES
This course is designed to meet one or more of
the following Accreditation Council of Graduate
Medical Education competencies:
n Patient care
n Medical knowledge
n Practice-based learning and improvement
n Interpersonal and communication skills
n Professionalism
TUITION FEES
Physicians/Allied Health Professionals**:
n Primer and Core Course: $1,545 (USD)
n Core Course Only: $1,195 (USD)
nPast Participant: Primer and Core Course: $1,445 (USD)
nPast Participant: Core Course Only: $1,095 (USD)
Residents and Fellows in Training**:
n Primer and Core Course: $750 (USD)
n Core Course Only: $575 (USD)
nPast Participant: Primer and Core Course: $650 (USD)
n Past Participant: Core Course Only: $475 (USD)
Register early, space is limited.
Note: Activity enrollment is limited to physicians,
including residents and fellows (MD, DO).
**Allied Health Professionals may attend if
accompanied by a physician. Allied Health
Professionals must pay the full registration fee.
INQUIRIES:
By phone 617-384-8600, Monday-Friday, 9 AM
to 5 PM (EST) or by email at:
[email protected].
ONLINE INFORMATION
To register or view activity information online, visit
www.LaserSkinTherapyBoston.com. To
ensure proper registration, please add the source
code found above your name on the address panel.
DISCLOSURE POLICY
Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all
ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies.
It is HMS’s policy that those who have influenced
the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty,
authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant
financial relationships with commercial entities
so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts
of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures
will be provided in the activity materials along with
disclosure of any commercial support received for
the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been
instructed to disclose any limitations of data and
unlabeled or investigational uses of products during
their presentations.
REFUND POLICY
A handling fee of $150 is deducted for cancellation.
Refund requests must be received by mail or fax two
weeks prior to the course. No refunds will be made
thereafter.
COURSE LOCATION
All sessions for this course will be held at the
Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, One
Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRAVEL
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at
the Seaport Hotel (Telephone: 1-877-SEAPORT or
617-385-4000) until September 17, 2014. Please
specify that you are enrolled in this course to receive
the reduced rate of $289 per night single/double.
Please do not purchase non-refundable airline
ticket(s) until you have received an email from our
office confirming your paid registration. For airline
reservations contact the HMS Travel Desk toll free
1-877-4-HARVMD (1-877-442-7863) Monday - Friday
9 AM - 8 PM (EST). From outside the U.S., Canada
and Virgin Islands, please call 617-559-3764.
Course Schedule
Friday, October 10, 2014
PRIMER COURSE
CORE COURSE
7:00am – 7:30am
Registration and Continental
Breakfast: Primer Course
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Registration: Core Course
LASER AND AESTHETIC BASICS
7:30am – 8:00am
Laser-Skin Interactions
R. Rox Anderson, MD
8:00am – 8:20am
Laser Safety
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
1:00pm – 1:15pm
Introduction and Welcome
R. Rox Anderson, MD
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
SPECIAL WORKSHOP:
Medical Applications of Laser and Light Sources
8:20am – 9:00am
Types of Lasers and Light Sources
E. Victor Ross, MD
1:15pm – 2:00pm
Research and Treatment: Advances in Hemangiomas,
Port-Wine Stains, Venous Malformations, and Other
Vascular Conditions
J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
Roy G. Geronemus, MD
9:00am – 9:15am
Questions and Discussion
9:15am – 9:45am
Refreshment Break
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Lasers, Lights Sources and Photodynamic
Therapy for Acne
Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD
H. Ray Jalian, MD
LASER AND AESTHETIC BASICS:
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Photodynamic Therapy: International Perspectives
Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc
9:45am – 10:00am
Rosacea and Telangiectasia
Roy G. Geronemus, MD
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Surgical, Laser and Other Treatments of Scars
Matthias B. Donelan, MD
Jill S. Waibel, MD
10:00am – 10:15am
Tattoo Removal
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
10:15am – 10:30am
Laser Hair Removal
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
10:30am – 11:00am
Pigmented Lesions
and Photoaging
E. Victor Ross, MD
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Refreshment Break
SPECIAL WORKSHOP:
Non-Ablative, Ablative and Fractional Technologies:
Where Do We Stand?
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Non-Ablative Fractional Resurfacing
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
11:00am – 11:15am
Treatment of Rhytides
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Ablative Fractional Resurfacing
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
11:15am – 12:00pm
Questions and Discussion
4:30pm – 4:50pm
Ablative Resurfacing
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Primer Course Lunch
4:50pm – 5:10pm
Tissue Tightening
E. Victor Ross, MD
“The entire meeting was
outstanding. Relevant
5:10pm – 6:00pm
Challenging Cases from the Audience: Questions and
Discussion
Course Faculty
information presented in a
time efficient manner from
exceptional faculty.”
“The dedication, enthusiasm and expertise encourages me to excel in all areas of laser
aesthetics. I greatly appreciated the exceptional faculty, their wealth of knowledge,
and willingness to share”
Saturday, October 11, 2014
7:30am – 8:00am
Continental Breakfast
ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF DEVICE
BASED TREATMENTS
8:00am - 9:00am
Treatment of Melasma, Vitiligo, and Skin of Color
Henry HL.Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP
Pearl E. Grimes, MD, FAAD
2:45pm - 5:15pm
Live Patient Demonstration and Discussion:
Soft Tissue Fillers and Botulinum Toxins
Rebecca L. Fitzgerald, MD
Moderated by:
Frederick Beddingfield, MD, PhD
Fredric S. Brant, MD
Sunday, October 12, 2014
9:00am – 10:00am
7:30am – 8:00am
Fat & Cellulite: Laser, Cooling, Ultrasound,
Radiofrequency, Laser Lipolysis, Injectables, and Continental Breakfast
Mesotherapy
SPECIAL LECTURES
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
Robert A. Weiss, MD
8:00am - 8:30am
Fractional Drug Delivery
10:00am – 10:15am
Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc
Home Devices
E. Victor Ross, MD
8:30am - 9:00am
Laser Tattoo Removal
10:15am – 10:30am
Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
Refreshment Break
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
SPECIAL LECTURE
9:00am – 9:30am
Cutting Edge: New Applications for Laser
10:30am – 11:00am
and Light Sources
Law: Complications and the Mistakes We Make
R. Rox Anderson, MD
Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
Dieter Manstein, MD, PhD
TOPICALS, INJECTABLES, AND
9:30am – 9:45am
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Future Directions in Laser and Light Sources
R. Rox Anderson, MD
11:00am – 11:20am
9:45am – 10:00am
Hair Restoration
Refreshment Break
Marc R. Avram, MD
11:20am – 12:00pm
Sclerotherapy and Endovenous Ablation
Robert A. Weiss, MD
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch Break and Poster Session
WORKSHOP ON SOFT TISSUE FILLERS
AND BOTULINUM TOXINS
WHAT’S NEW AT WELLMAN?
10:00am – 10:15am
In Vivo Microscopy and Imaging
Guillermo J. Tearney, MD, PhD
10:15am – 10:30am
Coagulation
Seemantini Nadkarni, PhD
1:00pm –2:00pm
Indications and Potential Complications for Soft
Tissue Augmentation
Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
Fredric S. Brandt, MD
Frederick Beddingfield, MD, PhD
10:30am – 10:45am
Alteration of Cutaneous Sensory Nerves by
Cryolysis
Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Refreshment Break
11:15am – 12:00pm
Challenging Cases from the Audience:
Questions and Discussion
Course Faculty
10:45am – 11:15am
Problems Worth Solving: What Technologies
Do You Want Us to Work On?:
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Update and New Indications for Botulinum Toxins A Brainstorming Session
R. Rox Anderson, MD
Fredric S. Brandt, MD
“Real science, research, teaching, and
sharing with no pressure from any company”