for PhotomedicineWellman Center

Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Continuing Education

Department of Dermatology

Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth?OCTOBER 26 - 27, 2012 Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Under the direction of:R. Rox Anderson, MD and Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD

Offered jointly by:

THREE DAYS OF CONTENT CONDENSED INTO TWOPLUS NEW BREAKOUT SESSIONSFEATURING THE USE OF THE AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEM!

S E V E N T H A N N U A L M E E T I N G

TCourse Description

he greatest challenge we face today is stayingcurrent with the rapid advances in laser & aesthetic skintherapy. Our patients demand for such services hasresulted in the need for physicians to be better educatedand trained on safe and effective practices. Few meetingsexist for those who practice laser and aesthetic skintherapies that are not sponsored by industry. The courseobjectives will emphasize new techniques andtechnologies while also critically evaluating currenttreatment practices, free of commercial interference fromindustry. Clinical endpoints and laser safety will beemphasized as well.

Participants will leave the course understanding newtreatment paradigms with lasers, embrace emergingtechnologies such as non-invasive treatment of fat andunderstand why some of the current practices areirrational or based upon weak evidence. This will be acritical, well-informed, clinically relevant course. Properpatient evaluation and proper aesthetic techniques will beemphasized.The information will be presented by oursenior faculty and clinicians as lectures, workshops,panels, and questions and discussion. The use of theAudience Response System will also be incorporated intomany sessions.

■ World Class Speakers■ Major Topics in Aesthetic Dermatology and Lasers■ No “Spin”■ What Works, What Doesn’t?■ Clinical Endpoints■ Emerging Technologies■ Expert Panel Case Discussions■ An Interactive Wireless Audience Response System for

Question and Answer Sessions ■ NEW!! Meet the Professor Case Discussions at

Lunchtime ■ Open Mike Sessions■ Optional Primer Course on Laser & Aesthetic Basics

(Separate Registration Fee Required)

To register or view course information online, visit:www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/LASER

Problems and Techniques:■ Aging Skin■ Vascular Lesions and Rosacea■ Wrinkles■ Tattoos and Pigmented Lesions■ Acne and Photodynamic Therapy■ Laser Hair Stimulation■ Leg Veins■ Non-Invasive Fat Removal■ Laser-Assisted Liposuction■ Non-Ablative Laser■ Ablative Laser■ Non-Ablative Fractional Resurfacing■ Ablative Fractional Resurfacing■ Botulinum Toxins■ Soft Tissue Fillers■ Hair Removal and Transplantation■ Lasers and Ethnic Skin■ Complications and Legal Issues in Aesthetics

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 NeckSurgeons

Participating FacultyMarc R. Avram, MDClinical Professor of DermatologyWeill-Cornell Medical SchoolPrivate PracticeNew York, NY

Henry HL. Chan, MD, PhDHonorary Clinical Professor, Division ofDermatology, Department of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHonorary Consultant DermatologistQueen Mary Hospital, Hong KongVisiting ScientistWellman Center for PhotomedicineMassachusetts General Hospital

Matthias B. Donelan, MDAssociate Clinical Professor of SurgeryHarvard Medical SchoolChief of Plastic Surgery Shriners Burns HospitalAssociate Visiting SurgeonMassachusetts General Hospital

Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMScAssociate Professor of DermatologyBispebjerg University Hospital, DenmarkVisiting Scientist Wellman Center for PhotomedicineMassachusetts General Hospital

Derek H. Jones, MDAssociate Professor of DermatologyUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Arielle N.B. Kauvar, MDClinical Professor of DermatologyNew York University School of Medicine

Suzanne L. Kilmer, MDAssociate Clinical Professor of DermatologyUniversity of California, DavisFounding DirectorLaser and Skin Surgery Center of NorthernCaliforniaSacramento, California

Dieter Manstein, MD, PhDInstructor in DermatologyHarvard Medical SchoolClinical Fellow Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital

J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhDProfessor of Surgery and BiomedicalEngineeringUniversity of California, IrvineMedical DirectorBeckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic University of California, Irvine

E. Victor Ross, MDAssistant Clinical Professor of DermatologyUniversity of California, San DiegoDirector, Laser and Cosmetic DermatologyScripps Clinic, San Diego, California

Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhDInstructor in DermatologyHarvard Medical SchoolInstructor, Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital

Luis Torezan, MD, PhDDermatologistUniversidade de Sao Paulo Medical SchoolSao Paulo, BrazilChief of PDT Ambulatory, Department ofDermatology Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo

Nathan S. Uebelhoer, DOHead, Dermatologic and Laser Surgery DivisionDermatology DepartmentNaval Medical Center San Diego, California

Robert A. Weiss, MDAssociate Professor of DermatologyJohn Hopkins University School of MedicineDirectorMaryland Laser Vein & Skin Institute Baltimore, Maryland

Christopher B. Zachary, MBBS Professor and Chair, Department of DermatologyUniversity of California, Irvine

“EXCELLENT TOPICS, DYNAMIC SPEAKERS, NO COMMERCIAL PRESSURE.” FROM A PAST PARTICIPANT

R. Rox Anderson, MDProfessor of DermatologyHarvard Medical SchoolDirector, Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital

Mathew M. Avram, MD, JDAssistant Professor of DermatologyHarvard Medical SchoolDirector, Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center Faculty Director for Procedural Dermatology Harvard Dermatology Residency Program Massachusetts General HospitalAffiliate FacultyWellman Center for Photomedicine

Learning Objectives:At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Implement safe practices of laser surgerytherapy into your clinical practice

2. Summarize new and emerging technologies forlaser surgery and aesthetic skin therapytreatment

3. Avoid complications and mistakes when usinglasers for aesthetic procedures

4. Discuss controversies in the field of lasersurgery and aesthetic skin therapy

Harvard Medical School Course Directors

Registration InformationACCREDITATION The Harvard Medical School is accredited by theAccreditation Council for Continuing MedicalEducation to provide continuing medicaleducation for physicians.The Harvard Medical School designates this liveactivity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRACategory 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim onlythe credit commensurate with the extent of theirparticipation in the activity.Core Course Only: A maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™Core Course with Primer Course: A maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

ACGME COMPETENCIES This course is designed to meet one or more ofthe following Accreditation Council of GraduateMedical Education competencies:■ Patient care■ Medical knowledge■ Practice-based learning and improvement

Interpersonal and communication skills

RISK MANAGEMENTThis activity meets the criteria for 2 hours of RiskManagement credit(s) in Massachusetts. Riskmanagement credit(s) were determined based oncriteria outlined by the Massachusetts Board ofRegistration in Medicine. Please check with yourindividual state licensing board requirementsbefore claiming risk management credit(s).Physicians should only claim creditcommensurate with the extent of theirparticipation in the activity.

TUITION FEES■ Physicians/Allied Health Professionals**

Primer Course and Core Course: $1,495 (USD)■ Physicians/Allied Health Professionals**

Core Course Only: $1,145 (USD)■ Residents and Fellows in Training

Primer and Core Course:  $700 (USD)■ Residents and Fellows in Training

Core Course Only: $525 (USD)■ Group Rate (3+ per person)

Primer Course and Core Course: $1,360 (USD)■ Group Rate (3+ per person)

Core Course Only: $1,045 (USD)

Register early, space is limited. Note: Activity enrollment is limited to physicians,including residents and fellows (MD, DO).

**Allied Health Professionals may attend ifaccompanied by a physician. Allied HealthProfessionals must pay the full registration fee.

Group discount is offered for three or more fromthe same office.

Registration by credit card (VISA or MasterCard)can be made at:www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/LASER.Registration by check (draft on a United Statesbank), please make payable to Harvard Medical

School and mail with registration form to HarvardMedical School–Department of ContinuingEducation, PO Box 417476, Boston, MA02241-7476. Telephone or fax registration is notaccepted. Registration with cash payment is notpermitted. Upon receipt of your paid registration anemail confirmation from the HMS-DCE office willbe sent to you. Be sure to include an email addressthat you check frequently. Your email address isused for critical information including: registrationconfirmation, evaluation and certificate.

INQUIRIES: By phone 617-384-8600, Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST) or by email at:hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu.

ONLINE INFORMATIONTo register or view activity information online, visitwww.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/LASER. Toensure proper registration, please add the firstthree characters of the source code found at thebottom of the registration form.

DISCLOSURE POLICYHarvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to allACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. Itis HMS's policy that those who have influenced thecontent of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty,authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevantfinancial relationships with commercial entities sothat HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts ofinterest prior to the activity. These disclosures willbe provided in the activity materials along withdisclosure of any commercial support received forthe activity. Additionally, faculty members havebeen instructed to disclose any limitations of dataand unlabeled or investigational uses of productsduring their presentations.

REFUND POLICYA handling fee of $150 is deducted forcancellation. Refund requests must be receivedby mail or fax two weeks prior to the course. Norefunds will be made thereafter.

COURSE LOCATIONAll sessions for this course will be held at theSeaport Hotel and World Trade Center, OneSeaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRAVEL A limited number of rooms have been reserved atthe Seaport Hotel (Telephone: 1-877-SEAPORT or617-385-4000) until October 3, 2012.Please specifythat you are enrolled in this course to receive thereduced rate of $279 per night single/double.

Please do not purchase non-refundable airlineticket(s) until you have received an email from ouroffice confirming your paid registration. For airlinereservations contact the HMS Travel Desk toll free1-877-4-HARVMD (1-877-442-7863) Monday - Friday9 AM - 8 PM (EST). From outside the U.S., Canadaand Virgin Islands, please call 617-559-3764.

"THE CLEARNESS AND TRANSPARENCY WITHOUT ANY DISTRACTIONS CAUSED BY

THE PRESENCE OF INDUSTRY." – FROM A 2011 PAST PARTICIPANT

COURSE SCHEDULE October 26 - 27, 2012Laser and Aesthetic Skin Therapy — What’s The Truth?

Core Course 12:30pm – 1:00pmRegistration for Core Course

1:00pm – 1:05pmIntroduction and Welcome

HEMANGIOMAS, VENOUS MALFORMATIONS, PORT-WINESTAINS, AND OTHER VASCULAR CONDITIONS1:05pm – 1:35pmResearch and Treatment: Advances in Port-Wine Stains,Venous Malformations and Other Vascular ConditionsJ. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD

1:35pm – 1:50pmWhat We Don’t Know About Treating Vascular MalformationsR. Rox Anderson, MD

1:50pm – 2:15pmQuestions and DiscussionJ. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhDR. Rox Anderson, MD

SPECIAL LECTURE2:15pm – 2:45pmLasers, Lights Sources and Photodynamic Therapy for AcneFernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhDR. Rox Anderson, MD

FAT, CELLULITE: LASER, COOLING, ULTRASOUND, RADIOFREQUENCY, AND MESOTHERAPY2:45pm – 4:00pmFat, Cellulite: Laser, Cooling, Ultrasound, Radiofrequency, andMesotherapyMathew M. Avram, MD, JDRobert A. Weiss, MD

4:00pm – 4:15pmRefreshment Break

LEG VEINS 4:15pm – 5:00pmSclerotherapy and Endovenous LaserRobert A. Weiss, MD

SPECIAL SESSION5:00pm – 6:00pmChallenging Cases from the Audience: Questions andDiscussionCourse Faculty

6:00pm – 7:00pmReception and Poster Session

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012

Primer Course 7:00am – 7:30amRegistration and Continental Breakfast:Primer Course Only

LASER AND AESTHETIC BASICS7:30am – 8:00amLaser-Skin InteractionsR. Rox Anderson, MD

8:00am – 8:20amLaser SafetySuzanne L. Kilmer, MD

8:20am – 9:00amTypes of Lasers and Light SourcesE. Victor Ross, MD

9:00am – 9:15amQuestions and Discussion

9:15am – 9:45amRefreshment Break

LASER AND AESTHETIC BASICS:CLINICAL APPLICATIONS9:45am – 10:00amRosacea and TelangiectasisArielle N.B. Kauvar, MD

10:00am – 10:15amTattoo RemovalMathew M. Avram, MD, JD

10:15am – 10:30amLaser Hair Removal

10:30am – 11:00amPigmented Lesions and PhotoagingE. Victor Ross, MD

11:00am – 11:15amTreatment of RhytidesChristopher B. Zachary, MBBS

11:15am – 12:00pmQuestions and Discussion

12:00pm – 1:00pmMeet the Professor Lunch ChallengingCase Discussions (Primer Course Only)Course Faculty

“HOT OFF THE PRESS INFORMATION” –FROM A PAST PARTICIPANT

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012

7:00am – 7:30amContinental Breakfast

SPECIAL LECTURE7:30am – 7:50amHome DevicesChristopher B. Zachary, MBBS

SPECIAL WORKSHOP: NON-ABLATIVES, ABLATIVE ANDFRACTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:WHERE DO WE STAND?7:50am – 8:20amNon-Ablative Fractional ResurfacingMathew M. Avram, MD, JD

8:20am – 8:50amTissue TighteningE. Victor Ross, MD

8:50am – 9:20amAblative Fractional Resurfacing Christopher B. Zachary, MBBS

9:20am – 9:35amRefreshment Break

9:35am – 9:55amAblative ResurfacingSuzanne L. Kilmer, MD

9:55am – 10:20amFractional Laser and OtherTreatments of ScarsNathan S. Uebelhoer, DOMattias B. Donelan, MD

10:20am – 10:35amFuture of Fractional Treatments inDermatologyDieter Manstein, MD, PhD

10:35am – 11:20amQuestions and Discussion

COMPLICATIONS AND THE LAW11:20am – 11:50amLaw: Complications and theMistakes We MakeMathew M. Avram, MD, JD

11:50am – 12:00pmQuestions and Discussion

12:00pm – 1:00pmMeet the Professor Lunch Challenging Case DiscussionsCourse Faculty

SPECIAL WORKSHOP: TREATMENT OF PIGMENTED SKIN1:00pm – 2:30pmTreatment of Skin of Color: Congenital Nevi, Nevus of Ota, Hori’sMacule and MelasmaR. Rox Anderson, MDHenry HL. Chan, MD, PhDArielle N.B. Kauvar, MD

SOFT TISSUE FILLERS 2:30pm – 3:15pmIndications and Potential Complications for Soft TissueAugmentationDerek H. Jones, MD

3:15pm – 3:30pmRefreshment Break

BOTULINUM TOXINS3:30pm – 4:15pmUpdate and New Indications for Botulinum ToxinsDerek H. Jones, MD

HAIR STIMULATION4:15pm – 5:45pmLaser and Non-Laser Hair RestorationMarc R. Avram, MD

SPECIAL SESSIONS

4:45pm – 5:15pmInternational Perspectives on Photodynamic TherapyMerete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMScLuis Torezan, MD, PhD

5:15pm – 5:45 pmThe Future of Laser and Light SourcesR. Rox Anderson, MD

5:45pm – 6:30pmChallenging Cases from the Audience: Questions and DiscussionCourse Faculty

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

"SUPERB QUALITY OF PRESENTERS CONCENTRATING ON "WHAT'S THE TRUTH"” "VERY STIMULATING DISCUSSIONS AND LOOK AT CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH" – FROM A PAST PARTICIPANT

Tuition FeesPhysicians/Allied Health Professionals – Primer Course and Core Course: $1,495 (USD)

Physicians/Allied Health Professionals - Core Course Only: $1,145 (USD)

Residents and Fellows in Training - Primer and Core Course: $700 (USD)

Residents and Fellows in Training - Core Course Only: $525 (USD)

Group Rate (3+ per person) - Primer Course and Core Course: $1,360 (USD)

Group Rate (3+ per person) - Core Course Only: $1,045 (USD)

If paying by check, make it payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with the completed registration formto: Harvard Medical School – Department of Continuing Education, PO Box 417476, Boston, MA 02241-7476.

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Note: Activity enrollment is limited to physicians, including residents and fellows(MD, DO). Allied Health Professionals may attend if accompanied by a physician.