11:00 am - 6:00 pm   Registration Open

Pre-Meeting Courses

1:30 – 5:30 pm

1. Lasers: Practical Applications 4 hrs
Presenter:  John Hoopman, CMLSO
Fee:  $50.00 
Description:  Back by popular demand, John will share his profound expertise on lasers, focusing on practical applications.  This 4- hour course will include the theories of light as they apply to medicine, technology updates, how to accomplish those safety requirements, case review and recommendations, how complications may be avoided through a better understanding of device settings, maximizing outcomes and endpoints.  John will take you from the basic foundations of light principals and gently walk you through to a more precise understanding of these technologies using everyday analogies.
                                               

1:30 – 5:30 pm

2. Novice Course: Introduction to Building a Plastic Surgical Skin Care Practice 4 hrs
Presenters:  Sandra Adams and Bea Hunter
Fee:  $50.00
Description:  This is a comprehensive, interactive course designed to address all aspects of planning, developing and building a successful plastic surgical skincare practice. It will cover everything from developing the business plan, start up costs, designing the physical space, developing protocols, services and retail, legal issues, team building, marketing and promotional events. Audience participation will be encouraged. This course is not only designed for the novice skincare specialist, but could benefit potential start-up practices, and existing practices (experienced skincare specialists, nurses and ancillary management personnel), that need a motivating business planning update. 

1:30 – 3:30 pm

3.  Master Course: Injectable Thread Lift Technique  2 hrs
Presenter:  Leslie Fletcher, RN, MEP-C                                
Fee:  $50.00
Description: This is a master’s level course revealing the new Injectable Thread Lift™ technique, intended for those practitioners that want to take their injecting to the next highest level of creativity. This technique offers your patient the latest concept in non-surgical, injectable facial contouring. In this class we will be focusing on intentional volume reassignmnent in the nasolabial folds and oral commisures.  We will also be discussing the ability to use the technique in the cheeks, brows, chins, and jowls. This class will contain a didactic portion, and the remainder of the time will be spent watching a hands-on demonstration of the procedure.
Educational Grant Provided by Allergan

6:30 am - 5:15pm   Registration Open

GENERAL SESSION

7:00 – 7:30 am               Meeting Mentor/Mentee Breakfast

7:15 – 8:00 am               Continental Breakfast in the Exhibits

8:00 – 8:20 am               SPSSCS Presidential Welcome   Sandra M. Day

8:20 – 8:30 am               Presentation of Annual Meeting Scholarship Winners  Kathy Jones, BSN, RN, CPSN

8:30 – 9:30 am               KEYNOTE SPEAKER    The Art of Great Service  Geno Stampora          

9:30 – 10:00 am             Complex Case Studies Jennifer MacGregor, MD  
                                                  
10:00 – 10:10 am           Q & A

10:10 – 10:40 am           BREAK IN THE EXHIBITS

10:40 – 10:50 am           ASAPS Welcome – Renato Saltz, MD         
                                                              
10:50 – 11:50 am          All Star Panel: Updates in Cosmetic Surgery
                                          Moderator: Renato Saltz, MD – facial surgery
                                          G. Patrick Maxwell, MD – breast aesthetics
                                          Felmont F. Eaves III, MD – body contouring                                   
                                                  
11:50 – 12:00                 Q & A

12:00 Noon – 1:30 pm   LUNCH IN THE EXHIBITS
                                      
1:30 – 2:00 pm              Emerging Technology and Trends in Skin Care Formulations and Ingredients Denise Byrnes

2:00 – 2:10 pm              Q & A

   
Moderator: Betsy Rubenstone

1. Ergonomics of Care: Self Preservation – Sandra M. Day
2. Fractional Non-Ablative Laser Treatment Protocols – Stephanie Holden, RN, BSN
3. Treating Hyper/Hypo Pigmentation – Susan Tognazzini
4. Increasing Practice Profitability – Debra Yates

2. Personnel Management – Integrating the New Skin Care Specialist
Bea Hunter
Description: New hire to your practice?  What are the best steps   to train a new hire?  This informative, interactive breakout will give you a simple step-by-step process that will guide you to empower your new hires as they begin their practice.  Emphasis will be on training, protocols, patient retention and team building. Attendees are encouraged to share their success stories and their challenges.

3. Facebook & Twitter: 101
Kathie Muehlebach and Dina Khiry           
Description: Confused by Social Media?  Interested in learning how to get started?  This informative breakout session will give you the basics to help you get started and create your presence on the web.  We will cover step-by-step how to sign-up for Facebook and Twitter and then present the tools they provide to use Social Media to your advantage.

4. Skin Care Specialists Roundtable
Moderator: Kim Kelly

1. Ergonomics of Care: Self Preservation – Sandra M. Day
2. Fractional Non-Ablative Laser Treatment Protocols – Stephanie Holden, RN, BSN
3. Treating Hyper/Hypo Pigmentation – Susan Tognazzini
4. Increasing Practice Profitability – Debra Yates

5. Beyond the Treatment: Managing Long Term Plans of Care
Karen Davis
Description: A long-term plan of care for your patients allows them to be informed and excited about their treatments, helps them to maintain a structured schedule of appointments, and keeps them coming back for more. Topics for discussion include goal setting, expectation management, and helping patients prioritize home care product regimens and in-office treatments. Discover how to retain patients, increase their frequency of visits, and improve your rate of pre-booked appointments. Participants will take away examples of long-term care plans that they can use in their own practice.

6. Event Makeup: Airbrush Techniques
Elena Reyes, RMA, RST
Description: Learn how to use an airbrush for creating a high definition makeup look for your client. Whether it be for a bridal event, glamour photo shoot, or camouflaging imperfections in the clinic, the demand for airbrushing is growing everyday and the airbrush is a great tool to utilize when applying makeup. This class will help update your makeup artistry skills and introduce you to the wonderful world of airbush makeup techniques.

6:45 am - 5:15pm   Registration Open

GENERAL SESSION   

7:00 – 8:00 am              Continental Breakfast in the Exhibits

8:00 – 8:20 am              The Skinny on Skin – a Trio Approach - James A. Yates, MD

8:20 – 8:30 am              Q & A

8:30 –8:50 am               Maximizing Results with Chemical Peels - Jennifer Linder, MD
                       
8:50 – 9:00 am             Q & A

9::00 – 9:15 am            Presentation of the “SPSSCS Presidential Award For Distinguished Service” -   Sandra M. Day

9:15 – 10:00 am          Social Media – Building and Protecting Your Online Brand to Drive Growth in Your Practice  - Josef Blahnik
                                                                                                                
10:00 – 10:10 am        Q & A

10:10 – 10:40 am         BREAK IN THE EXHIBITS

10:40 – 11:10 am         The Meaning of Beauty – Felmont F. Eaves, III, MD
                                                  
11:10 – 11:15 am          Q & A

11:15 – 11:50 am          SPSSCS Business Meeting – Members only

11:50 – 1:00 pm            LUNCH IN THE EXHIBITS

1:00 – 1:20 pm              Philanthropy and the Skin Care Specialist: Look Good, Feel Better - Lisa Burris and Kim Kelly

1:20 – 1:30 pm              Q & A

1:30 – 1:50 pm              Genetics of Skin Aging - Joseph Banis, Jr, MD

1:50 – 2:00 pm             Q & A

2:00 – 2:35 pm              Does Chronic Exfoliation Age the Skin? - Ben Johnson, MD

2:35 – 2:45                     Q & A

2:45 – 3:15 pm              BREAK IN THE EXHIBITS           
                                                  
3:15 –3:40 pm               PANEL: Risk Management - Neal Reisman, MD, JD

3:40 – 4:05 pm             Malpractice Coverage – Take Control of Your Reputation and Protect Your Personal Assets
                                        Julie Bossard, CPCU, RPLU

4:05 – 4:15 pm             Q & A

4:15 – 5:00pm             Marketing Events: Maintaining Patient Loyalty - Kathy Jones, BSN, RN, CPSN

5:00 – 5:15pm             DRAWING FOR 2011 AND CLOSING COMMENTS

5:15 pm                        ADJOURN

7:00 – 5:00 pm                Registration Open

7:00 – 7:30 am                Continental Breakfast

7:30am-5:30pm              ASAPS Cosmetic Medicine:  Strategies for Success in 2010 Featuring Live Patient Demonstrations of Treatments and Results – YOU Be the Judge!

Co-Chairs:  Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD and Clifford P. Clark, III, MD
Presenters:  A. Jay Burns, MD, Richard A. D’Amico, MD, Barry E. DiBernardo, MD, Steven Fagien, MD, Julius W. Few, MD, David J. Goldberg, MD, Robert H. Gotkin, MD, Miles H. Graivier, MD, Haideh Hirmand, MD, John E. Hoopman, CMLSO**, Mark L. Jewell, MD, Kathy Jones, BSN, RN, CPSN**, Michael I. Kulick, MD, Z. Paul Lorenc, MD, Ira D. Papel, MD**, Jason N. Pozner, MD, Renato Saltz, MD, Robert Singer, MD, W. Grant Stevens, MD, Steven A. Teitelbaum, MD, and Robert A. Weiss, MD** (Faculty subject to change)

Level: Comprehensive                       Organization: Didactic with live demonstrations

This comprehensive course, designed for core aesthetic physicians, nurses and aestheticians, will provide participants a full day of information that is vital to the success of today’s aesthetic practice.  The business aspect of the cosmetic medicine practice with a special emphasis on necessary services and supervision will be discussed.  From a clinical perspective, the faculty will present a review/update on the growing array of non-surgical cosmetic options available for rejuvenation of the face/body.  Treatment rationale and clinical applications for a variety of modalities will be covered including the use of skin care, energy-based devices, non-invasive modalities for body contouring, neurotoxins and the variety of soft-tissue fillers available today.  Live patient treatments will be featured throughout the day to enhance the educational experience with an emphasis on ways to ensure safe and effective outcomes. 

Newly added this year – A series of case studies demonstrating results (4-6 months) with energy-based devices as well as dermal fillers and neurotoxins will be presented by the faculty.

Desired outcomes:

1. Summarize the business process of running a cosmetic medicine practice
2. Critically assess the array of non-surgical technology and products that are available for skin tone, body appearance and shape and discuss how best to incorporate these into your practice
3. Develop a more effective communication strategy to help ensure safe and satisfactory patient outcomes by discussing the patient’s goals and helping them to understand what is realistic, based on their circumstances
4. Explain pain management options for minimally invasive aesthetic procedures (with the patient) and make appropriate decisions based on the discussion
5. Demonstrate emerging uses of energy-based devices and describe how to use the device(s) to maximize patient outcomes and safety
6. When injecting botulinum toxin type a, demonstrate an understanding of various product options in order to achieve the desired result
7. When injecting dermal fillers, demonstrate:
   a.  Adequate knowledge of product characteristics to effectively distinguish
   among the variety of available products
   b.  Knowledge of appropriate depth of injection and specific injection techniques in
   order to ensure optimal outcomes
8. Evaluate advanced injection techniques with dermal fillers and neurotoxins:
   a.  Specific to certain areas of the face/body
   b.  Specific to combination therapy
9. Explain and implement techniques to help avoid/mange complications with dermal fillers and neurotoxins

The off-label use of injectables for nasal shaping will be discussed.

Faculty Disclosures: Dr. DiBernardo is an Advisory Board Member of BioForm Medical, Obagi Medical, Ivivi Technologies, Inc., and Canfield Imaging Systems.  He is a consultant to Cynosure, Cutera, and Eclipsemed.   He is an investigator for Cynosure, Cutera, and Ethicon, Inc. and a member of the Speakers Bureaus of Cynosure, Cutera, BioForm Medical, and Eclipsemed.  He receives book royalties from Elsevier.  Dr. Graivier is on the Advisory Boards of BioForm Medical, Inc., Coapt Sytems, Evera Medical, Elemé Medical, and Ellman International, Inc.  He is also a consultant to LifeCell and an investigator for LifeCell and Ideal Implant Inc.  He is a stockholder in BioForm Medical.  Dr. Kenkel is a consultant to Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon Endosurgery, and Ultrashape.  He has received research grants from Lumenis and Ultrashape and has received honoraria from Lumenis.  He has received equipment for research from Eclipse, Lumenis, and Sciton, Inc.  He is also on the Advisory Board of Ultrashape.  Dr. Pozner is an Advisory Board Member of BioForm Medical, Inc., Mentor Corporation, Medicis Aesthetics, and Allergan.  He is a consultant to Sciton, Inc. and Ulthera, Inc. He is an honoraria recipient of Sciton, Inc. and serves as an investigator for Sciton, Inc., Ultrashape, Hoya ConBio, Ulthera, Inc., Aesthera, and Zeltiq.  He is a member of the Speakers Bureau of Sciton, Inc. and is a stockholder in Invasix, Sciton, Inc., and BioForm Medical, Inc. Dr. Teitelbaum is an Advisory Board member and a stockholder of UltraShape.   He is an investigator for Allergan, Mentor Corporation, and Silimed.  He is a member of the Speakers Bureau and is an honoraria recipient of Allergan.

This class has been cancelled