Activity Overview

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, APRNs, PAs, and other professionals involved in the care of patients searching for non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments.

This program is designed to increase participants knowledge and competence, and give them techniques that can be directly applied to their performance in their practice to increase positive patient outcomes and avoid complications using the latest advances in treatment.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify patient safety concerns connected to non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments;
• Interpret legal guidelines relating to scope of practice, practice of medicine, oversight, and other regulatory concerns;
• Identify the most effective techniques and technologies in the field.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and American Med Spa Association. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 10.75 Interprofessional continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians

Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants

Medical Education Resources has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 10.75 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits. Physician Assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurses

Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses will be awarded contact hours upon successful completion of the activity.

Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for 10.75 contact hours.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

It is the policy of Medical Education Resources to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

George Baxter-Holder, APRN, DNP, CANS
Speakers Bureau - Galderma, Allergan, Endo

Hermine Warren, DNP, APRN, CANS, CNM
Speakers Bureau - Galderma

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

American Med Spa Association/Academy for Injection Anatomy
None

Planners at Medical Education Resources
None