On-demand available 6/11/2024 - 12/31/2024

Faculty disclosures available here.

Aesthetic Meeting 2024 Learning Objectives:

Achieve reproducible, safe aesthetic surgical outcomes.
Assessing and utilizing nonsurgical methods in conjunction with surgical procedures when applicable to achieve optimal results.
Analyze case studies on the treatment of complications.
Interpret and apply Evidence-Based Medicine principles in your aesthetic surgery practice.
Identify the controversies and challenges of today’s aesthetic surgery procedures and practices.
Identify emerging techniques and trends in cosmetic surgery and cosmetic medicine and their potential applications in your practice.
Recognize the latest techniques in the prevention of, and treatment of, complications.Incorporate a “culture of safety” into your practice.

Overall educational grant provided by AbbVie and Mentor Worldwide LLC.

9:45am – 10:45am

Essential Skills for Patient Coordinators
Moderator: Stelios Wilson, MD
Panelists: Amy Anderson, Terri Ross, Mara Shorr, Karen Zupko

10:45am – 11:30am
Key Components for Consultations from the Experts: What Your Team Needs
Moderator: Mark Albert, MD
Panelists: David Sieber, MD, Louis Strock, MD, Dino Elyassnia, MD, Michael Lee, MD

11:30am – 12:00pm
Special Topic: Semaglutides in Plastic Surgery - Yes or No?
Presenter: Johnny Franco, MD

2:00pm – 3:15pm
Private Equity in Practice Transition - What is the Current Landscape?
Moderator: Trent Douglas, MD
Panelists: Mitch Stern, Dan Schacter, Sydney Lehman

3:15pm – 4:15pm
Practice Transitions - How to Plan in the Private Equity Era?
Moderator: Kristi Hustak, MD
Panelists: M. Bradley Calobrace, MD, Paul Fortes, MD, Sanjay Grover, MD

4:15pm – 4:45pm
Special Topic: We Sold to Private Equity - Now What?
Presenter: Paco Canales, MD

4:45pm – 5:30pm
Transition Zone Cocktail Hour
Moderator: Trent Douglas, MD

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society) designates this enduring internet activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery (ABS)

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Paul Fortes MD

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