Release date: 6/20/2024
Expiration date: 6/19/2026
Time to Complete Activity: 1.5 hours

Faculty
Shino Bay Aguilera, DO
Medical Director
Shino Bay Cosmetic Dermatology
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Saami Khalifian, MD
Dermatologist
SOM Aesthetics
Encinitas, CA

Jennifer Levine, MD
Facial Plastic Surgeon
Levine Center for Plastic Surgery
New York, NY

Keith Marcus, MD
Plastic Surgeon
Marcus Facial Plastic Surgery
Redondo Beach, CA

Iani Silveira, MSN, FNP-BC, CPN
Owner/CEO
Bella Vida Aesthetics & Wellness
Miami, FL

Course Details

Course Description/Purpose:
This CME-accredited activity was filmed during multiple live courses of our Face 2 Face with the Latest in Injectables series, held in 2022-2023. The lectures review neuromodulators and dermal fillers. The video demonstrations include buttock augmentation, upper arm rejuvenation, jawline augmentation in a male patient, and a novel injection technique for the forehead with BoNTA.

To complete this activity and receive credit, the participant should:

  • Review the materials on accreditation information, target audience, learning objectives, and disclosure information
  • Complete the entire self-study
  • Complete the post-test and evaluation/claim form

 

Jointly Provided by:

Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Compare characteristics of neuromodulators and discuss how this translates to clinical application.
  • Describe the steps when using a patterned injection technique with neuromodulators when treating the forehead to position and shape the eyebrows.
  • Compare characteristics of HA fillers and identify their uses in facial enhancement/rejuvenation.
  • Describe injection techniques with HA fillers in the periorbital area that produce satisfactory patient outcomes while minimizing side effects.
  • Identify expanded applications of hyperdilute biostimulatory fillers to sculpt, shape, and/or volumize different areas of the body.


Commercial Support Acknowledgement
Support for this educational activity is provided by Merz Aesthetics.
 

Target Audience
This CME-certified activity is primarily intended and designed to educate clinicians who inject dermal fillers and neuromodulators. Primary specialties include dermatology, facial plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery, and plastic surgery. Cosmetic and aesthetically focused clinicians will also benefit from this activity. 
 

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Southern Medical Association and xMedica. The Southern Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
AMA Designation Statement
Southern Medical Association designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
 
Certificate of Attendance – Non-Physicians
All non-physician participants will receive a certificate of attendance/participation.

Nursing (ANCC)
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


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