Advanced Botulinum & Toxin Training (Level II)
Program Overview
Standard of Care learning for orofacial applications using Botulinum Toxin; Tension Migraine Headaches, Bruxism, and Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD/TMJ) for pain. Dosing schedules and suggested injection patterns: Mid-Arch Brow Lift, Lower Eyelid, Nasal Flare, Nasal Tip, Hypertrophic Platysmal Bands, and Décolleté injections using standard of care protocols, guidelines, understanding the medical model, safety, techniques and indications for treatment. Advanced injections FDA Approved and off-label applications of HA and Non-HA dermal fillers for hands, cheek augmentation (apex, apple, and hollows), tear trough (eye hollows), lip augmentation (vermillion border and plumping) and pre-jowl sulcus.
Target Audience
This activity designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in effective Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler treatments for patients for aesthetic and medical purposes.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Practice and perform advanced procedures for medical and aesthetic botulinum toxin injections and dermal fillers competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks and associated complications.
- Apply the generally accepted protocols for the administration of the advanced botulin toxin treatments for various aesthetic and medical conditions (ie orofacial pain) as well as aesthetically administer HA and Non-HA dermal fillers for aesthetic patient conditions. Learn the proper guidelines for the acquisition, patient charting, administration issues (i.e. medical intake forms, informed consents) and the corrective measures for adverse events.
- Describe and identify the mechanism of action, differences in product characteristics, patient education, and who is the ideal candidate for other aesthetic, medical, and pain conditions for such indications as bruxism, migraine headaches, various facial atrophies, and other facial aging indications who will maximally benefit from botulinum toxin injections and dermal filler injections and will also acquire the technical skills to perform such treatments.
| FACULTY DISCLOSURE | ||
| NAME | RELATIONSHIP | COMPANY |
| Anne Roberts, MD | N/A | Nothing to Disclose |
| PLANNER/REVIEWER DISCLOSURES | ||
| Empire Staff | N/A | Nothing to Disclose |
| AKH | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
Disclosure Declaration
It is the policy of AKH Inc. and Empire Medical Training to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The faculty must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with commercial interests whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are resolved by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity and may include any of or combination of the following: attestation to non-commercial content; notification of independent and certified CME/CE expectations; referral to National Faculty Initiative training; restriction of topic area or content; restriction to discussion of science only; amendment of content to eliminate discussion of device or technique; use of other faculty for discussion of recommendations; independent review against criteria ensuring evidence support recommendation; moderator review; and peer review. AKH Inc. planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. and AES specifically disclaims responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.
