Clinical Education

Physician education is vital to patient safety. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety offers these resources:

Coalition Newsletters for Physicians

• Summer 2008
• Autumn 2007

Injectable Course Curriculum

The Curriculum of the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety is a comprehensive course designed for the physician, nurse and physician’s assistants and provides participants a review and update of cosmetic injectables. Treatment rationale and clinical applications for a variety of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers is covered. Besides focusing on patient safety, the course will emphasize how these minimally invasive cosmetic options can have a positive economic impact on the plastic surgery practice. Didactic with live demonstrations.

Registered Nurses (R.N.) or Physician’s Assistants P.A.s registering for the course may only do so with the permission of the board-certified, Coalition member physician. Completion of the course includes a preceptorship supervised by the employing physician. The certificate of completion lists both the curriculum participant and the Coalition member physician.

• Course Description
• Summary and evaluation of the May 2008 Curriculum [PDF]

Meetings and Symposia

Neurotoxin Webinar
June 24, 2009 7 PM East Coast, 4 PM West Coast

ASOPRS Spring Symposium
July 13-16, 2009 Dana Point, CA

CSAPS 36th Annual Meeting
September 11-12, 2009 Vancouver BC

AAFPRS Annual Fall Meeting
October 1-4, 2009, San Diego, CA

QMP 5th Aesthetic Surgery Symposium
October 1-4, 2009 Chicago, IL

ASOPRS 40th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium
October 21-22, 2009 San Francisco, CA

ASPS/ASAPS Symposium
October 23, 2009 Seattle, WA

Plastic Surgery 2009
October 23-27, 2009 Seatle, WA

5th World Congress of IPRAS
November 29 – December 2, 2009 New Delhi, India

Aesthetic Surgery 2010
April 22-27, 2010 Washington D.C.

AAFPRS International Symposium
April 28-May 2, 2010 Miami, FL

ISAPS 20th Congress
August 15-18, 2010 San Francisco, CA

CSAPS 37th Annual Meeting
September 24-25, 2010 Toronto, ON

Plastic Surgery 2010
October 1-6, 2010 Toronto, CA

On-Line Journals

Aesthetic Surgery Journal:
http://www.aestheticsurgeryjournal.com/

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery:
http://archfaci.ama-assn.org/

Opthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery:
http://www.op-rs.com/

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:
http://www.plasreconsurg.com/

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology:
http://www.eblue.org/

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery:
http://intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/bjps/