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Activity Overview
This activity is for aesthetic medical professionals to further their education in the areas of anatomy, aesthetic injection techniques, and patient safety.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and physician assistants.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the three-dimensional architecture of the face as it relates to facial injection procedures
- Gain a deeper understanding of rheological properties in hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers
- Discuss the complications and up to date evidenced based management from dermal filler injections.
- Identify potential risk factors of patients to minimize filler complications.
- Understand how to use ultrasound to evaluate an aesthetic patient
- Introduce how to identify various tissues (skin, muscle, fat, bone, vessels) with ultrasound
- Outline the topographic vascular anatomy of the facial artery and the superficial temporal artery
- Describe the ligamentous and layered anatomy of the temple, tear trough, midface, lips, and jawline
- Discuss the fat compartments of the face relative to facial injection procedures including the unique behavior of the deep and superficial fat compartments during the aging process
- Describe the layered anatomy of the Nose with particular emphasis on the SMAS (Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System) and the vasculature.
CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Modern Beauty Con. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Credit being awarded: 5 ANCC contact hours
Physician Assistant
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and AAI. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 5 contact hour(s) (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology).
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
