The Academy for the Advancement of Aesthetics: Botulinum Toxin Type A

The Academy for the Advancement of Aesthetics: Botulinum Toxin Type A

Release Date: 2/3/2017

Last Reviewed: 1/30/2020

Expiration Date: 4/9/2021

Time to Complete Activity: 3.0 hours

*This activity expired for EACCME credit on February 3, 2019. An application has been made to UEMS-EACCME to extend the CME accreditation of this module.

*This activity expired for credit on April 9, 2021 and is no longer available for credit

Steering Committee

Sabrina G. Fabi, MD, FAAD, FAACS

Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor

Department of Medicine/Dermatology

University of California, San Diego

Goldman Butterwick Fitzpatrick Groff and Fabi Cosmetic Laser Dermatology

San Diego, CA

Tatjana Pavicic, MD

Munich, Germany

Kyle K. Seo, MD

Director

Modelo Clinic

Gangham-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Clinical Professor

Seoul National University Hospital

Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of dermatologists; plastic surgeons; facial plastic surgeons; ocular plastic surgeons; ophthalmologists; medical professionals from the following disciplines: dermatology, plastic surgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, dermatologic surgery, cosmetic surgery, facial plastic surgery, and ocular plastic surgery. It may also be of benefit to nurses in the field of aesthetic medicine and other healthcare providers (HCPs) who are involved in aesthetic medicine.

Learning Objectives

Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Describe the mechanism of action of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) in facial aesthetic medicine
Differentiate BoNT/As for facial aesthetic medicine based on indications, efficacy, and safety
Review basic dosing strategies for injecting the most common treatment areas with each of the BoNT/A products
Identify the possible adverse events associated with BoNTs and how to manage them

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Physician Credit Designation Statement

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

EACCME Accreditation Statement
“The Academy for the Advancement of Aesthetics: Botulinum Toxin Type A”, made available on http://www.aestheticcare.org and organized by Siyemi Learning and Paradigm Medical Communications is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.

*This activity expired for EACCME credit on February 3, 2019. An application has been made to UEMS-EACCME to extend the CME accreditation of this module

This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC and Siyemi Learning.

EACCME Credit Designation Statement
“The Academy for the Advancement of Aesthetics: Botulinum Toxin Type A, made available on http://www.aestheticcare.org and organized by Siyemi Learning and Paradigm Medical Communications, is awarded 3 European CME credits (ECMECs).

Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Only those e-learning materials that are displayed on the UEMS- EACCME website have formally been accredited.

Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

PA Continuing Education

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Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education
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Disclosure of Commercial Support

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH.

Instructions for Participation

To receive a CME certificate of participation, participants must:

Follow instructions to register or log in with your professional information and complete the pretest.
View the online activity in its entirety.
Complete and submit the online posttest and evaluation. You must answer 70% of the posttest questions correctly to earn credit. You will have unlimited opportunities to successfully complete the posttest.

A certificate of participation will be available for download/printing immediately following your successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.

For questions regarding ACCME credit, contact the Paradigm CME Department at (845) 398-5949.

For questions regarding EACCME credit, contact Siyemi Learning at +44 161 306 8518 or CME@siyemi.org.

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Disclosures

In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, faculty and contributors are asked to disclose any relationships with commercial interests associated with the area of medicine featured in the activity. These relationships are described below.

Steering Committee

Sabrina G. Fabi, MD, FAAD, FAACS

Grants/research support: Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc; Revance Therapeutics, Inc; Ulthera, Inc

Honoraria or consultation fees: Allergan, Inc; Biopelle, Inc; Galderma Laboratories; Lumenis; Merz North America, Inc; Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc

Speaker’s Bureau: Allergan, Inc; Biopelle, Inc; Galderma Laboratories; Lumenis; Merz North America, Inc; Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc

Tatjana Pavicic, MD

Grants/research support: Ispen; Merz Pharmaceuticals

Honoraria or consultation fees: Beiersdorf Inc; Cynosure, Inc; Galderma S.A.; Lutronic; Merz Pharmaceuticals

Kyle K. Seo, MD

Grants/research support: Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; L G Life Sciences, Ltd

Honoraria or consultation fees: Merz

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC and Siyemi Learning staff members have no financial relationships to disclose.

Independent peer reviewer has no financial relationships to disclose.

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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA.

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