Lasers & Energy-Based Devices Symposium - Part I: An Overview | Included with your registration | Limited capacity - separate registration required

Thursday, May 29, 2025

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Location: Royal Ballroom 1

CE: 1

Session Chair & Moderator(s)

Monica Boen, MD
Bruce Katz, MD

Faculty(s)

Elika Hoss, MD
Monica Boen, MD

Part 1 of Immersive Training Symposium*
(Up to 4.5 CME credits available)

*Included with your registration | Limited capacity - separate registration required

Full Course Schedule:

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Part I: An Overview (Lectures)
1 CME credit available

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Part II: In Action (Lectures, Complications Panel and Live Demo Forum)
3.5 CME credits available

What to Expect & Learning Objectives:

Review the foundations of laser and energy-based device (EBD) technology, and latest regulations.
Understand special considerations, and what technologies are safe, when treating skin of color with lasers and EBDs
See real patient cases and discover expert level device-based treatment protocols to enhance your practice, patient safety and outcomes.
Discussion on common complications and ways to avoid or correct adverse effects or events.
Observe faculty treating live patients up close and in real time during the Live Demo Forum portion of the course.
Immersive learning format allows you to discuss treatment protocols, ask questions, share experiences, and receive practical insights from faculty and peers.

Presentations:

11:00 AM – 11:05 AM PDT

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Session Chair & Moderator: Monica Boen, MD
Session Chair & Moderator: Bruce Katz, MD
11:05 AM – 11:35 AM PDT

Foundations of Lasers and Energy-Based Device Technologies and Treatments
Faculty: Elika Hoss, MD
11:35 AM – 11:50 AM PDT

Lasers & Melanin: Clinical Pearls, Pitfalls, and Protocols for Skin of Color
Faculty: Monica Boen, MD
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Audience Q&A
Moderator: Monica Boen, MD