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2025 Laser Aesthetics Course - Accreditation Information


activity OVERVIEW

This course is beneficial for anyone who wishes to have a deeper understanding of how lasers and energy-based devices work and then apply that knowledge to achieve optimum clinical outcomes. Participants may have minimal background and experience in the field of laser and energy-based technology and their application in health care. The course is tailored to individuals looking to gain knowledge as to how light and energy-based devices interact with human skin and skin structures.

Through didactic lecture and Q&A, this activity aims to change learners’ competence in knowing how to use laser and light devices safely and effectively for optimal outcomes and how to communicate and engage with patients receiving laser treatment.


target audience

This activity is designed for an audience of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in the use of lasers, energy-based devices, and related technologies across various specialties.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Explain how to employ best practices in laser and device safety to avoid complications.
  2. Describe how to effectively engage with patients receiving laser or device treatment.
  3. Summarize best practices for using lasers and devices for optimal outcomes.
  4. Discuss how to combine devices and use cosmetic injectables with laser and energy-based devices for best patient outcomes.

2025 laser aesthetics educational activities


Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 1244 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467. Times are noted in Eastern Time. *Please note the agenda, Faculty and CE hours are subject to change.

7:00 AM - 8:00 AMCHECK-IN AND BREAKFAST (Lobby 307)
8:00 AM - 8:05 AMINTRODUCTIONS - Jessica Labadie, MD
8:05 AM - 8:20 AMTopic 1: LASER HISTORY: 50 YEARS IN 15 MINUTES - Kenneth Arndt, MD
8:20 AM - 8:35 AMTopic 2: FUNCTIONAL LASER PHYSICS AND TISSUE INTERACTIONS - Thomas Rohrer, MD
8:35 AM -  8:50 AMTopic 3: MASTERING THE CONSULTATION - Michael Kaminer, MD
8:50 AM - 9:05 AMTopic 4: PIGMENTED LESIONS AND TATTOOS - Thomas Rohrer, MD
9:05 AM - 9:20 AMTopic 5: VASCULAR LASERS - Karen Kim, MD
9:20 AM - 9:35 AMTopic 6: SKIN TIGHTENING - Jessica Labadie, MD
9:35 AM - 9:55 AMQUESTION PERIOD
9:55 AM - 10:05 AMBREAK
10:05 AM - 10:20 AMTopic 7: SKIN RESURFACING DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES - Jeffrey Dover, MD
10:20 AM - 10:35 AMTopic 8: BODY CONTOURING AND SCULPTING - Jessica Labadie, MD
10 :35 AM - 10:50 AMTopic 9: MASTERING LASERS IN SKIN OF COLOR - Mitalee Christman, MD
10:50 AM - 11:05 AMTopic 10: COMPLICATIONS OVERVIEW - Jeffrey Dover, MD
11:05 AM - 11:20 AMTopic 11: HOW TO HANDLE THE UNHAPPY PATIENTJessica Labadie, MD
11:20 AM - 11:35 AMTopic 12: LASER BUSINESS PEARLS - Michael Kaminer, MD
11:35 AM - 12:00 PMQUESTION PERIOD - Jeffrey Dover, MD and Kenneth Arndt, MD
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMLUNCH BREAK

Course Director

  • Jessica Labadie, MD

Faculty

  • Kenneth Arndt, MD
  • Mitalee Christman, MD
  • Jeffrey Dover, MD, FRCP
  • Michael Kaminer, MD
  • Karen Kim, MD
  • Thomas Rohrer, MD

criteria for success

A certificate of completion will be awarded based on the participant's attendance.  A certificate of completion will be available upon completion of an online evaluation/claim credit form. If you have questions about this CE activity, please contact AKH Inc at tbrignoni@akhcme.com.


AKH Inc.

Jointly Accredited Provider

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 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS). 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.


physicians

AKH, Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 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: 3.75 ANCC contact hours


Instructions for Claiming CE Credit

A link to complete the 2025 Laser Aesthetics Course evaluation and claim CE credit will be provided at the conclusion of the activity.

To receive a Certificate of Credit or a Certificate of Participation for the 2025 Laser Aesthetics Course, registered attendees will need to submit a completed electronic CME/CE evaluation no later than 11:59 AM CT on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, using the link above.


commercial support

There is no commercial support for this activity.


disclosures

All planners and faculty for this educational activity, except for those listed below, have no financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Faculty

  • Jessica Labadie, MD (Course Directo), has disclosed the following financial relationships: Consultant – Lumenis, Veradermics; Researcher – Veradermics, Lumenis, Allergan, an AbbVie Company
  • Thomas Rohrer, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships: Consultant - Acclaro, Candela, Researcher – Lumenis, Speakers Bureau – Candela
  • Jeffrey Dover, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships: Contracted Research - Cutera, Allergan, an AbbVie Company, Lumenis, MMode; Consultant - Krystal Bio, Fount Bio (Biomedical start-up begun the regulatory process)
  • Michael Kaminer, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships: Stock Shareholder – Cytrellis; Consultant - Evolus, Vitro Biopharma, Volumina; Researcher - Galderma, Sinclair, Evolus, Silk Aesthetics, Vitro Biopharma
  • Kenneth Arndt, MD, has no financial relationships.
  • Mitalee Christman, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships: Beiersdorf, Inc.
  • Karen Kim, MD, has no financial relationships.

Staff and Planners

  • Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN - President, has no financial relationships.
  • Michele Bielarski, RN (planner/reviewer), has no financial relationships.
  • AKH Inc and ASLMS Staff and Planners, have no financial relationships.

All the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies 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 mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH and ASLMS planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.


Contact Information

For questions related to claiming CME or CE credits, please contact education1@aslms.org or 1-715-845-9283.


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. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to optout@akhcme.com with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.

 


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