Designed for more experienced cosmetic dermatologic surgeons, this course features current concepts of facial anatomy as it relates to injectable treatments to reduce complication risks. Live patient demonstrations as well as procedure "how to" videos of expert injectors will teach advanced techniques to restore volume and augment features, plus high yield anatomy and injection technique presentations, case studies and faculty discussion panels. Areas addressed will include:

 Anatomy and aging changes in skeletal and soft-tissue layers

 Panfacial volume restoration and shaping

 Advanced approaches based on structural tissue layers that improve outcomes while avoiding danger zones

 Avoiding and managing complications

In return for exhibit space payment, ASDS will provide:

l Opportunity to send one company representative to network

with an expected 75 dermatologic surgeons and 6 top-name

faculty during two breakfasts, one lunch and three breaks

over one and a half days.

l 5’ draped table and chair

l Company name listed among exhibitors in onsite

course materials (application date dependant)

l A complimentary course pre-registration list

l Limited to 12 exhibitors

Your platinum partnership package includes one booth space for the duration of the meeting, a chance to network with the meeting attendees, branding throughout the meeting and materials,  one full page ad in Currents, and a 10 minute lunch time presentation during lunch.

Live In-Person Course
Saturday, Sept. 11 - Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021
Convene @ 1 Liberty Plaza in New York
Note: ASDS will be following CDC recommendations and New York state guidelines to ensure this in-person educational activity is held safely.

Co-Directors
Vince Bertucci, MD, FRCPC and Sue Ellen Cox, MD

Invited Faculty
Sebastian Cotofana, MD, PhD, PhD; Sabrina Fabi, MD; Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD; Heidi Waldorf, MD; Susan Weinkle, MD

Course Description
Designed for more experienced cosmetic dermatologic surgeons, this course features current concepts of facial anatomy as it relates to injectable treatments to reduce complication risks. Live patient demonstrations as well as procedure "how to" videos of expert injectors will teach advanced techniques to restore volume and augment features, plus high yield anatomy and injection technique presentations, case studies and faculty discussion panels.  Areas addressed will include:

• Anatomy and aging changes in skeletal and soft-tissue layers

• Panfacial volume restoration and shaping

• Advanced approaches based on structural tissue layers that improve outcomes while avoiding danger zones

• Avoiding and managing complications

ASDS Diversity Webinar Series

The ASDS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work Group, chaired by Drs. Mona Gohara and Omer Ibrahim, is planning a series of six one-hour, panel-style webinars that address various topics on diversity in 2021, including:

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and What it Means for Dermatologic Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology

• Procedural Dermatology and Skin of Color Patients (April)

• Transgender and LGBTQ Considerations in Cosmetic Dermatology (June)

• Addressing Macro- and Micro-aggressions in the Practice (August)

• State of Skin of Color Research (October)

• Diversifying Your Practice and Inner Circle (December)

Procedural Dermatology and Skin of Color 

Thursday, April 15 at 7:30 pm CT

Directors:  Omer Ibrahim, MD and Nazanin Saedi, MD

Faculty: Kachiu Lee, MD; Omar Ibrahimi, MD; Henry Chan, MD; Michelle Henry, MD; Vivian Bucay, MD; Neelam Vashi, MD and Kavita Mariwalla, MD

This townhall-style webinar, entitled “Procedural Dermatology and Skin of Color” will address the unique aspects of caring for skin of colour (SOC) patients in a procedural practice. Conversation among the invited faculty as well as between the faculty and virtual audience will help elucidate how to assess anatomy, examine signs of aging across ethnicities, elicit concerns conscientiously, have an understanding of varying aesthetic goals, and safely and effectively treat said concerns in SOC. Pearls of treatment and pitfalls to avoid will be discussed. Finally, the faculty will share their expertise on how to include SOC needs in the marketing and recruitment efforts of a practice.

Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: Considerations in Procedural Dermatology

Monday, June 28 at 7 pm CT

Directors: Klint Peebles, MD and Karan Lal, MD

Faculty: Erica Dommasch MD MPH; Brian Ginsberg MD; Lauren Bonati MD, and Ronda Farah MD

This session aims to better enable procedural dermatologists to provide medically appropriate, culturally sensitive, and culturally humble care to transgender and gender minority persons. Covering the essentials of core concepts and terminology in gender diverse health care, the session will then turn to the role of procedural dermatology in gender affirmation as well as to the management of complications of gender affirming care. The session will conclude with a panel discussion of pearls and pitfalls when providing care for this unique population as well as resources for building further knowledge and skills.

Addressing Macro- and Micro-aggressions in the Practice

Wednesday, August 18 at 7:30 pm CT

Directors:  Farah Moustafa, MD and Rohit Kakar, MD

Faculty:  Jeanine Downie, MD; Beverly Johnson, MD; Mary Maloney, MD; Richard Fried, MD, PhD; Jeremy Bordeaux, MD; and Ekama Carlson, MD

This webinar will be comprised of a focused discussion among panelists regarding macro and micro-aggressions, with a particular focus on the latter as it is encountered in the healthcare setting. Moderators and directors will discuss the meaning of the term and provide examples of these scenarios in clinical practice. The role of implicit bias will be discussed and how these aggressions can not only be avoided through better self-awareness, but also how to address witnessed micro-aggressions by others. The webinar will also highlight the impact these concepts have on all participants in the healthcare setting– staff, students, medical providers, and patients. 

Rethinking Cosmetic Clinical Trials Focusing on Skin of Color

Thursday, October 21 at 7:30 pm CT

Directors: Sara Hogan, MD and Jeanine Downie, MD

Faculty:  Cheryl Burgess, MD; Seemal Desai, MD; Corey Hartman, MD; Vivian Bucay, MD; Doug Wu, MD; and Vladimir Paul-Blanc.

This webinar features experienced skin of color dermatologists who are active in clinical trials research for the development of injectables, medications, devices, laser and light-based modalities. The issue of race in medicine influences and informs all clinical research trials. Historically, this resulted in the underrepresentation of patients with skin of color with regard to cosmetic injectables and devices. Such underrepresentation has significant implications for clinical practice. This discussion will explore opportunities for industry to embrace diversity in their clinical trials as a way to become more inclusive and increase their own profitability.

Diversifying Your Practice and Inner Circle

Wednesday, December 1 at 7:30 pm CT

Directors:  Corey Hartman, MD and Anthony Rossi, MD

Faculty: Jody Comstock, MD; Sabrina Fabi, MD; Kavita Mariwalla, MD; Gilly Munavalli, MD; and Janelle Vega, MD

This webinar will address the need for diversity in the workplace as well as one’s inner circle. We will discuss topics pertaining to increasing the dialogue of diversity in one’s own practice as well as in one’s own private life. We will discuss how to engage colleagues and friends In activities that can promote acceptance and understanding of different backgrounds ethnicities cultures genders and sexual orientation.

The ASDS Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery Fellowship Accreditation Program confirms and recognizes fellowship training programs that meet high-quality standards and promote practices that provide Fellows with the proper training and expertise to perform cosmetic dermatologic surgery procedures.

The Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery Fellowships are one-year programs, offered at 23 centers around the country. Fellows are provided training in cosmetic and surgical procedures, including injectables and energy-based devices, as well as the business of running a successful cosmetic practice. Fellowship opportunities are offered by some of the most respected cosmetic dermatologists in the nation.

Corporate supporters will be recognized in all supplemental materials (e.g., instructional videos, simulations) designed to augment instruction in specific areas of cosmetic dermatologic surgery curriculum.

Help advance the specialty of dermatologic surgery! ASDS unites education and innovation to encourage and stimulate clinical research and the transfer of new technologies from the research settings to surgical practice through the Cutting Edge Research Grant (CERG) program. The program is an ideal mechanism for the dermatologic surgeon to investigate needed areas of clinical interest such as cosmetic or oncologic surgery. ASDS has taken a proactive approach to positively affecting the future of dermatologic surgery in recommending research on the following Board-directed topics.

• Safety of cosmetic procedures
• Demonstration of patient satisfaction of dermatologic surgery care / dermatologic surgeon care
• Efficacy of screenings in diagnosing skin cancer
• Patient preference for being treated in an outpatient setting

Specific examples for the above list are included at asds.net/CERG/.

ASDS grants are made to individuals in the practice environment and institutions whose research proposals are of the highest caliber. A maximum total of $100,000 in funding is awarded annually by the ASDS Research Work Group in amounts up to $20,000 per institution. Corporate supporters will be recognized at the ASDS Annual Business Meeting and in all promotional materials.

The Future Leaders Network furthers the advancement of young dermatologists, the specialty and the goals of ASDS. The program provides participants with three key mechanisms for learning through:

• Mentorship of future leaders.
• Project work that demonstrates leadership.
• Teachers who impart leadership lessons.

The Future Leaders Network is a year-long curriculum designed to develop leadership competencies of our young dermatologic surgeons (mentees) – typically within five to seven years from residency graduation – so they will be better prepared to assume leadership positions with ASDS, local or national dermatology organizations, or in their community. The program matches up to ten mentees with ten mentors in a one-on-one situation. They learn together as they attend sessions with expert teachers in organizational leadership.

Although only a small group of dermatologic surgeons directly participate in the program, companies benefit from the widespread promotion of the FLN, the projects developed and exposure to future leaders in the specialty.

Recognition for corporate support will be extensive. At every opportunity, we provide the supporting company recognition in promotional materials, ASDS Annual Meeting presentations to the Board of Directors and general membership, and the projects themselves. It’s a great way for companies to align themselves with the Society’s signature leadership program!

The ASDS Industry Advisory Council is a unique forum for open communication between ASDS members and industry partners about common goals and trends impacting the dermatology specialty as a whole, thus enhancing collaborative opportunities to benefit the future.

As a member of the IAC you will have the opportunity to interact with leadership of ASDS during meetings of the Council. Each seat on the IAC includes:

• One invitation to the annual two-day IAC meeting
• One invitation to attend the President's dinner held on Friday during the Annual Meeting
• One invitation to the President's Reception held on Thursday evening during the Annual Meeting
• IAC Lunch Meeting during the ASDS Annual Meeting
• Inclusion on industry "priority list" for society and member interactions
• Priority exhibit points for booth space during the Annual Meeting
• Recognition as an IAC member in the Annual Report, in Currents magazine, on the ASDS website, at the ASDS Annual Meeting, and via other communication vehicles
• Two Adjunct Memberships in the ASDS
• Brass Partner Level status
   

The ASDS Industry Advisory Council is a unique forum for open communication between ASDS members and industry partners about common goals and trends impacting the dermatology specialty as a whole, thus enhancing collaborative opportunities to benefit the future.

As a member of the IAC you will have the opportunity to interact with leadership of ASDS during meetings of the Council. Each seat on the IAC includes:

• One invitation to the annual two-day IAC meeting
• One invitation to attend the President's dinner held on Friday during the Annual Meeting
• One invitation to the President's Reception held on Thursday evening during the Annual Meeting
• IAC Lunch Meeting during the ASDS Annual Meeting
• Inclusion on industry "priority list" for society and member interactions
• Priority exhibit points for booth space during the Annual Meeting
• Recognition as an IAC member in the Annual Report, in Currents magazine, on the ASDS website, at the ASDS Annual Meeting, and via other communication vehicles
• Two Adjunct Memberships in the ASDS
• Brass Partner Level status

In memory of member Kenneth W. Fields, MD, ASDS is pleased to offer the Kenneth W. Fields, MD, Resident Education Enrichment Scholarship Program. This generous program is designed to enrich and support the educational development for five second-year resident members (or fourth-year residents in a five-year program) who are in an ACGME-approved dermatology residency program through the opportunity to attend:

• ASDS Annual Meeting
• ASDS Premier Annual Resident Cosmetic Symposium
• Two-day visit with an ASDS Preceptor

Corporate supporters will be recognized in all of the collateral material and will be able to insert a letter of congratulations to each of the scholars.

This opportunity provides an exclusive, highly visible level of exposure throughout the workshop.  Your logo will be printed on the lanyards provided to every attendee. The branded lanyards will include a charging cable for Apple and Android phones for attendees to utilize long after the course.

ASDS will order the lanyard. Supporter must provide company logo.​

Up to three corporate supporters will be allotted 20 minutes of formal presentation during the lunch break in the course room. The purpose of the non-CME lunch session is to have an academic and scholarly discussion. Sponsoring companies may select any topic their company finds of interest. The one restriction is that the presentation should not be sales or marketing oriented but rather science focused.

All presentations must be approved by the ASDS.

The Visiting Professor Program allows resident training programs to invite approved dermatologic experts to lecture and share their expertise through a scheduled visit. Twelve or more ASDS members will be available for travel on an annual basis. Approved Visiting Professors must meet established minimum requirements for visiting institutions within the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

Collaborating on an approved agenda, Visiting Professors and requesting institutions allow the professor to share their clinical expertise and personal insights. This program enables dermatology residents and practitioners across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico to learn from renowned experts in their own environment on an extremely intimate level. Your support will foster improved competence, increased performance in practice and improved patient outcomes as well as furthering the specialty of dermatologic surgery. Corporate supporters will be recognized in all of the collateral material and during each scheduled visit.

Keep attendees hydrated during the workshop and beyond with re-usable, BPA-free water bottles branded with your company logo. The corporate supporter may include printed promotional materials and/or product samples inside the bottles.

ASDS will order the water bottles. Supporter must provide company logo.​