(*Separate Registration Required)
John E. Hoopman, CMLSO; Patricia A. Owens RN, BSN, MHA, CMLSO, CNOR
(*Separate Registration Required)
Gerrie Obi, MSN, ARNP, RN, CPSN, ISPAN-F
*To sign up for the CANS exam, you must complete the application process provided by the Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board: CANS Exam Application
(*Separate Registration Required)
Kristi Elliott, RN, FNP-C, CPSN, CANS, ISPAN-F
*To sign up for the CANS exam, you must complete the application process provided by the Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board: CPSN Exam Application
(*Separate Registration Required)
Jory Kaplan, MD, FACS; Julie Bass Kaplan MSN, RN, CPSN, CANS, HCMT, PHN, FNP-S
Supported by Revance
Overcoming Obstacles: Rising from the Ashes
- Identify tools to better utilize their own stories to connect with clients and patients.
- Discuss simple Intention Exercises to bring Mindfulness to professional practice.
Educating the Plastic Surgical and Aesthetic Patient Pre and Post
- Discuss the importance of patient education prior to a procedure or surgery including recovery.
- Explain effective communication between patient and nurse peri-operative including aesthetic procedures.
Health Literacy: Do Patients Really Understand What We're Saying To Them?
- Identify when a non-surgical patient presents with health literacy deficiencies, and how this may affect the validity of their informed consent.
- Discuss the importance of authentic informed consent, and the legal implications of questionable health literacy.
Ethical Challenges in Plastic Surgery in the Age of Social Media: Common Concerns and Practical Cons
- Identify common ethical issues in plastic surgery, particularly as they pertain to the use of social media.
- Discuss reasonable means of avoiding and addressing common pitfalls.
The Story of Silicone: A Collision Course of Breast Implants and the FDA
- Explain the historical context of breast implant regulation in the United States.
- Discuss how breast implant history can be utilized in the current landscape.

The Art of Innovation and Consultation Featuring LucyLive™
George Baxter-Holder, ARNP, DNP, CANS; Haley Wood, MSN, WHNP, CPSN, CANS
Supported by Galderma
Concurrent 1A | Concurrent 1B | Concurrent 1C |
Legends 3 Skin Care Or Fake News? What Every Provider Should Know About Active Ingredient PharmacologyJohn E. Kulesza *PharmD Credit
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Imagine ERAS and Breast Reconstruction: Fizzle or SizzleMichele Manahan, MD, FACS
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Celebrate Reconstruction Of Bony And Soft Tissue Defects Of The Posterior Trunk After SacrectomyAlexander F. Mericli, MD
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Concurrent 2A | Concurrent 2B | Concurrent 2C |
Legends 3 Aesthetic and Functional Periorbital ReconstructionMichael P. Grant, MD, PhD, FACS
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Imagine Surgical Emergencies: Getting Your Ducks in a RowGinger Mars, MSN, RN, NP-c, CCRN, CPSN *Patient Safety Credit
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Celebrate No Tissue Left Behind Using The Spare Parts Of The Amputated Extremity For Bone And Soft Tissue Reconstruction With Fillet FlapsDavid Adelman, MD Crystal tenCate, MS, APRN, FNP-C, CPSN
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Concurrent 3A | Concurrent 3B | Concurrent 3C |
Legends 3 How to Give an Amazing Presentation!Mark J. Tager, MD
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Imagine Role Transitions in NursingGinger Mars, MSN, RN, NP-c, CCRN, CPSN
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Celebrate Life after Nursing: The Joys or Pitfalls of RetirementSue Kunz, BS, RN, CPSN
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Concurrent 4A | Concurrent 4B | Concurrent 4C |
Legends 3 Right Solution for the Right Wound (Part 1)Katrina L Derry, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP *PharmD Credit
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Imagine Ongoing Advances in Limb RestorationMatthew J. Carty, MD
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Celebrate The Future is Now: How to Implement Telehealth into Your PracticeVeronica Pike, CEO
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Concurrent 5A | Concurrent 5B | Concurrent 5C |
Legends 3 Right Solution for the Right Wound (Part 2)Katrina L Derry, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP *PharmD Credit
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Imagine Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments in Wound Care and Plastic SurgeryKristi Elliott, RN, FNP-C, CPSN, CANS, ISPAN-F
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Celebrate How To Win On Social MediaMichael Guberti
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The Elusive Skin Graft: Tricks and Tips for Peri-Operative Management of a Skin Graft
- Identify various types of skin grafts, biologics and indications for each.
- Describe best practices for skin graft recipient and donor site inpatient/outpatient management which avoid complications and achieve optimal cosmetic & functional outcomes.
- Review special considerations including Burns.
(*Separate Registration Required)
Connie M. Brennan, BSN, RN, PHN, CPSN, CANS, ISPAN-F
Hermine Warren, DNP, APRN, CANS, CNM, ISPAN-F
- Discuss the safety and efficacy of the device.
- Identify the benefits of a microneedling delivery system.
- Discuss the various "cocktails" that can be used in the microneedling delivery system.
Concurrent 6A | Concurrent 6B |
Legends 3 Spinal Reconstruction Using Vascularized Bone Grafts(Part 1) Justin Sacks, MD
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Imagine Hidradinitis SuppurativaJ. Blair Summitt, MD, FACS
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Concurrent 7A | Concurrent 7B |
Legends 3 Spinal Reconstruction Using Vascularized Bone Grafts(Part 2) Justin Sacks, MD
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Imagine Global Surgery in the Developing WorldRichard J. Redett, MD, FACS, FAAP, PhD
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Concurrent 8A |
Legends 3 Wound Detective: What Dressing For What Wound and WhenAmanda Bailey, ACNP-BC, CWS, CPSN, ISPAN-F
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Enhancing Patient Care through Expression Anatomy in Assessment and Consultation
Raj Acquilla, MBChB, MRCGP, MBACD; Lauren Amico Reed, PA-C, MMS
Supported by Allergan
Frontoplasty
- Discuss how to keep the upper third younger without becoming neurotoxin dominant.
- Identify how to do the procedure while reducing risks.
(*Separate Registration Required)
Kristi Elliott, RN, FNP-C, CPSN, CANS, ISPAN-F
Amanda Bailey, ACNP-BC, CWS, CPSN, ISPAN-F
Crystal tenCate, MS, APRN, FNP-C, CPSN
- Discover negative pressure wound therapy modalities and when to apply those modalities to promote wound closure and healing.
- Perform hands on dressing applications for complex wound scenarios to improve patient care and outcomes.
- Discuss how negative pressure therapy augments wound healing through different biological mechanisms compared to standard therapies.
Concurrent 9A | Concurrent 9B |
Legends 3 Tear Trough Deformity and Rejuvenation "To Treat Or Not To Treat"Georgia Cirese RN, CANS
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Imagine Social Media Nurse InfluencersEmerald Gutierrez, RN
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Concurrent 10A | Concurrent 10B |
Legends 3 Risk vs RewardRana Kennelly BSN, BSc (Hons), CANS
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Imagine Millennial Nation: How to Build a Business in Aesthetic MedicineJennifer Prince, RN, BSN, CANS
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Concurrent 11A | Concurrent 11B |
Legends 3 Incorporating Skin Boosters Into your Injectable Practice - the Canadian ExperienceEmily Schultz RN, CANS
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Imagine Recognizing and Treating Post-Filler Issues and Vascular EventsLori Robertson MSN, FNP-C
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Concurrent 12A | Concurrent 12B | Concurrent 12C |
Legends 3 Paving the Way as Aesthetic Nurse Entrepreneurs: Roles, Rewards & RoadblocksModerator: Dawn Sagrillo, MSN, AGNP-BC, CANS, CPSN Panelists: Connie Brennan, BSN, RN, PHN, CPSN, CANS, CPC, ISPAN-F; Jill Jones, RN, CANS; Haley Wood, NP
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Celebrate Trends in Eyebrow Aesthetics and Non-Surgical RejuvenationDanica Fiaschetti, LVN COA, UZIT, OSA
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Concurrent 13A | Concurrent 13B | Concurrent 13C |
Legends 3 Sexual Dimorphism in Aesthetic Medicine: A Focus On The Male PatientKevin Harrington, APRN, FNP-C
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Imagine Learn How to Safely & Effectively Inject SculptraBernice Cohen, RN, BSN, PHN, CANS
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Celebrate Negotiating your Compensation: How to Have The ConversationMary Beth Hagen, MBA
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Kim Renton RN, BA; Kathy Young Keefe, RN
Jennifer Marchetti, RN, BSN; Jennifer Thompkins, RN; Lindsay Campbell, RN
Jenna Ryan, MSN, RN, WCC, CPN
Rosanna Bermejo, RN
April Linden, BA
T. Nicole Kelley, CRNP, CCRN, RNFA, CPSN, CANS
- Discuss basic wound healing principals and common disorders of wound healing.
- Describe approaches for pain management and infection prevention and treatment as they relate to optimizing soft tissue healing.
- Demonstrate Single & 2-handed tying and instrument tying, interrupted, mattress, and running suture placement for soft tissue closure.

A Secret Weapon to Assist in Efficient and Predictable Filler Injection
- Discuss anatomical landmarks that can assist in efficient product utilization and complication avoidance in filler injection.
- Develop an algorithm for approaching various aesthetic subunits throughout the face using topography and depth as a guide.
Efficacy, Safety and Subject Satisfaction of Rotational Fractional Resection (RFR)
- Discuss how RFR will help patients with submental contour defects.
- Discuss how RFR works in patients.
Concurrent 14A | Concurrent 14B | Concurrent 14C |
Legends 3 Aesthetic Plume, What is our Chronic Exposure Risks?Patricia A. Owens RN, BSN, MHA, CMLSO, CNOR
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Imagine Lip Shaping and Volumizing Using a Micro-CannulaJenny Cajucom RN, BSCN, BA, CANS
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Celebrate Doing Your Own Social Media Marketing Is Better Than Paying Someone, And We'll Tell You How And WhyMichelle Balbi, BSN, RN; Christopher Balbi, Director, BS, BA
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Concurrent 15A | Concurrent 15B | Concurrent 15C |
Legends 3 PRP, PRF, PRFM: Making sense of the Alphabet SoupKathy Hodge Kramer, RN, CANS, CEO
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Imagine Community Over Competition: We Are Stronger TogetherJoshua Davis, RN, BSN
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Celebrate The Path to Beautiful Lips and BeyondShelia V. Anderson, RN,MSN,CANS
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Concurrent 16A | Concurrent 16B | Concurrent 16C |
Legends 3 Psychosocial Factors, Client Expectations And Cosmetic Treatment SatisfactionNicky Tzimas - Director of CPD
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Imagine Providing Optimal Rejuvenation to the Periocular Area Using Neuromodulators and Dermal FillersRachel Varga, BScN, RN
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Celebrate Marketing Your Aesthetic Practice - Pearls and PitfallsWendy Pickett, RN, CEO
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Adding Non Invasive Body Contouring to My Practice
Supported by BTL Aesthetics
(*Separate Registration Required)
Kian Karimi, MD, FACS
- Discuss the indications of using a microcannula during injectable fillers injections and know which cannula to use for different fillers and areas of the face.
- Identify safety considerations when using a microcannula - identify high risk areas (i.e. temples)
Concurrent 17A | Concurrent 17B |
Legends 3 Evaluation And Management Of Craniomaxillo Facial TraumaArthur J. Nam, MD, MS
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Imagine Top Ten Post-Operative Red Flags: Identifying and Treating Complications in the Plastic Surgery PatientWhitney Saia, MSN, FNP-C, CANS
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Concurrent 18A | Concurrent 18B |
Legends 3 Developing Group Seminars to maximize Pre-operative Education for Patients and Caregivers (Part 1)Candy Odglen, RN, CPSN
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Imagine Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach To Craniofacial DistractionMichael Golinko MD, FAAP, FACS
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Concurrent 19A | Concurrent 19B |
Legends 3 Developing Group Seminars to maximize Pre-operative Education for Patients and Caregivers (Part 2)Candy Odglen, RN, CPSN
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Imagine Body Image Of Patients With Facial Palsy Before And After The Application Of Botulinum ToxinViviane Fernandes de Carvalho, PhD, CWOCN, RN
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(*Separate Registration Required)
Kian Karimi, MD, FACS
- Discuss different types of threads and their indications and uses.
- Describe techniques on how to perform threads.
- Describe how to implement threads in your practice successfully.
- Discuss and understand how to safely combine PDO threads and fillers for maximum results.
- Discuss management complications.
Concurrent 20A | Concurrent 20B |
Legends 3 Migraine SurgerySalam Kassis, MD
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Imagine Oncologic Breast Reconstruction: Timing and OptionsMargaret S. Roubaud, MD
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Concurrent 21A | Concurrent 21B |
Legends 3 Complications of Medical Tourism for Cosmetic SurgeryMatthew J. Carty, MD
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Imagine Pre-Prosthetic Surgery For Facial Prosthetic RehabilitationRosemary Seelaus, MAMS, CCA; David Morris, MD
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