Fundamentals and Laser Safety: Core Principles for Clinical Applications

Course Director(s)

• 

  Kelly Stankiewicz, MD, FAAD
• 

  Patricia Richey, MD

  1. Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2. Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 3. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine

Master the Core Principles of Laser Safety and Clinical Applications
The Fundamentals and Laser Safety: Core Principles for Clinical Applications Course by ASLMS is designed to equip medical professionals with essential knowledge in laser technology, safety protocols, and clinical best practices.
✔ Gain a strong foundation in laser physics and safety standards
✔ Enhance confidence in laser-based procedures across medical specialties
✔ Learn from leading experts in laser medicine and surgery
✔ Earn an ASLMS Certificate of Completion demonstrating your commitment to laser safety and excellence
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This session will cover the following topics:

• Basic Principles of Lasers and Related Technologies
  
• Laser Safety
  
• Laser Endpoints
  
• Laser for Tattoos and Pigmented Lesions
  
• Laser for Follicular Conditions: Hair Removal, Acne, etc.
  
• Laser Treatment of Vascular Conditions
  
• Non-Ablative Resurfacing and Skin Tightening
  
• Fractional and Full Ablative Laser Resurfacing
  
• Laser Resurfacing in Darker Skin Types
  
• Laser Assisted Drug Delivery
  
• Laser Treatment of Scars
  
• Combination Therapy
  
• Laser Complications
  
• Clinical Laser Pearls for Treatment of Skin of Color
  
• Laser Pearls and Common Conditions
  
• Laser Practice for Beginners: Setting Up a Pathway to Success

Presentations:

• 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM EDT

  Basic Principles of Lasers and Related Technologies
  

  Faculty: Kelly J. Stankiewicz, MD, FAAD
• 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM EDT

  Laser for Tattoos and Pigmented Lesions
  

  Faculty: Sungat K. Grewal, MD, FAAD (she/her/hers) – UCSF
• 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM EDT

  Vascular Laser Treatment
  

  Faculty: Zeina S. Tannous, MD – Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine - Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
• 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM EDT

  Laser Safety
  

  Faculty: Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD – Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
• 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

  Non-Ablative Resurfacing and Skin Tightening
  

  Faculty: Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
• 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM EDT

  Laser Treatment of Scars
  

  Faculty: Jill S. Waibel, MD (she/her/hers) – Miami Dermatology & Laser Institute, Miami, FL
• 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM EDT

  Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery
  

  Faculty: Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc (she/her/hers) – Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg
• 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

  Treatment Endpoints
  

  Faculty: Molly Wanner, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  Laser Therapy for Follicular Appendages: Effective Solutions for Hair Removal and Acne
  

  Faculty: Christine C. Dierickx, MD – Skinperium
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Optimizing Outcomes: Combination Treatments
  

  Faculty: Patricia M. Richey, MD – 1. Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2. Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 3. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine
• 3:20 PM – 3:50 PM EDT

  Clinical Pearls for Treatment of Skin of Color
  

  Faculty: Sungat K. Grewal, MD, FAAD (she/her/hers) – UCSF
• 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM EDT

  Laser Complications
  

  Faculty: Patricia M. Richey, MD – 1. Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2. Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 3. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine
• 4:20 PM – 4:50 PM EDT

  Laser Pearls and Common Conditions
  

  Faculty: Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD