Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers for Facial Aging

Course Overview
This course is designed to provide clinicians with the knowledge necessary to provide minimally invasive aesthetic procedures and to care for patients who have undergone these procedures.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Outline the background of aesthetic medicine and botulinum toxin/filler use.
• Describe the process of usual facial aging.
• Discuss the mechanism of action and clinical use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of facial aging.
• Compare and contrast the classes of dermal filling agents available.
• Analyze components that affect the appropriate selection of dermal filling agent.
• Describe key aspects of individualized assessment of patients seeking aesthetic treatments for facial aging.
• Outline the minimally invasive approach to the treatment of facial aging.
• Evaluate patient-related factors affecting suitability for various aesthetic treatments.
• Identify acute and potentially severe side effects of botulinum toxin/filler use.
• Discuss the role of biofilm infections in delayed reactions to dermal fillers.

About the Author/Presenter 
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine and is a member of several professional organizations.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE 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. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
DentalAGD Code: 780, Nursing, Physician

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