This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group (Global) and American Med Spa Association.
AIA Advanced Cadaver Lab
July 11th, 2026, Dallas, TX
October 2-3, 2026, Chicago, IL
November 14th, 2026, Phoenix, AZ
This activity is supported by educational, in-kind grant of fillers, provided by Galderma.
This activity is supported by educational, in-kind grant of neurotoxins, provided by Galderma.
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, APRNs, Pas, and other professionals involved in the care of patients searching for non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
The sessions are designed to increase participants’ knowledge and competence and give them techniques that can be directly applied to their performance in their practice to increase positive patient outcomes and avoid complications using the latest advances in treatment.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify the anatomical areas prone to adverse events if neurotoxin or dermal fillers are injected improperly.
- Recognize the three-dimensional architecture of the face as it related to facial injection procedures.
- Cite the rheological properties in Hyaluronic Acid (HA) fillers.
- Discuss the complications from dermal filler injections.
- Outline the topographic vascular anatomy of the facial artery and the superficial temporal artery.
- Describe the ligamentous and layered anatomy of the temple, tear trough, midface, lips, and jawline.
- Discuss the fat compartments of the face relative to facial injection procedures including the unique behavior of the deep and superficial fat compartments during the aging process.
- Describe the layered anatomy of the nose with particular emphasis on the SMAS (Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System) and the vasculature.
- Identify potential risk factors of patients to minimize filler complications.
- Demonstrate how to use ultrasound to evaluate an aesthetic patient.
- Recognize how to identify various tissues (skin, muscle, fat, bone, vessels) with ultrasound.
Faculty
Christopher C. Surek, D.O., FACS
George Baxter-Holder, DNP, ARNP, CANS, ISPAN-F
Hermine Warren, DNP, APRN, CANS, ISPAN-F, CNM
Anita Wolf, RN
Sarah Safa, MS, PA-C
Morgan Renfro, RN, CANS
Michelle Doran, APRN-BC, CANS
Clarke Carl, MHS, RPA-C
Program Agenda
Please review the agenda here.
Physician Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and American Med Spa Association. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit Designation
Global Education Group designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Continuing Education
Global Education Group is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for 6.75 contact hours including 0 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Global Contact Information
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.
Instructions to Receive Credit
To receive credit for this activity, participants must complete the course and the final evaluation. The evaluation will be emailed within 2 to 3 business days following the conclusion of the course. Upon completion of the evaluation, the certificate will be immediately available for download. Please ensure you enter the correct number of credit hours completed when claiming credit. Be sure to monitor your SPAM/junk folder for all course-related communications.
Fee Information& Refund/Cancellation Policy
- All registration fees are in U.S. dollars. Registrations will NOT be processed without full payment.
- No refunds: all sales are final. In cases of emergency (as determined by AmSpa) that prevent you from attending the event, your AmSpa account can be credited the amount of your registration. This credit can be used toward any future AmSpa hosted event within one year of the date of the original registered event. Cancellations made less than 10 days prior to the event will be subject to a $150 fee per registrant. In the event AmSpa cancels or experiences a force majeure event beyond AmSpa’s control that prohibits the event from taking place in any fashion, AmSpa may, at their sole discretion, issue refunds, or credits to all attendees.
- Please review fee information here.
Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships
Global adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:
Faculty Disclosures
| Dr. Chris Surek |
Consulting Fee (e.g., Advisory Board)
Galderma, Allergan, Plated (Rion Aesthetics), Cypris Medical |
| Morgan Renfro, RN |
Nothing to Disclose |
| Hermine Warren |
Consulting Fee (e.g., Advisory Board)
Allergan
Honoraria
Galderma, Allergan
Speakers’ Bureau
Galderma, Allergan |
| George Baxter-Holder |
Consulting Fee (e.g., Advisory Board)
Allergan, Galderma, Rion, Evolus, Hugel, L’Oréal
Honoraria
Galderma, Allergan, Rion
Speakers’ Bureau
Galderma, Rion
Stock Option Holder (Individual stocks/ Stock options; diversified mutual funds do not need to be disclosed)
Rion |
| Sarah Safa |
Nothing to Disclose |
| Michelle Doran |
Nothing to Disclose |
| Anita Wolf |
Honoraria
Alergan, Galderma |
| Carl Clarke |
Nothing to Disclose |
The planners and managers have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:
The planners and managers at Global Education Group and American Med Spa Association have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global and American Med Spa Association do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
