• Ohio Medical Board Moves Forward with New Rules for Light-based Procedures

    June 10, 2021

    Update (June 18, 2:00 pm CDT): We have added new information to this piece, originally posted June 10. There will be a [...]

  • On the Road Again: Compensating Staff for Out of Town Training

    May 21, 2021

    By CEDR HR SolutionsThe world is cautiously beginning to make travel plans again. So, it wasn't too surprising that the most recent [...]

  • Medical Spa Show 2021 Is Over, but You Can Still Attend the Virtual After Party

    May 18, 2021

    Medical Spa Show 2021 live is over, but you can still access the business tools and clinical training from the event, along [...]

  • 2021 Medical Spa and Aesthetic Boot Camps and AIA Courses Are Coming Soon

    May 12, 2021

    Now that Medical Spa Show 2021 is over, the American Med Spa Association's (AmSpa's) 2021 schedule of Medical Spa and Aesthetic Boot [...]

  • Beautiful Science: Modern Ingredients for Modern Concerns

    April 30, 2021

    By Candace Noonan, Director of Education, DermaConceptsAt Environ Skin Care, we believe in beautiful science—the magnificent marriage of efficacious skin care ingredients [...]

  • How to Make the Most of Your Negotiations

    April 14, 2021

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoMost prefer to avoid confrontation, and that preference has its virtues. At the same time, however, [...]

  • Letter from the CEO: See You at Medical Spa Show 2021

    April 5, 2021

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)This has been a year like no other. Everyone, regardless of the [...]

  • The COVID-19 Vaccines: Your Questions, Answered

    March 15, 2021

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa); and Katje Lattik, Executive Assistant, AmSpaLike almost everything else about 2020, [...]

  • New Bill Seeks to Regulate Laser Hair Removal in New York

    March 11, 2021

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationA new bill introduced in the New York State Assembly provides for the [...]

  • PA Profile—Maggie Romano, PA-C: Gaining the Freedom to Make a Difference

    March 8, 2021

    By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa AssociationPhysician assistants (PAs) don't yet have the same sort of practice independence as APRNs. [...]

  • NP Profile—Ashley Hilmes, NP: A World of Wellness

    March 1, 2021

    By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa AssociationAshley Hilmes, NP, personifies the limitless work ethic of the nurses in the medical [...]

  • Three Major Cyber Threats Facing the Health Care Industry

    February 15, 2021

    By Kerri Flores, Heffernan Insurance BrokersThe health care industry is under attack. In late October 2020, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency [...]