Presidential Greeting - American Society for Laser Medicine and ...

What’s New for 2011!
2011 Annual Conference
Pre-Conference Courses: March 30-31, 2011
Annual Conference: April 1-3, 2011
Gaylord Texan TM Resort and Convention Center
Grapevine, TX
ASLMS is the leading medical Society in the field of laser and energy-based treatment, and the only one
that is truly multidisciplinary. We are a diverse organization, with much to teach and learn from each
other.
Keynote Speaker. Neil R. Ogden, Chief, General Surgery Devices Branch, Division of Surgery, Orthopedic
and Restorative Devices, Office of Device Evaluation, Food and Drug Administration. Plan to attend the
Plenary Session on Friday, April 1, 2011 to hear Mr. Ogden's lecture on "Light, Science, Medicine, and the
FDA”.
Complimentary lunch Friday and Saturday with ticket in the Exhibit Hall with Paid Conference
Registration.
Course On-Site Registration yields an e-link to electronic course materials. IKON Office Solutions (Business
Center at the Gaylord Texan TM ) has computers and printing available at the attendees’ expense.
Optional Knowledge Based Exam following the Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care Course will be
offered FREE to individuals attending the full two-day Fundamentals Course.
Scar Revision luncheon will provide an understanding of the options for the management of scars utilizing
lasers and related energy devices.
Acne Treatment luncheon experts will discuss the different light therapies used for acne treatment.
Interstitial Laser Therapy Session combined with the Surgical Applications session will be focused on ILT
which is becoming a very attractive procedure with lower rates of infection than open surgery and more
acceptable aesthetic results have been reported.
PDT: Principle and Clinical Role Course will address therapy fundamentals/basic science, rationale,
clinical outcomes, morbidities, treatment procedure and clinical data collected from peer-reviewed
publications.
ILT: Principle and Clinical Role Course will address ILT and laser ablation or tissue destruction methods,
best use and application practices and reviews existing and recent evidence regarding clinical practice.
International Experience in Lasers in Dermatology sessions will promote clinical and fundamental studies
on laser applications and related technologies.
Endovenous Laser Ablation Expert Panel will focus on ELA which is now the most widely accepted and
used treatment option for insufficient great and short saphenous veins.
PDT in Dermatology Expert Panel clinicians will share their extensive experience in photodynamic therapy
treatments for actinic keratoses, non-melanoma skin cancer, acne and other disorders.
Burns and Trauma Expert Panel clinicians will discuss how we can leverage multispecialty expertise to
provide trauma and burn survivor’s optimal functional and cosmetic care.
Cutting Edge “Translational Medicine” Session will continue the tradition of presenting high quality,
unbiased academic investigations into the development and application of lasers and related technology.
Cutting Edge “Laser and Skin” Session will stimulate the course attendees to question dogma and to
challenge our laser engineers to shatter conventional approaches. Although it might be difficult to predict
what changes will occur within the next several years, it is absolutely true that future directions and
discoveries will derive from our efforts to improve patient outcomes.
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