AACS Meetings
	Date		Meeting/Event		Location		Event Chairs		Registration   Form
	October 29-31, 2007		World Congress on Liposuction Surgery		Dubai, UAE		Steven B. Hopping, MD & Beatrice LaFarge, MD
	January 17-20, 2008		24th Annual Scientific Meeting		Orlando, FL		Steven B. Hopping, MD, E. Antonio Mangubat, MD & Suzan Obagi, MD		Form
	January 15-18, 2009		25th Annual Scientific Meeting		Phoenix, AZ

Live Surgery Workshops Calendar
	Date		Meeting/Event		Location		Course Director		Registration   Form
	September 7-9, 2007		Total Facial Rejuvenation		Tulsa, OK		Angelo Cuzalina, MD, DDS		Form PDF
	September 14-15th 2007		Liposuction, Fat Grafting & Abdominoplasty Under Local Anesthesia		Bayonne, NJ		Marco A Pelosi, II, MD		Form PDF
	September 28-29, 2007		Complementary Facial Fat Grafting & Purse String Facelifting		Highland Park, NJ		Mark J. Glasgold, MD		Form PDF
	October 6-7, 2007		Current Status & New Techniques of Aesthetic Breast Surgery		Marion, IN		Robert F. Jackson, MD		Form PDF
	November 9-11, 2007		Breast Augmentation & Breast Lifting		Tulsa, OK		Angelo Cuzalina, MD, DDS
	November 30-December 1, 2007		Blepharoplasty & Advanced Periorbital Rejuvenation		Santa Monica, CA		Robert A. Goldberg, MD		Form PDF

The AACS believes that it is important to incorporate several different learning methods into a complete educational process. Certainly, didactic lectures with questions and answers, such as those found during general sessions are important. The sharing of experiences from colleagues is invaluable, but this is not sufficient for a total learning experience. Concentrated learning sessions, provided in our instruction courses are another very important facet of the process, allowing individuals quality time with an expert(s).

No learning process, however, is complete without a workshop setting, incorporating focused lectures with demonstrations, and if possible either simulated or actual hands-on experience. Some techniques may require more lengthy periods of study, such as the opportunities afforded by our Observational Learning Programs. These programs facilitate a week-long study program, generally one-on-one, with an experienced Academy surgeon.

Whether it is an established technique, or one that is still unfolding, the learning process must be complete and multifaceted. The Academy urges each surgeon to responsibly seek out a complete pathway to training, prior to incorporating a technique into his practice. Patient safety and satisfaction can only be achieved through thorough physician education.