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AACS: Creating Pathways to Learning

AACS believes it is important to incorporate several different learning methods to complete the educational process. Certainly, didactic lectures with questions and answers, such as those found during general sessions, are important. The sharing of experiences with colleagues is invaluable, but 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 one or more experts.

No surgical learning process, however, is complete without a workshop setting, incorporating focused lectures with demonstrations, and if possible, either simulated or actual hands-on experience.

Whether it is an established technique or one still unfolding, the learning process must be thorough and multifaceted. The Academy urges each surgeon to be responsible for seeking out a complete pathway to training, prior to incorporating any technique into his or her practice.

Patient safety and satisfaction can only be achieved through a commitment to comprehensive physician education and learning.

Americans With Disabilities Act

It is important to AACS that you enjoy this meeting. If you have any special needs due to a disability, please let us know in advance so we may try to accommodate your needs.

Accreditation Statement

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery designates these continuing medical education opportunities to meet the criteria for hour-for-hour credit in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. (See the CME statement at the beginning of each program for the maximum number of hours available.)

Claiming CME Credit

When you pick up your badge you will be given a packet containing your CME tracking form. On this form, you should track your actual hours of attendance for each day of the meeting. You keep this tracking form in your personal files as the actual hours of CME credit you earned for the meeting. Appropriate credit for attendance should be ascertained and reported by each individual physician to the particular state or medical society to which he or she belongs.

Verification of Attendance

You will receive evaluation forms for all meeting sessions. Please fill out the forms completely. Upon receipt of your completed session evaluation forms at the conclusion of the meeting, the Academy will send you a certificate of registration for the meeting and the number of hours submitted. This too, should be kept in your personal records. You are responsible for tracking all CME credits earned.

Disclaimer

As an educational organization, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery does not specifically approve, promote or accept the opinions, ideas, procedures, medications or devices presented in any paper, discussion, forum or panel, or any formal or informal meeting. All speakers, topics and schedules are subject to change without prior notification and will not be considered reason for refund requests. For further information, you may request a copy of the formal Academy Disclaimer of Liability policy from the AACS Headquarters office.

Disclosure Policy

It is required by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and its affiliate organizations, in accordance with ACCME regulations, that all presenters disclose any financial interest or other relationship (grant, research support, consultant, etc.) by any of the authors with any manufacturer or commercial products that may be discussed in the presentation.

Advance Registration Deadline

Advance registration deadlines may be given for AACS meetings. If a date is given, this means AACS Headquarters must receive all advance registrations and payment by that date. Forms received at headquarters without payment (i.e. faxed copies of a check) will be discarded! Registrations are not honored until payment is confirmed. This deadline allows us to adequately plan for and confirm your participation. All attendees are strongly encouraged to register in advance for the meeting and workshops, as space is limited for some courses and registration will be granted on a first-paid basis only.

Should you decide to register after the advance registration date, it will be considered an on-site registration and an additional $100 will be added to each attendee registration fee, regardless of the original date of receipt of the registration packet. Further, it may not be possible for headquarters to confirm your registration after this date. This could add to your registration time on-site.

Confirmations

Each attendee who is registered in advance will receive a confirmation of that registration by headquarters. Please bring a copy of your registration confirmation letter to on-site registration to speed up the process. If you do not have a confirmation letter, and there is no record of payment receipt by headquarters, you will be required to provide payment on-site, even if you think a payment was remitted previously. Any duplicate payments resulting will be resolved following the meeting.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Cancellation notification and refund requests must be received in writing by AACS Headquarters, 737 N Michigan Ave, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611, or by facsimile at 312.981.6787.

Criteria for Refunds

A deadline is given at each meeting for refunds. Written notice provided before this date will result in a refund less $250 administrative processing fee. All refunds will be processed after the meeting. After the deadline date, no refunds will be given.

Photography/Audio/Visual Taping Restrictions

There is strictly no photography, audio or visual taping allowed in session rooms or the exhibit hall, without express prior written permission of the Academy and the speaker.

Anyone found photographing or taping without authorization will be required to immediately surrender the film or tape, with no reimbursement or further resource.