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PRELIMINARY
PROGRAM
New course offering! Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care
Join us at the 28th Annual Conference of ASLMS, April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms Resort™ & Convention Center
Enhance your understanding of lasers
and related technologies.
If you work with medical lasers in a clinical, research or business
environment and are committed to continuously improving our
field, I hope you'll join me and nearly 3,000 other individuals
from all over the world at the American Society for Laser
Medicine and Surgery’s 28th Annual Conference, April 2-6, 2008,
at the Gaylord PalmsTM Resort and Convention Center in
Kissimmee, Florida.
As you will see when you review this Preliminary Conference
Program, the sessions for our 28th Annual Conference are
finalized. The variety of learning opportunities we’ve put
together for you this year are intended to foster a spirit of
collaboration while demonstrating the ASLMS’s extraordinary
commitment to excellence. Whether you’re a clinician, a
scientist, a health care professional, a laser technician, a student,
or an industry representative; we are confident you will leave this
conference with valuable information and new ideas.
You do not have to be a member of ASLMS to benefit from
attending our conference, but you will realize substantial savings
on the conference fees if you apply for membership before
February 1st. Members save when they register online before
February 10th. In fact, total savings for ASLMS members and
applicants could easily cover the cost of your annual ASLMS
membership! And remember, conference registration fees for
students, residents, and fellows-in-training are waived.
Be sure to bring plenty of questions with you and to participate in
our post-presentation discussions, our luncheons, and our
preconference courses — and plan to spend some time meeting
other attendees from diverse backgrounds and viewing the
electronic posters. The ASLMS membership includes clinicians
with a range of experience, other health care professionals,
scientists involved in developing technologies, and business
representatives who help transition devices from ideas to
therapeutic or diagnostic tools. If you missed a poster or session,
you will be able to review the highpoints of select sessions online
after the conference.
Take a few moments, now, to review our Preliminary Program,
and then register as soon as possible for this important Annual
Conference which has become the premier laser gathering of the
planet.
I’ll be looking forward to seeing you in Kissimmee, Florida!
Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D.
2008 ASLMS Program Chair
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord PalmsTM Resort and
Convention Center
Kissimmee, Florida
Register Online Today at
www.aslms.org
and Save $150 or More
It pays to join ASLMS. Members/Applicants immediately save
a minimum of $150 on registration.
Non-Members:
ASLMS Members/
Applicants:
Before Feb. 10
$500
$350
After Feb. 10
$550
$400
ASLMS members also get reduced rates on pre-conference
courses, workshops and luncheons at the Annual Conference.
Total savings could immediately pay for your year round
membership.
Non-Members: Apply for ASLMS membership before
February 1st - and you qualify for the discounted member rates.
No refunds after March 21, 2008. Registrations will not be
accepted after March 21, 2008 - you must then register at the
conference.
ASLMS invites residents, fellows-intraining and students to register FREE for
the conference. To learn more, go to
www.aslms.org.
Other Dates to Remember
2008 Member-Get-A-Member Program
August 1, 2007 – July 31, 2008
ASLMS Research Grant Application Deadline
January 31, 2008
2009 ASLMS Annual Conference
April 1 - April 5, 2009
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National
Harbor, MD (on the Potomac River near Washington, DC)
2010 ASLMS Annual Conference
April 14 – April 18, 2010
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown/Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ
2011 ASLMS Annual Conference
March 30 - April 3, 2011
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Grapevine, TX
Registration
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
SAVE MONEY! AVOID LINES! REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE!
The registration fee for the ASLMS Annual Conference includes admission to the plenary sessions, breakout
sessions, expert panels, exhibitor reception, all scheduled refreshment breaks, and one copy of the
supplement journal, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (mailed after the conference). There are separate
fees for courses, workshops, and luncheons held in conjunction with the Annual Conference.
If you have not yet joined ASLMS, please note that ASLMS members/applicants get reduced rates on the
conference registration as well as on pre-conference courses, workshops, and luncheons. Total savings
could add up to more than $150 and immediately pay for your year round membership. Apply for
ASLMS membership before February 1, 2008 and you qualify for the discounted member rates.
NEW FOR 2008 -- If you register 3-9 individuals from the same affiliation, a 10% discount will be applied.
If you register more than 10 individuals from the same affiliation, a 15% discount will be applied. All
registrations must be submitted at the same time in order to receive the discount. No exceptions will
be made.
If you are interested in attending any of the courses, workshops, and luncheons offered, we recommend
that you pre-register now online at www.aslms.org. All registrations received after February 10, 2008 will
be charged the onsite fee. For those of you who do not have access to the internet, you can complete the
registration form located in this program and return the form and payment to: ASLMS/Netronix, 5
Executive Court, Suite 2, South Barrington, IL 60010 or fax to (847) 713-2590. Space in the courses,
workshops, and luncheons is limited. Absolutely no onsite registrations will be accepted if course,
workshop and/or luncheon maximums are met prior to the conference. Confirmation of receipt of your
registration will be mailed to you.
After March 21, 2008, attendees will need to register onsite. No exceptions. Payment must accompany
forms. All fees are to be paid in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. Individuals from countries
sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control must use third-country
financial institutions as intermediaries for all payments.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION HOURS
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
6:30 am - 5:00 pm
6:00 am - 5:30 pm
6:00 am - 7:00 pm
6:00 am - 4:00 pm
6:30 am - 12:30 pm
EXHIBIT REGISTRATION HOURS
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Anyone who has not registered for the conference and who wishes to enter the exhibit hall must have a
name badge. An exhibit-hall-only badge is $50 (one-day) and $100 (three days) and can be purchased onsite
at Exhibit Registration. In addition, a special one-day guest badge is available for individuals to attend
their significant other’s presentation.
Translation
Speakers from countries outside the United States are welcome to bring translators to the conference to
assist them with their presentation and discussion/Q&A. The ASLMS will provide a complimentary one-day
translator pass upon request.
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ASLMS Conference
Registration Form
One form per registrant – PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
BADGE INFORMATION
or register online at www.aslms.org
Last (Family) Name:
Degree (i.e. M.D., Ph.D.):
First (Given) Name:
Middle Initial:
Professional Affiliation/Institution:
Specialty:
Address:
City:
US State/Canadian Province:
Zip:
Country:
Postal Code:
Telephone:
Fax:
Emergency Contact Name:
Email:
Telephone:
Cell Phone:
(If needed, will be used only for emergency purposes during conference)
Please indicate if you or anyone attending with you require disabled or other services:
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Payment
Received
by 2/10/08
Payment
Received
after
2/10/08
ASLMS Member
$350.00
$400.00
ASLMS Applicant
$350.00
$400.00
$500.00
$550.00
N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
APRIL 4 – 6, 2008
Total
Membership application must be completed by February 1, 2008. No exceptions.
Non-Member
Fee includes ASLMS membership for one year if you submit an application by May 1,
2008 and are accepted into membership. Apply online at www.aslms.org.
Student/Resident
Mail or fax a letter from your Program Director or Chief of Service on official
letterhead for verification purposes to address listed on this form.
Press - Credentials required.
FUNDAMENTALS OF LASERS IN
HEALTH CARE COURSE
LIMITED SEATING IN COURSES, LUNCHEONS AND WORKSHOPS
REGISTER EARLY!
ASLMS
Member/
Applicant
NonMember
Total
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm & THURSDAY, APRIL 3 – 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
FULL COURSE - Two-Day Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care – Including
Knowledge Based Exam
$900.00
$1,100.00
I plan to take the Knowledge Based Exam
I do not plan to take the Knowledge Based Exam
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 (Individual modules available Wednesday only)
Biophysics/Tissue Interaction (Module of
Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care Course)
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
$225.00
$275.00
Medical/Legal Safety (Module of Fundamentals of
Lasers in Health Care Course)
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
$225.00
$275.00
$135.00
$135.00
I would like to order a copy of the ANSI Z136.6 (2007) Safe Use of
Lasers in Health Care Facilities Standards
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ASLMS Conference
Registration Form
One form per registrant – PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
or register online at www.aslms.org
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
BADGE NAME:
ASLMS
Member/
Applicant
CLINICAL COURSES
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
Nursing/Allied Health (Includes ticket to “A
NonMember
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
$150.00
$175.00
Skin Rejuvenation
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
$275.00
$325.00
Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions Incl. Leg Veins
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
$275.00
$325.00
Laser and Light Source Hair Removal
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
$275.00
$325.00
Laser Treatment of Patients of Color
7:00 am – 10:00 am
$200.00
$250.00
How Can We Use Diagnostic Information?
7:00 am – 10:00 am
$200.00
$250.00
My Approach to Resurfacing
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
$100.00
$125.00
My Approach to Skin Tightening Technologies
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
$100.00
$125.00
Improving Your Office Photography System: What
You Really Need to Know Straight From the Source
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
$100.00
$125.00
My Approach to Fractional Resurfacing
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
$100.00
$125.00
Non-Invasive Fat Removal: Where Do We Stand?
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
$100.00
$125.00
Molecular Effects of Laser Therapy and Other
Cosmetic Treatments of Photodamaged Skin
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
$100.00
$125.00
A Comprehensive Recognition of Complications,
Prevention and Treatment Encountered by
Nursing/Allied Health Professionals
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm
$100.00
$125.00
Comprehensive Recognition of Complications Luncheon”)
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008
LUNCHEONS
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
N/C for RN Course enrollees
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008
WORKSHOPS
Complications and Legal Issues
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7:00 am – 9:00 am
$100.00
$125.00
Technologies for Fat Related Disorders
7:00 am – 9:00 am
$100.00
$125.00
Periocular Rejuvenation
7:00 am – 9:00 am
$100.00
$125.00
Emerging Technologies in Cutaneous Medicine
7:00 am – 9:00 am
$100.00
$125.00
Photodynamic Therapy
7:00 am – 9:00 am
$100.00
$125.00
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008
Total
ASLMS Conference
Registration Form
One form per registrant – PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
or register online at www.aslms.org
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
BADGE NAME:
REGISTRATION SUBTOTAL
$
LESS DISCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE REGISTRANTS
-
If registering 3-9 individuals from the same affiliation deduct 10% from the subtotal. If registering more than 10
individuals from the same affiliation deduct 15% from the subtotal. All registration forms must be completed
and submitted at the same time to receive the discount. No exceptions. In order to qualify for the discount,
please provide us with your affiliation below.
Professional Affiliation/Institution:
REGISTRATION GRAND TOTAL
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PAYMENT METHOD
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Check/Money Order (Print your name and address clearly on check or money order. Checks and money orders must
be made payable to ASLMS in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank.)
Individuals from countries sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control must use thirdcountry financial institutions as intermediaries for all payments to the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
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Confirmation will be mailed to you prior to 3/21/08. A service charge of $50.00 will be assessed for processing refunds. NO
REFUNDS AFTER 3/21/08.
REGISTRATION MAILING ADDRESS AND FAX INFORMATION
Return this form and any attachments WITH PAYMENT to:
ASLMS/Netronix
5 Executive Court
South Barrington, IL 60010
Fax: (847) 713-2590
To avoid duplicate charges, either MAIL or FAX your form, NOT BOTH. All forms received after 2/10/08 will be charged the
onsite fee. After March 21, 2008, attendees will need to register onsite. No exceptions.
If you have questions, please contact us at 866-734-6736 or 847-277-7420.
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2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Dr. Horace Furumoto
Innovations Award
ASLMS is very pleased to have the opportunity to assist the colleagues of Dr. Horace Furumoto with the
implementation of an Innovations Award to memorialize and honor Dr Furumoto’s genius and leadership in
the development of laser technology.
Through his excellent leadership and creativity, Dr. Furumoto endeavored to develop laser technology for
use in health care. This award is designed to inspire others to continue the development of laser
technologies which promotes excellence in patient care by advancing biomedical applications of lasers
worldwide.
Throughout Dr. Furumoto’s outstanding career, he was highly regarded for his dedication to and innovation
in the development of laser technologies. The criteria to be used to select the annual Innovations Award in
Dr. Furumoto’s honor are based upon those personal characteristics.
The annual Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award will recognize individuals who demonstrate a potential
for contributing to the dedication and creativity required to expand the development of lasers in the
health care enterprise.
We anticipate that annually a sum of $10,000 will be awarded to an individual(s) who is identified as having
the potential to substantially contribute to the development and application of laser and related
technologies in health care. The award is provided to assist the recipient with continuing their professional
development.
The ASLMS Awards Committee will be charged with selecting an individual to receive the Dr. Horace
Furumoto Innovations Award. The award will be made available each year; however, the Awards
Committee has the discretion to determine if an appropriate recipient has been identified. The Awards
Committee will make its selection using criteria which has been developed by ASLMS in consultation with
the award sponsors. The Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award recipient will be announced at the ASLMS
Annual Conference.
Nominations and applications for the Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award will be solicited from the
membership of ASLMS and other individuals and organizations which are involved in and/or support the
continued development of laser and related technology in health care. Nominations and applications will
be solicited in a timeframe consistent with the award selection and announcement being available for the
ASLMS Annual Conference. The nomination/application form and supporting instructions are available on
the ASLMS Web site, www.aslms.org.
While it is the preference of the sponsors that one award recipient be selected each year, the ASLMS
Awards Committee has the prerogative of selecting two award recipients in any given year. If the Awards
Committee determines it wishes to honor two recipients, then each recipient will be awarded 50% of the
available grant.
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2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
AWARD CRITERIA
The intent of this award is to provide the recipient with resources to continue their professional
development through formal education and/or some other form of career development activity. The award
selection criteria focuses on the individual’s potential for continued professional growth and the
commitment and ability to participate in the continued development of innovations in the areas of laser
and related technologies.
Consistent with the characteristics exhibited by Dr. Horace Furumoto throughout his career, candidates for
the Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award will exhibit one or more of the following.
Candidates will have one or more of the following:
•
Clearly defined professional development goals.
•
Demonstrated an ability and or evidence of having participated in the development of laser and
related technologies for health care applications.
•
A demonstrated commitment to the discipline of lasers and related technologies.
•
Obtained appropriate professional education upon which to build additional professional
development.
•
Demonstrated ability to be an innovative leader.
•
Demonstrated innovative approaches to clinical practice.
Candidates will be regarded by peers as having the potential to be a “leader of innovation” in the
development of laser and related technology.
Examples of evidence of high regard by peers includes:
•
Acceptance into an organized continuing education program.
•
Presentations at national or international conferences.
•
A history of having been awarded research grants to conduct laser and related technology
development research, etc.
•
Letters of recommendation supporting the individual’s potential for continued development.
Recipients will be selected based upon evidence of one or more of these criteria.
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2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
A Keynote Lecture You
Won’t Want to Miss!
“INNOVATION, DISRUPTION AND
SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS”
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
The ASLMS is pleased to announce that R. Rox Anderson, M.D. has
agreed to serve as the keynote speaker at our 28th ASLMS Annual
Conference. Dr. Anderson’s lecture entitled “INNOVATION, DISRUPTION AND SUFFERING FROM
SUCCESS” is scheduled during the Plenary Session on Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 10:40 am to
11:30 am.
This talk is a tribute to Dr. Horace Furumoto, who would urge us now to do much better…
Revolutions and evolutions are disruptive. Insightful progress with laser treatment and diagnostics
have revolutionized dermatology and ophthalmology and will probably revolutionize others. At
different stages, inventors, academic scientists, engineers, businessmen, federal regulators,
creative clinicians and lawyers get involved. The most successful (and long-suffering) pioneers,
including Dr. Horace Furumoto, have played multiples of these roles. Selective photothermolysis,
fractional photothermolysis and software-programmable photothermolysis will be used to
illustrate past, present and future disruptive approaches in laser surgery.
Dr. R. Rox Anderson is a professor at Harvard Medical School, an adjunct professor at MIT, and
director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Wellman is the world’s largest academic facility dedicated to photomedicine. After graduating
from MIT, Dr. Anderson received his M.D. degree from Harvard. He conceived and developed
dermatologic surgery using selectively-absorbed laser pulses, which is now the preferred basis for
treatment of birthmarks, pigmented lesions, tattoos, hypertrichosis and other conditions. He has
made many contributions to our understanding and development of laser-tissue interactions,
tissue optics, photodynamic therapy, and optical diagnostics. Dr. Anderson also practices
dermatology, teaches at Harvard and MIT, and conducts research at the Wellman Center for
Photomedicine.
Active research includes diagnostic tissue imaging and spectroscopy,
photodynamic therapy, mechanisms of laser-tissue interactions, low-level light effects and novel
therapies. Dr. Anderson received the Ellet H. Drake and William Mark awards from this Society,
and serves on the editorial board of its journal.
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2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Program-At-A-Glance
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2008
6:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
FUNDAMENTALS OF LASERS IN HEALTH CARE COURSE
Sun A (all day)
This course is designed for physicians, nursing and allied health professionals,
physician assistants, basic scientists, researchers, and industry.
Biophysics - Joseph T. Walsh, Jr., Ph.D.
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Break
10:15 am – 12:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Exhibit Set-Up
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Tissue Interaction – J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
CASH LUNCH
Medical/Legal – Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D.
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Laser Safety – Greg T. Absten, B.Sc., M.B.A., C.L.R.T. / Penny J. Smalley, R.N.
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Program-At-AGlance
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
THURSDAY, April 3, 2008
Registration
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Exhibit Set-Up
8:00 am – 10:00 am
6:00 am – 5:30 pm
FUNDAMENTALS OF LASERS
IN HEALTH CARE COURSE
CLINICAL APPLICATION
COURSE
NURSING/ALLIED
HEALTH COURSE
Sun A (all day)
(Intermediate/Advanced)
(AM Program)
Vascular Lesions – Gerald N.
Goldberg, M.D.
Skin Rejuvenation – Elizabeth F.
Rostan, M.D.
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Break
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Laser Hair Removal – Nathan S.
Uebelhoer, D.O.
10:45 am – 11:15 am
General Surgery – Raymond J.
Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A.
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
PDT Applications – Whitney D.
Tope, M.Phil, M.D.
Skin Rejuvenation Course
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sun B
Roy G. Geronemus, M.D.
Nursing/Allied Health
Course
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Orange Blossom Ballroom
Donna C. Gabriel, L.P.N.
CASH LUNCH – View ePosters
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
• My Approach to Resurfacing Luncheon – Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D.
My Approach Luncheons
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
•
•
•
•
•
Sun 1-3
My Approach to Skin Tightening Technologies – Macrene R.
Alexiades-Armenakas, M.D. - Miami 1-2
Improving Your Office Photography System: What You Really
Need to Know Straight from the Source – Ashish Bhatia, M.D.
Tallahassee
My Approach to Fractional Resurfacing – Christine C. Dierickx,
M.D. - Gainesville
Non-Invasive Fat Removal: Where Do We Stand? – Mathew M.
Avram, M.D., J.D. - Sanibel
Molecular Effects of Laser Therapy & Other Cosmetic Treatments
of Photodamaged Skin – Jeffrey S. Orringer, M.D. - Destin
The following lunch is
included as part of the
Nursing/Allied Health
course and is also open
to all other registrants
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm –
Sun D
A Comprehensive Recognition of Complications,
Prevention and Treatment Encountered by
Nursing/Allied Health
Professionals
FUNDAMENTALS OF LASERS
IN HEALTH CARE COURSE
CLINICAL APPLICATION
COURSES
NURSING/ALLIED
HEALTH COURSE
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Otolaryngology – Brian J.F. Wong,
M.D., Ph.D.
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Photobiomodulation – Juanita J.
Anders, Ph.D.
Laser Treatment of Vascular
Lesions Incl. Leg Veins Course
Sun B - 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D.
Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D.
Nursing/Allied Health
Abstract Breakout Session
Orange Blossom Ballroom
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Knowledge Based Testing (optional)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
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(Intermediate/Advanced)
Laser & Light Source Hair
Removal Course – Sun C
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm - David J.
Goldberg, M.D., J.D.
Exhibits Open – Welcome Reception
(PM Program)
Nursing/Allied Health
Business Meeting
Orange Blossom Ballroom
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Program-At-A-Glance
FRIDAY, April 4, 2008
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Registration
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
CLINICAL APPLICATION COURSES
(Intermediate/Advanced)
Laser Treatment of
Patients of Color
Course
Sun AB
Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D.
7:00 am - 10:00 am
How Can We Use Diagnostic
Information Course
Tallahassee
Bernard Choi, Ph.D.
Wim Verkruysse, Ph.D.
10:00 am – 10:30 am
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Plenary Session
Exhibits Open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
10:40 am – 11:00 am
• Presidential Address & Citations – E. Victor Ross, M.D.
• Announcement of Best Awards
• Announcement of 2008 Research Grant Award Recipients
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Ellet H. Drake Lectureship Award – Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D.
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Leon Goldman Memorial Award – Jerome M. Garden, M.D.
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Nursing/Allied Health Award – Sharon K. Olson, R.N., C.N.O.R., C.M.L.S.O.
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award – Richard E. Fitzpatrick, M.D.
CASH LUNCH (Exhibit Hall)
View ePosters
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Session
Tallahassee
Surgical Applications
Session
Sun C
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Complications and
Legal Issues Workshop
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Sun C
Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
Sun AB
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Welcome & Introduction – Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D. / E. Victor Ross, M.D.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WORKSHOP
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Session
Tallahassee
Surgical Applications
Session
Sun C
Cash Bar In Exhibit Hall
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2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Program-At-A-Glance
SATURDAY, April 5, 2008
6:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
WORKSHOPS
Technologies for Fat
Related Disorders
Workshop
Sun AB
Henry L. Chan M.D.
Mathew M. Avram,
M.D., J.D.
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Skin Rejuvenation Expert Panel
Sun AB
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
10:00 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Exhibits Open 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Periocular
Rejuvenation
Workshop
Sun D
Brian S. Biesman,
M.D.
Emerging
Technologies in
Cutaneous
Medicine
Workshop
Miami
E. Victor Ross, M.D
Photodynamic
Therapy Workshop
Sun C
Arielle N.B. Kauvar,
M.D.
Through the Looking Glass: Different
Views of Opportunities and Barriers for
Photomedicine
Sun D
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
Plenary Session
Sun AB
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Presentation of First Annual Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award
10:40 am – 11:30 am
INNOVATION, DISRUPTION AND SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS
R. Rox Anderson, M.D., Keynote Speaker
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
ASLMS Business Meeting (Members Only) – Sun AB
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
CASH LUNCH (Exhibit Hall) - View ePosters
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
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Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Session
Tallahassee
Surgical Applications
Session
Sun C
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
Combined Cutaneous Laser Surgery and Basic Science Session - Sun AB
Exhibitor Reception / Silent Auction
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Program-At-A-Glance
SUNDAY, April 6, 2008
Registration
6:30 am – 12:30 pm
Continental Breakfast
6:30 am – 8:00 am
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Lesions Expert Panel - Sun AB
Jerome M. Garden, M.D.
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Photobiomodulation
Miami
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Surgical
Applications
Sun 1-3
8:00 am – 9:00 am
BREAK (Sun Lobby)
10:00 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Miami
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2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Fundamentals of Lasers in
Health Care Course
April 2 - 3, 2008
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care – Sun A
April 2 - 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
April 3 – 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Overall Program Director: Ronald G. Wheeland, M.D.
Faculty: Greg T. Absten, B.Sc., M.B.A., C.L.R.T., Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D., Mathew M. Avram, M.D.,
J.D., Gerald N. Goldberg, M.D., Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A., J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.,
Elizabeth F. Rostan, M.D., Penny J. Smalley, R.N., Whitney D. Tope, M.Phil., M.D., Joseph T. Walsh, Jr.,
Ph.D., Nathan S. Uebelhoer, D.O., Brian J.F. Wong, M.D., Ph.D.
Objectives: This course is designed for physicians, nursing and allied health professionals, physician
assistants, basic scientists, researchers, and industry. The purpose of the Fundamentals of Lasers in
Health Care course is to provide participants with the basic information required to understand the biophysical science and tissue implications of using a laser and/or related technology in health care
applications; to provide the basic safety information required by individuals who are operating or
preparing to operate lasers and/or related technology; to inform participants about the legal issues
associated with the use of lasers and/or related technology; and to provide introductory information
regarding the application of lasers and/or related technology across a broad spectrum of clinical
applications. At the conclusion of the course participants will: 1) Understand the biophysics of the
application of lasers and related technology, and will be prepared to apply this same understanding
related to the provision of patient care, 2) Understand the interaction and implications of using lasers and
related technologies on human tissues and be capable of using this knowledge in the provision of patient
care, 3) Understand the legal issues associated with the use of lasers and related technology in patient
care, and will be capable of using this knowledge to avoid any legal ramifications for themselves, their
organization, and the patients for which they care, and 4) Understand the safety risks to providers and
patients associated with the use of lasers and related technology, and will understand and be capable of
using this knowledge to practice the safety requirements necessary to provide a safe environment for all
providers and patients. Individual unit learning objectives are provided for your information.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday, April 3, 2008
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit V
Unit VI
Unit VII
Unit VIII
Unit IX
Unit X
Unit XI
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I
II
III
IV
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Biophysics
Tissue Interaction
Medical/Legal
Laser Safety
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Vascular Lesions
Skin Rejuvenation
Laser Hair Removal
General Surgery
PDT Applications
Otolaryngology
Photobiomodulation
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Fundamentals of Lasers in
Health Care Course
April 2 - 3, 2008
Knowledge Based Exam
ASLMS will offer its first “Knowledge Based Exam” at the conclusion of the Fundamentals of Lasers in
Health Care course. The exam will be offered at no additional cost to individuals who register for the
complete 13 hour Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care course. While the exam will test participants on
their comprehension of the information provided in the course, a thorough understanding of the
application of laser and related technology will be advantageous for individuals participating in the exam.
All registrants of the Fundamental of Lasers in Health Care course are encouraged to take the exam to
assist ASLMS with its continued development of a standardized “Knowledge Based Exam”. This exam will
be used in the future to certify the knowledge comprehension of individuals wishing to have such
verification. ASLMS’ goal is to develop a nationally recognized certification of knowledge exam which can
be made available internationally through a testing service. Information gathered as a result of the 2008
Annual Conference test administration will be used by ASLMS to continue the development of the validity
and reliability of the test.
Individuals who participate in the 2008 Annual Conference “Knowledge Based Exam” will be provided a
score which will describe the degree to which they comprehend the information provided in the course.
This score will be reported back to the individual following the Annual Conference.
Disclosures
Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D. received equipment, research grant, and royalties from PhotoThera; intellectual property rights with
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D. is a stockholder with Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A. received equipment from CEE, Kodak; consulting fees from Kodak; stockholder with
JMAR, Kodak, Lucid, Surgicon, Theralight; research grant from NIH; honoraria from ASLMS, SLS; medical director for Theralight
J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Cynosure, Fotona, Lumenis, and New Star Lasers;
research grant from Candela Corporation; royalties from Candela Corporation and New Star Lasers; equity position with
DermaLucent LLC
Elizabeth F. Rostan, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation and Fraxel
Penny J. Smalley, R.N. received consulting fees from Buffalo Filter and Rockwell Laser Industries
Joseph T. Walsh, Jr., Ph.D. received consulting fees from Aculite; stockholder with Cutera
Ronald G. Wheeland, M.D. received a research grant from Spectragenics, Inc.
Brian J.F. Wong, M.D., Ph.D. received equipment from Imalux Corporation; research grants from Candela Corporation and
Infralase
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Nursing/Allied
Health Course
April 3, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. CE contact hours only
are available for the Nursing/Allied Health course. Nursing/Allied Health Course fee includes a ticket for
the “A Comprehensive Recognition of Complications, Prevention and Treatment Encountered by
Nursing/Allied Health Professionals” luncheon.
Nursing/Allied Health – Orange Blossom Ballroom
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Director: Donna C. Gabriel, L.P.N. (Director), Mary Flor, R.N. (Section Chair)
Faculty: Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D., Eric F. Bernstein, M.D., David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D., Melanie C.
Grossman, M.D., Faye M. Jenkins, R.N., B.S.N., Sharon K. Olson, R.N., C.N.O.R., C.M.L.S.O., Patricia A.
Owens, R.N., M.H.A., C.M.L.S.O., Penny J. Smalley, R.N.
Course Objectives: The 2008 Nursing/Allied Health course promises to have information on the newest
technology and issues that have been evolving in laser medicine and surgery. Our goal for this course is to
offer a variety of approaches to enhance learning. The participant will be able to understand the basic
safety and physics of laser use. Clinical educators will increase the ability to understand the use of new
technology. One should be able to select the most appropriate laser for the treatment of skin rejuvenation
ablative vs non-ablative. The participant will have a broader understanding of determining selection of
safe and effective methods for treatment with lasers and alternative devices and discuss the scientific
basis for laser safety as a foundation for risk management. Patient education will be reviewed to improve
the clinician’s awareness of realistic expectations with the newer technology. Participants will be able to
create before and after home care instructions to allow the best treatment experience for their patients.
7:00 am – 8:29 am
SAFETY ISSUES - Penny J. Smalley, R.N.
8:30 am – 8:44 am
Break
8:45 am – 9:59 am
ROUND TABLE INTERACTION
(5 minute slide presentation by each speaker; small groups meet 20
minutes)
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•
•
Cellulite/Loss of Elasticity – Sharon K. Olson, R.N.,C.N.O.R., C.M.L.S.O
How to Conduct Laser In-services to Meet Standards – Faye M.
Jenkins, R.N., B.S.N.
Evaluation of Washington State Cosmetic Practices with Analysis of
Compliance to State Mandate and Discussion of Laser Complications
(Abstract #224) Patricia A. Owens, R.N., M.H.A., C.M.L.S.O.
10:00 am – 10:29 am
HAIR REMOVAL - Melanie C. Grossman, M.D.
10:30 am – 10:59 am
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS/ISSUES - David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D.
11:00 am – 11:29 am
VASCULAR TREATMENTS - Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
11:30 am – 11:45 am
TREATING SKIN TYPES IV-VI WITH LASERS - Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D.
Disclosures
Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DUSA, Iridex, Lumenis, Palomar
Medical Technologies, Wavelight
Eric F. Bernstein, M.D. received discount from Candela Corporation, HOYA ConBio, Rhytec, Wavelight; research grants and
stockholder with Candela Corporation and Rhytec, and intellectual property rights with Candela Corporation
Melanie C. Grossman, M.D. serves on the advisory boards for HOYA ConBio and Lumenis
Patti Owens, R.N., M.H.A., C.M.L.S.O. received consulting fees from Lumenis and Rockwell Laser Industries
Penny J. Smalley, R.N. received consulting fees from Buffalo Filter and Rockwell Laser Industries
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Nursing/Allied
Health Course
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 3, 2008
A COMPREHENSIVE RECOGNITION OF COMPLICATIONS, PREVENTION AND
TREATMENT ENCOUNTERED BY NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
LUNCHEON – Sun D
Luncheon Objectives: The objectives of this luncheon session are to define complications and address
solutions through clinical education encompassing patient selection, patient care, anesthesia, cooling and
treatment technique. This luncheon is geared for the clinicians that provide and/or oversee laser
treatments. The benefits of the variety of devices reviewed with the explanation of patient care and
home care will enhance everyone’s clinical knowledge. At the conclusion of the program, attendees will
understand the difference between laser and new pulsed light technology, define how certain features in
all technologies enhance patient safety: Cooling, pulse configuration, pulse duration, and wavelength
optimization, list some key points of the clinical assessment in order to avoid side effects, and describe
layered skin rejuvenation through combining different light-based technologies over time and within the
same treatments: Risk vs benefit. Attendees will also be able to recite the areas of importance the role
the assistant plays, identify considerations/contraindications and compare pre and post procedure
management protocols for fractional resurfacing laser treatments and apply tools presented.
12:15 pm – 12:34 pm
CLINICAL EDUCATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS
Norma Baer1, R.N., B.S.N., Cynosure, Westford, MA
1
Travel expenses, salary, stockholder, and equity position with Cynosure
12:35 pm – 12:54 pm
ADVANCES IN LIGHT-BASED TECHNOLOGIES: ENHANCING CLINICAL
RESULTS THROUGH COMBINATION LASER/PULSED LIGHT TREATMENTS
Richard Bankowski, Field Clinical Director, Palomar Medical Technologies,
Inc., Burlington, MA
12:55 pm – 1:14 pm
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES WITH FRACTIONAL DEVICES
Sandi J. Harvey, M.S.N., Las Vegas, NV
1:15 pm – 1:34 pm
LASER HAIR REMOVAL COMPLICATIONS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENTS
Jeff Tisue1, Clinical Manager – East Region, Candela Corporation, Wayland,
MA
1
1:35 pm – 2:00 pm
Salary from Candela Corporation
PANEL DISCUSSION - Faculty will discuss the benefits of the variety of
devices presented with an explanation of patient care and home care.
NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH ABSTRACT SESSION – Orange Blossom Ballroom
Abstract Session Objectives: This portion of the Nursing/Allied Health course will further enhance the
educational experience for nursing/allied health professionals. At the conclusion of this program,
attendees will: 1) Define anesthesia benefits between a variety of topical anesthetics, identify the risk
factors for patient safety for dose and time needed for medication to be effective, and assess patient side
effects to topical anesthesia; 2) Review the benefits of laser acupuncture therapy for painful stress
injuries to the ankle; 3) Describe the physics of a variety of non-invasive treatments for the improvement
from cellulite, loss of elasticity, and desire for body contouring; 4) Identify the acne patient that would
most likely benefit from photopneumatic therapy; 5) Define the success of CO2 laser excision for laryngeal
dysplasia, and 6) Realize the risks involved with the use of low-level laser therapy and describe the
training necessary for minimizing treatment risks to the patient.
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Nursing/Allied
Health Course
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 3, 2008
2:30 pm – 2:35 pm
225
TREATMENT OF FACIAL ACNE WITH PHOTOPNEUMATIC THERAPY
(ISOLAZ)
Holly Bryan1, Tina Alster1, Elizabeth Tanzi1, Washington Institute of
Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, DC
1
Equipment from Aesthera Corporation
2:36 pm – 2:41 pm
226
ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LASER ACUPUNCTURE ON ANKLE
PAIN
Meikin Li Rees, Sydney, Australia
2:42 pm – 2:47 pm
227
ANESTHESIA AND LASER SAFETY IN PATIENT CARE
Jenienne Polifrone, Roy G. Geronemus, Leonard J. Bernstein, Lori
Brightman, Anne M. Chapas, Elizabeth K. Hale, Karen H. Kim, Laser and
Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY
2:48 pm – 2:53 pm
228
CELLULITE REDUCTION, SHAPING AND CONTOURING OF THE LOWER
BODY: A REVIEW OF PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN ONE CLINIC OVER
THE PREVIOUS YEAR
Erin C. DeVita1, Amy F. Taub2, Advanced Dermatology and Skin QRI,
Lincolnshire, IL
1
Discount and honoraria from Cutera and Syneron; research grant from Cutera, Syneron,
and Thermage
2
Consulting fees, discount and honoraria from Cutera and Syneron; travel expenses from
Syneron; research grant from Cutera, Syneron, and Thermage
2:54 pm – 2:59 pm
229
COMPARISON EVALUATION OF PLIAGLIS TOPICAL NUMBING AND
LIPOTHENE BASED NUMBING
Rebecca L. Sprague, Suzanne L. Kilmer, Laser & Skin Surgery Center of
Northern California, Sacramento, CA
3:00 pm – 3:05 pm
230
SEVERE LARYNGEAL DYSPLASIA IN A 20 YEAR OLD NON-SMOKER
TREATED WITH ENDOSCOPIC CO2 LASER EXCISION AND FROZEN SECTION
Lyndsay Fraser*, Gerard Kelly, Paula Adam, Kenneth Maclennan, Zvoru
G.G. Makura, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
*Recipient of Best Clinical Nursing/Allied Health Award
3:06 pm – 3:11 pm
231
LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE
AMONG PHYSICIANS
Mohsen Fateh, Davoud Shojaeizadeh, Ali Montazeri, Leila AtaieFashtami, Gholomreza Esmaeeli Djavid, Nasrin Zand, Iranian Center for
Medical Laser Research, Public Health of Tehran University of Medical
Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3:12 pm – 3:29 pm
Q&A
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH BUSINESS MEETING
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Clinical Application
Courses
(Intermediate/Advanced)
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 3, 2008
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Skin Rejuvenation – Sun B
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Director: Roy G. Geronemus, M.D.
Faculty: Daniel Barolet, M.D., Anne C. Chapas, M.D., David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D., J. David Holcomb,
M.D., Bruce E. Katz, M.D., Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D., David H. McDaniel, M.D., Victor A. Narurkar, M.D.,
Mark S. Nestor, M.D., Zakia Rahman, M.D., Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D., Robert A. Weiss, M.D., Brian D.
Zelickson, M.D.
Objectives: This course is designed for those practitioners that have an interest in skin rejuvenation
through the use of lasers, light sources, and radio-frequency devices. The lectures will focus on the most
recent advances for photo-damaged, scarred and in lax skin utilizing a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art
devices. This course is NOT intended as an introductory course as to the physics of the various
technologies discussed in the course. It is anticipated that the attendees will familiarize themselves with
the various technologies prior to attending the course as the speakers will focus on advanced applications
rather than introductory concepts. This course will provide an opportunity to gain perspective on the
role of ablative, non-ablative resurfacing and rejuvenation techniques. Newer therapeutic options such as
ablative and non-ablative fractional resurfacing, pneumatic technology, LEDs and body contouring
techniques will also be reviewed.
Disclosures
Daniel Barolet, M.D. is a stockholder and holds equity positions and intellectual property rights with Opusmed, Inc.
Roy G. Geronemus, M.D. serves on the medical advisory boards for Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Photomedex-ProCyte,
Rhytec, Skin Cancer Company, Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; serves as an investigator for Allergan, Cutera, DermTech, DUSA, Fraxel,
GentleWAVES/Light BioScience, L’Oreal, Medicis, Rhytec, Thermage; stockholder with Fraxel, GentleWAVES/Light BioScience,
and Thermage
David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D. received a research grant from Lumenis
J. David Holcomb, M.D. received travel expenses, research grant, and honoraria from Rhytec
Bruce E. Katz, M.D. serves as a consultant for El-En Engineering
Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Cutera, DDD, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec,
Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; discount and research grants from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure,
DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Iriderm, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Rhytec, Sciton, Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq
Aesthetics, Inc.; honoraria from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec, and
Thermage
David H. McDaniel, M.D. received equipment from GentleWaves/Light BioScience and Palomar Medical Technologies; consulting
fees, stockholder, and equity position with GentleWaves/Light BioScience; research grants from Alma Lasers, Fraxel,
GentleWaves/Light BioScience, and Palomar Medical Technologies; discount from Alma Lasers and GentleWaves/Light
BioScience; other GentleWaves/Light BioScience
Victor A. Narurkar, M.D. serves on the medical advisory boards for Allergan Facial Aesthetics, Aesthera, Cabochon, Cosmetic
Boot Camp, E-Med, Myoscience; consulting fees from Allergan, Bioform Medical, Cabochon, DUSA, Fraxel, Galderma Aesthetics,
Medicis, Neocutis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Revance, SkinMedica
Mark S. Nestor, M.D., Ph.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, CoolTouch, and Lumenis; consulting fees from
CoolTouch, DUSA, Galderma Aesthetics, Ivax/Teva, Lumenis, Merz, Neutrogena, and Vivier Pharma; honoraria from Abbott
Labs, CoolTouch, DUSA, Fraxel, Galderma Aesthetics, Ivax/Teva, Lumenis, Merz, Medicis, Ortho-Neutrogena, Sciton, Thermage,
Neutrogena, and Vivier Pharma; other disclosure from Abbott Labs, DUSA, Ferndale Labs, Lumenis, Medicis, Merz, OrthoNeutrogena, Pierre-Fabre, Sciton, and Thermage; research grants from Candela Corporation, DUSA, Ferndale Labs, Galderma
Aesthetics, Lumenis, Medicis, and Pierre-Fabre
Zakia Rahman, M.D. received consulting fees and holds an equity position with Fraxel
Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D. received equipment from Radiancy; honoraria from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, and Radiancy
Robert A. Weiss, M.D. received equipment and honoraria from Aesthera, CoolTouch, Cynosure, Lumenis, and Palomar Medical
Technologies; travel expenses from Aesthera, Cynosure, and Palomar Medical Technologies
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D. received equipment and a discount from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Palomar Medical
Technologies, and Syneron; research grants from Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Lumenis, Palomar Medical
Technologies, Syneron, and Ulthera
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Clinical Application
Courses
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
(Intermediate/Advanced)
April 3, 2008
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions Including Leg Veins – Sun B
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Directors: Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D., Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D.
Faculty: Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D., Jerome M. Garden, M.D., Roy G. Geronemus, M.D., David F. Horne,
M.D., Girish S. Munavalli, M.D., M.H.S., Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D., Elizabeth L. Tanzi, M.D., Robert A.
Weiss, M.D.
Objectives: This course will be directed at individuals of every level of experience in laser treatment of
vascular anomalies and leg veins. It is designed for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, vascular surgeons
and all physicians currently performing cutaneous laser surgery or treating vascular abnormalities.
Registrants should have a working knowledge of the physics of lasers and laser-tissue interactions, laser
safety as well as the practical use of lasers in cutaneous diseases. The course is designed to enhance the
participants understanding of lasers and non-coherent light sources in the treatment of vascular
abnormalities and leg veins. Topics on vascular lesions and leg veins will be discussed in order to give the
participants a basis of understanding of the use of lasers and light sources in this field and also practical
treatment information. At the conclusion of this course, participants should 1) Understand the principles
behind the use of vascular laser systems, 2) Be aware of a variety of optional therapies for treating
vascular abnormalities, 3) Have better insight into appropriate patient selection for laser treatment of
vascular abnormalities and leg veins, and 4) Know the potential complications in the treatment of
vascular abnormalities and leg veins.
Disclosures
Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D. is a stockholder with Thermage
Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D. received research grants from Aesthera, Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, HOYA
ConBio, Cutera, Laserscope, Lumenis, Rhytec, Syneron, Thermage, and Wavelight; equity position with Aesthera
Jerome M. Garden, M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Laserscope, and Palomar Medical Technologies;
stockholder with Syneron
Roy G. Geronemus, M.D. serves on the medical advisory boards for Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Photomedex-ProCyte,
Rhytec, Skin Cancer Company, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; serves as an investigator for Allergan, Cutera, DermTech, DUSA,
GentleWAVES/Light BioScience, L’Oreal, Medicis, Reliant Technologies, Rhytec, and Thermage; stockholder with
GentleWaves/Light BioScience, Reliant Technologies, and Thermage
Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D. received equipment from Radiancy; honoraria from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, and Reliant
Technologies
Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D. received use of equipment from Cynosure
Robert A. Weiss, M.D. received equipment and honoraria from CoolTouch, Cynosure, and Palomar Medical Technologies;
consulting fees from Cynosure; travel expenses from Palomar Medical Technologies; research grants from Cynosure and
Palomar Medical Technologies
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Clinical Application
Courses
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
(Intermediate/Advanced)
April 3, 2008
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Laser and Light Source Hair Removal – Sun C
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Director: David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D.
Faculty: Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P., Christine C. Dierickx, M.D., Suzanne L. Kilmer,
M.D., Nerea Landa, M.D., Curt M. Littler, M.D., Dieter Manstein, M.D., Ronald G. Wheeland, M.D.
Objectives: This course will present a summary of laser and laser-like light source techniques for removal
of unwanted hair. The first segment of this session will review what is currently known about hair
treatment responses to pulsed light sources and commonly used pulsed lasers (diode, long pulsed ruby,
alexandrite and Q-switched Nd:YAG). Subsequent speakers will discuss the issues of the hair removal
consultation, treatment of ethnic skin types, home lasers for hair removal and complications of
treatment. The final segments will deal with a look at the future as well as current pearls for the
effective removal of unwanted hair. The course is designed for licensed health care professionals both
those with and without experience with these techniques. Upon completion of the course, the participant
will advance their knowledge base and acquire an up to date understanding of laser hair removal in 2008.
Disclosures
Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Palomar Medical
Technologies; consulting fees from DDD, Palomar Medical Technologies, Thermage; discount from Armaris, Candela
Corporation, GentleWaves/Light BioScience, Laserscope, Palomar Medical Technologies; stockholder with Curelight and Fraxel;
research grant from Candela Corporation, DDD, Palomar Medical Technologies, Syneron; honoraria from Fraxel and Thermage
Christine C. Dierickx, M.D. received equipment from Canela, Cutera, Lumenis, and Palomar Medical Technologies; research
grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Cutera, DDD, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec,
Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; discount and research grants from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure,
DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Iriderm, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Rhytec, Sciton, Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq
Aesthetics, Inc.; honoraria from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec, and
Thermage
Curt M. Littler, M.D. received consulting fees from Stemedica
Dieter Manstein, M.D. received equipment, research grant, and royalties from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Palomar Medical
Technologies, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Ronald G. Wheeland, M.D. received a research grant from Spectragenics, Inc.
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Luncheons
April 3, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
The ASLMS is pleased to offer the following Luncheon Sessions for the 2008 ASLMS Annual Conference. A
number of recognized leaders in their field will demonstrate and discuss their specific approach to a
designated laser procedure to a small group of attendees. Sign up for these to learn all the pointers to
enhance your laser acumen! Space is limited and lunch will be served. A separate registration fee must be
paid in order to attend these luncheons. Both CME credits and CE contact hours are available.
My Approach to Resurfacing – Sun 1-3
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Director: Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D.*
Objectives: This luncheon session is designed for those attendees that have an interest in skin
rejuvenation. This session will review the current available modalities for resurfacing including fractional
resurfacing, plasmakinetic resurfacing and ablative resurfacing with the erbium and CO2 lasers. Patient
education and initial consult, preoperative considerations, modality choice, treatment techniques and
post operative care will be reviewed. The pros and cons of each modality will be discussed for several
patient types. At the conclusion of the luncheon, the attendee will understand each modality and an
algorithm for choosing the appropriate treatment for individual patients and their concerns.
*Received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Cutera, DDD, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec, Thermage, Ulthera, and
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; discount and research grants from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio,
Iriderm, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Rhytec, Sciton, Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; honoraria
from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec, and Thermage
My Approach to Skin Tightening Technologies – Miami 1-2
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Director: Macrene R. Alexiades-Armenakas, M.D., Ph.D.*
Objectives: This luncheon is designed to give an extensive overview of the field of laser and light based
skin tightening for both face and body. This includes radiofrequency, infrared, and ultrasound
technologies, and new modalities that are currently in development. The FDA approved indications as well
as off-label use will be addressed for each covered technology. The mechanisms of action and application
of these devices for the treatment of skin laxity and rhytides on the face and neck, laxity on the body,
and cellulite will be covered in detail. The prototype device and the majority of the technologies in this
arena are radiofrequency based; these devices have the most published clinical data supporting them and
therefore will take more time during the luncheon than the minority of devices spanning other
wavelengths. Devices which are not primarily directed toward skin tightening, such as ablative or
fractional devices for example, will be mentioned but not covered in detail in this forum. The level of
methods detail that will be presented on skin tightening will include surgical pearls, enabling participants
to implement important protocol modifications in order to obtain optimal clinical results. The slides in
the handout will include devices for which data are available at time of their preparation, but the actual
slides will be updated at the conference to include cutting edge developments on newer technologies.
Clinical studies that are published in peer-reviewed journals; adhere to gold standard study designs; and
make an effort at quantification of data will be emphasized in an effort to provide the most objective
overview. Quantification of results using blinded evaluations and grading schemes will be covered.
Negative data from devices demonstrating poor safety and a lack of efficacy will not be included in the
luncheon. In summary, the objectives of the luncheon are that participants be able to: 1) Define the
major technologies directed at skin tightening of face, neck and body, 2) Understand the mechanism of
action of each technology, 3) Be informed of FDA-approved indications and published studies regarding
the safety and level of efficacy of each device, 4) Obtain the methodologies for each of the major devices
currently in use for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, 5) Learn the surgical pearls required to
maximize safety and efficacy, 6) Develop an understanding of the clinical outcome obtainable for each
modality so as to modulate patient and physician expectations, 7) Understand the use of quantification
and grading schemes and proper study designs in order to better assess the level of efficacy of each
device in presentations and published reports, and 8) Learn about the newer technologies in development
and the goals for future research.
*Received research grant from Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, and Cutera
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Luncheons
April 3, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
The ASLMS is pleased to offer the following Luncheon Sessions for the 2008 ASLMS Annual Conference. A
number of recognized leaders in their field will demonstrate and discuss their specific approach to a
designated laser procedure to a small group of attendees. Sign up for these to learn all the pointers to
enhance your laser acumen! Space is limited and lunch will be served. A separate registration fee must be
paid in order to attend these luncheons. Both CME credits and CE contact hours are available.
Improving Your Office Photography System: What You Really
Need to Know Straight from the Source – Tallahassee
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Director: Ashish C. Bhatia, M.D.
Faculty: Brad Turner (Through the Lens, Inc.), Dennis DaSilva (Canfield Imaging), Freddy Jones (Profect
Medical Technologies)
Objectives: Photography is an important and integral part of any laser practice. Yet, achieving
consistent high quality photographs can be extremely challenging in a busy clinical setting. Furthermore,
the plethora of hardware and software choices for digital photography can be overwhelming for any
clinician. This luncheon is designed to help the clinical practice cut through the technical jargon and
learn what you need to know when establishing a photography system for your laser practice. The
participants will learn about the important features to look for in photography systems for capturing good
photos in their office or clinic setting. This luncheon is intended for anyone who performs or would like
to perform photography in the office setting. No background in photography is required. A panel of
experts from the field has been gathered to elucidate the current options for consistent photography.
After attending this session, the participants will be able to: 1) Discuss the key features of a usable image
cataloging system for a clinical laser practice, 2) Identify elements essential to office based clinical
photography including consistency in lighting, positioning, backgrounds, and image composition, and 3)
Discuss the latest advances in clinical imaging and analysis systems including three dimensional imaging
systems and the benefits of such systems in clinical practice.
Disclosures
Ashish C. Bhatia, M.D. received travel expenses from Through the Lens
Freddy Jones received a salary, stockholder, and holds an equity position with Profect Medical Technologies
My Approach to Fractional Resurfacing – Gainesville
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Director: Christine C. Dierickx, M.D.*
Objectives: The concept of fractional ablative and non-ablative resurfacing was recently introduced. This
luncheon session is designed for all physicians and allied health personnel who have an interest in
fractional resurfacing. This lunch session will explain the mechanism of action of ablative and nonablative fractional resurfacing, give an overview of the currently available technologies, discuss the
different indications and give treatment tips on how to achieve the best results. At the conclusion of the
luncheon, participants will be able to identify the unique aspects of ablative and non-ablative fractional
resurfacing and be able to identify the different technologies, skin targets and treatment depths.
*Received equipment from Cutera, Fraxel, and Palomar Medical Technologies; research grant from Palomar Medical
Technologies
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Luncheons
April 3, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
The ASLMS is pleased to offer the following Luncheon Sessions for the 2008 ASLMS Annual Conference. A
number of recognized leaders in their field will demonstrate and discuss their specific approach to a
designated laser procedure to a small group of attendees. Sign up for these to learn all the pointers to
enhance your laser acumen! Space is limited and lunch will be served. A separate registration fee must be
paid in order to attend these luncheons. Both CME credits and CE contact hours are available.
Non-Invasive Fat Removal: Where Do We Stand? – Sanibel
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Director: Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D.*
Objectives: At the same time that new technologies are being developed to non-invasively remove fat,
our understanding of adipose tissue physiology and function has undergone an enormous transformation.
Once considered a passive storage receptacle with a fixed number of cells and limited purpose, adipose
tissue is now recognized as a complex organ with important endocrine and metabolic functions. It is now
known that both increased and decreased adipose tissue mass, as seen in obesity, anorexia, and
lipodystrophy have profound effects on multiple body systems, including immune, reproductive, and
hematopoietic. The study of adipose tissue, therefore, is important not only for those who treat obesity,
lipoatrophy and their associated metabolic and endocrine derangements, but also for those physicians
who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders within the body's largest adipose tissue
subdivision, the subcutaneous fat. This session will provide a comprehensive review of fat in the normal
and diseased states. It will also propose strategies for its non-invasive removal.
*Stockholder with Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. (Off-label use of device)
Molecular Effects of Laser Therapy and Other Cosmetic Treatments
of Photodamaged Skin – Destin
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Director: Jeffrey S. Orringer, M.D.
Objectives: Numerous laser and light-based treatments have been employed to improve the appearance
of photodamaged skin, yet relatively little is known about the biochemical responses of skin to these
interventions. Quantification of molecular cutaneous responses to cosmetic procedures affords us a
greater understanding of how these treatments work to achieve patients’ aesthetic goals. This knowledge
may help in the evolution of improved treatment protocols and patient selection and may lead to the
development of new devices and therapeutic strategies. This session is appropriate for any physicians who
treat patients with laser therapy or other cosmetic interventions for signs of photoaging. Attendees
should have an interest in enhancing their understanding of cutaneous responses to such treatments on a
molecular level. While no specific educational background is required, an understanding of basic concepts
of laser-tissue interactions will be helpful. We will review the cutting edge of our knowledge of how lasers
biochemically impact the skin while discussing molecular alterations due to a wide variety of
devices/treatments including ablative lasers, non-ablative lasers, and photodynamic therapy. Following
the session, attendees will be able to: 1) Understand the basic means by which molecular markers may be
measured, 2) Compare and contrast the molecular effects of various treatments, and 3) Learn about
controversies is this field that serve as the basis for future research.
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Luncheons
April 3, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
The ASLMS is pleased to offer the following Luncheon Sessions for the 2008 ASLMS Annual Conference. A
number of recognized leaders in their field will demonstrate and discuss their specific approach to a
designated laser procedure to a small group of attendees. Sign up for these to learn all the pointers to
enhance your laser acumen! Space is limited and lunch will be served. A separate registration fee must be
paid in order to attend these luncheons. Both CME credits and CE contact hours are available.
A Comprehensive Recognition of Complications, Prevention and
Treatment Encountered by Nursing/Allied Health Professionals – Sun D
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm
(Note: This luncheon is included as part of the Nursing/Allied Health course)
Directors: Donna C. Gabriel, L.P.N. (Director), Mary Flor, R.N. (Section Chair)
Faculty: Norma Baer, R.N., B.S.N., Richard Bankowski, Sandi J. Harvey, M.S.N., Jeff Tisue
Objectives: The objectives of this luncheon session are to define complications and address solutions
through clinical education encompassing patient selection, patient care, anesthesia, cooling and
treatment technique. This luncheon is geared for the clinicians that provide and/or oversee laser
treatments. The benefits of the variety of devices reviewed with the explanation of patient care and
home care will enhance everyone’s clinical knowledge. At the conclusion of the program, attendees will
understand the difference between laser and new pulsed light technology, define how certain features in
all technologies enhance patient safety: Cooling, pulse configuration, pulse duration, and wavelength
optimization, list some key points of the clinical assessment in order to avoid side effects, and describe
layered skin rejuvenation through combining different light-based technologies over time and within the
same treatments: Risk vs benefit. Attendees will also be able to recite the areas of importance the role
the assistant plays, identify considerations/contraindications and compare pre and post procedure
management protocols for fractional resurfacing laser treatments and apply tools presented.
Disclosures
Norma Baer, R.N., B.S.N. received travel expenses, salary, equity position and is a stockholder with Cynosure
Richard Bankowski received travel expenses, salary, and is a stockholder with Palomar Medical Technologies
Jeff Tisue received a salary from Candela Corporation
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Friday
At-A-Glance
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 4, 2008
FRIDAY, April 4, 2008
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Registration
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
CLINICAL APPLICATION COURSES
(Intermediate/Advanced)
Laser Treatment of
Patients of Color
Course
Sun AB
Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D.
7:00 am - 10:00 am
How Can We Use Diagnostic
Information Course
Tallahassee
Bernard Choi, Ph.D.
Wim Verkruysse, Ph.D.
10:00 am – 10:30 am
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Plenary Session
Exhibits Open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
10:40 am – 11:00 am
• Presidential Address & Citations – E. Victor Ross, M.D.
• Announcement of Best Awards
• Announcement of 2008 Research Grant Award Recipients
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Ellet H. Drake Lectureship Award – Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D.
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Leon Goldman Memorial Award – Jerome M. Garden, M.D.
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Nursing/Allied Health Award – Sharon K. Olson, R.N., C.N.O.R., C.M.L.S.O.
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award – Richard E. Fitzpatrick, M.D.
CASH LUNCH (Exhibit Hall)
View ePosters
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
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Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Session
Tallahassee
Surgical Applications
Session
Sun C
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Complications and
Legal Issues Workshop
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Sun C
Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
Sun AB
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Welcome & Introduction – Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D. / E. Victor Ross, M.D.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WORKSHOP
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Session
Tallahassee
Cash Bar In Exhibit Hall
Surgical Applications
Session
Sun C
Courses
(Intermediate/Advanced)
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Laser Treatment of Patients of Color Course – Sun AB
7:00 am – 10:00 am
Director: Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D.
Faculty: Nikiforos Kollias, Ph.D., Kei Negishi, M.D., Shrirang G. Pandit, M.S., M.Ch.
Objectives: The face of America is changing. It is estimated that by the year 2050, approximately half of
the population will represent darker ethnic skin types. With this evolving diversity and changing
demographics, physicians and skin care specialists need to expand their knowledge and comfort level in
treating darker skin tones. This course will review the most recent advances to assist the laser
practitioner to provide safe and effective laser therapy to all patients, including patients with darker skin
types (Fitzpatrick Skin Types IV-VI). This course is open to all laser practitioners who want to enhance
their ability to perform safe and effective laser treatments on people of color. At the conclusion of the
course, attendees will have a better understanding on how to safely and effectively treat skin of color,
understand the nuances of treating different ethnicities and the cosmetic concerns of skin of color
patients. This course will offer a foundation on which the practitioner can expand from and become a
better practitioner.
Disclosures
Eliot F. Battle, Jr., M.D. received equipment and discounts from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DUSA, Iridex,
Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Wavelight; honoraria from Cutera, Lumenis, and Palomar Medical Technologies
Nikiforos Kollias, Ph.D. received a salary from Johnson & Johnson CPPW
Kei Negishi, M.D. received equipment from Cutera, DDD, and Lumenis
How Can We Use Diagnostic Information Course – Tallahassee
7:00 am – 10:00 am
Directors: Bernard Choi, Ph.D., Wim Verkruysse, Ph.D.
Faculty: Kristen M. Kelly, M.D., E. Victor Ross, M.D.
Objectives: This course is geared towards those interested in clinical implementation of monitoring and
diagnostics for the field of dermatological laser surgery. The emphasis will be on commercially-available
instruments (melanin-erythema meter, colorimeter, spectrometer, and digital photography). The pros and
cons of each instrument will be discussed in terms of usefulness, price, scientific and clinical information
content, reproducibility, and practicality. We will employ a combination of presentations and
demonstrations that will be performed during the three-hour course. The speakers will include the course
co-chairs (Drs. Wim Verkruysse and Bernard Choi) and clinicians (Drs. E. Victor Ross and Kristen Kelly)
experienced in objective measurements. At the conclusion of the course, participants will understand the
clinical and scientific need for optical diagnostics and will be enabled to integrate objective diagnostic
measurements into their clinical practice.
Disclosures
Kristen M. Kelly, M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, and Iridex; research grants from 3M, Candela
Corporation, and Thermage; honoraria from Candela Corporation
E. Victor Ross, M.D. received a financial grant from Candela Corporation, Cutera, and Palomar Medical Technologies;
consulting fees from Palomar Medical Technologies, and Lumenis
Wim Verkruysse, Ph.D. received a financial grant from Candela Corporation
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Workshop
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Complications and Legal Issues Workshop – Sun C
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Director: Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
Faculty: R. Rox Anderson, M.D., Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D., Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D., Roy G.
Geronemus, M.D., Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D., Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
Objectives: The objectives for the workshop are to illuminate the most common and/or serious
complications from each category of laser, intense pulsed light, and radiofrequency devices in use to
treat skin. Concrete advice on how to avoid the most common/serious complications when using lasers,
IPLs, or RF devices, and how to safely deliver the most benefit from lasers, IPLs, or RF devices will be
provided. This workshop will stimulate friendly, yet lively debate on various topics of laser safety. This
workshop is designed for any practitioner contemplating the use of lasers in their practice, using lasers in
their practice or thinking of becoming a laser patient in the future. No special background is required. At
the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to identify practices that can lead to
complications and correct these procedures.
Disclosures
Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D. is a stockholder with Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Eric F. Bernstein, M.D. received a discount from Candela Corporation, HOYA ConBio, Rhytec, Wavelight; research grants and
stockholder with Candela Corporation and Rhytec; intellectual property rights with Candela Corporation
Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D. received research grants from Aesthera, Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, Cynosure, HOYA ConBio,
Cutera, Laserscope, Lumenis, Rhytec, Syneron, Thermage, and Wavelight; equity position with Aesthera
Roy G. Geronemus, M.D. serves on the medical advisory boards for Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Photomedex-ProCyte,
Rhytec, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; serves as an investigator for Allergan, Cutera, DermTech, DUSA, Fraxel, GentleWaves/Light
BioScience, L’Oreal, Medicis, Rhytec, and Thermage; stockholder with Fraxel, GentleWaves/Light BioScience, and Thermage
Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Cutera, DDD, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec,
Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; discount and research grants from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure,
DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Iriderm, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Rhytec, Sciton, Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq
Aesthetics, Inc.; honoraria from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec, and
Thermage
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, and Syneron;
discount from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, and Syneron; research grants from Alma
Lasers, Candela Corporation, Cutera, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, and Syneron; honoraria from Fraxel
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Plenary Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Plenary Session – Sun AB
10:30 am – 10:40 am
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D., Program Chair
Center for Dermatology and Laser Surgery, Sacramento, CA
E. Victor Ross, M.D., President
Scripps Clinic, San Diego, CA
10:40 am – 11:00 am
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS & CITATIONS
E. Victor Ross, M.D., President
•
Presidential Address & Citations
•
Announcement of Best Awards
•
Announcement of 2008 Research Grant Recipients
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Ellet H. Drake Lectureship Award
25 YEARS AND COUNTING
Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D., SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, MA
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Leon Goldman Memorial Award
OVER 45 YEARS LATER: DR. GOLDMAN’S APPROACH TO LASER THERAPY CONTINUES TO
INSPIRE
Jerome M. Garden, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Nursing/Allied Health Excellence Award
CHOOSING A LASER PROVIDER: LESSONS FROM A PATIENT SURVEY
Sharon K. Olson, R.N., C.N.O.R., C.M.L.S.O., Olympic Dermatology & Laser Clinic,
Olympia, WA
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award
TURNING UP THE HEAT: WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW?
Richard E. Fitzpatrick, M.D., La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, La Jolla, CA
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
CASH LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL (View ePosters)
PRIZE DRAWING
You must attend the entire Plenary Session to be eligible for the daily $500 prize drawing. No exceptions will be
made. Prize entry blanks will be handed out to attendees during the first 10 minutes of each plenary session.
ASLMS staff members will be located at the entrance doors at the conclusion of the Plenary Session to collect your
completed entry blank. The winners’ names will be posted on a sign outside the plenary session door and in the
exhibit hall each day. Increase your chances to win up to $1,000 by attending the Plenary Sessions on both Friday,
April 4th and Saturday, April 5th. Thank you for attending and good luck!
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Basic Science
Session
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 4, 2008
Basic Science: The Cutting Edge in Optical Diagnostics and
Therapeutics of Tissues and Cells – Sun D
Directors: J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Serge Mordon, Ph.D.
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. received a financial grant from Candela Corporation; equipment from Candela Corporation, Cynosure,
Fotana, New Star Lasers; royalties from Candela Corporation and New Star Lasers
Educational Needs
These sessions are directed towards promoting a better understanding of various light-based diagnostic and
therapeutic techniques, and interaction of light with tissues and cells.
Participants
Scientists, engineers, medical practitioners as well as other health care professionals involved in biomedical
applications of lasers are invited to attend.
Background Requirements
Participants should have a basic understanding or experience of how light interacts with tissues.
Instructional Content and/or Expected Learning Outcomes
These sessions will provide attendees knowledge of important advances at the forefront in optical diagnostics
and therapeutics and their potential applications in the clinical management of patients. Novel results are
presented that will impact the development of new and more efficacious, light-based therapies and
diagnostics. Characterization of light sources and safety issues are also considered.
"Hot Topics"
• New imaging techniques
• Optical clearing of biological tissues
• Laser preconditioning
• Laser lipolysis
• Photodynamic therapy
• Cartilage reshaping
CHARACTERIZATION OF LIGHT SOURCES AND SAFETY ISSUES
1:00 pm – 1:12 pm
1
A COMPARISON OF EMISSION SPECTRA FROM INTENSE PULSED LIGHT
SOURCES USING NOVEL FAST SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES
Ewan Eadie, Paul Miller, Teresa Goodman, Harry Moseley, Ninewells Hospital,
Dundee, Scotland, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, United Kingdom
1:13 pm – 1:25 pm
2
EVALUATION OF SAFETY AND HAZARD MITIGATION FOR FRACTIONAL IR
LASER DEVICES
David H. Sliney1, Ilya Yaroslavsky2, David Tabatadze2, Mikhail Smirnov2,
Fallston, MD, Palomar Medical Technologies, Burlington, MA
1
2
1:26 pm – 1:38 pm
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3
Consulting fees and travel expenses from Palomar Medical Technologies
Salary and equity with Palomar Medical Technologies
LASER LIGHT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF INTERLACED, FROSTED GLASS
WINDOWS IN HOSPITAL OPERATING THEATRES
Ben Johnson, Stanley Batchelor, Julie Waite, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS
Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Basic Science
Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
1:39 pm - 1:51 pm
4
LASER SAFETY INFORMATICS
Chongwen Guan, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
1:52 pm – 2:04 pm
5
METHODOLOGY OF CALCULATING THE NOMINAL OCULAR HAZARD DISTANCE
OF AN INTENSE PULSED LIGHT SYSTEM
Godfrey Town1, Caerwyn Ash1, Haywards Heath, Swansea University, Swansea,
United Kingdom
1
2:05 pm – 2:20 pm
2:21 pm – 2:33 pm
Equipment, travel expenses, and salary from CyDen, Ltd.
Discussion – Characterization of Light Sources and Safety
6
ACCURACY AND AXIAL RESOLUTION OF PULSED PHOTOTHERMAL PROFILING
IN SOFT TISSUE MODELS
Boris Majaron1, Matija Milanic1, Igor Sersa, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
1
Equipment from Fotona
2:34 pm – 2:46 pm
7
PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLE ENHANCED
CIRCULATING BREAST CANCER CELLS
John A. Viator, Melvin J. Sims, Theodore S. Thomas, Paul S. Dale, Allison E.
Lisle, Ulus Atasoy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2:47 pm – 2:59 pm
8
LASER INDUCED SCATTER AND FLUORESCENCE FOR OCULAR DIAGNOSIS OF
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE: SYSTEM EVALUATION
Evan A. Sherr1, Neuroptix Corporation, Acton, MA
1
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Salary and intellectual property rights with Neuroptix Corporation
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
LASER PRECONDITIONING, OPTICAL CLEARING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES,
LIPOLYSIS, AND LASER ASSISTED CARTILAGE RESHAPING
3:31 pm – 3:40 pm
9
LASER PRECONDITIONING AUGMENTS CUTANEOUS WOUND REPAIR IN A
DIABETIC MURINE MODEL
Alexander A. Abraham, Gerald J. Wilmink, Joshua T. Beckham, Jeffrey M.
Davidson, E. Duco Jansen, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
SOPHIE DESMONS - RECIPIENT OF 2007 ASLMS STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
3:41 pm – 3:50 pm
10
LASER PRECONDITIONING OF CALVARIAL BONE PRIOR TO X-RAY RADIATION:
IN VIVO VASCULAR RESPONSE
Sophie Desmons, Caroline Delfosse, Guillaume Falgayrac, Guillaume Penel,
Serge Mordon, INSERM & School of Dentistry, Lille, France
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Basic Science
Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
JOSH BECKHAM - RECIPIENT OF 2007 ASLMS STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
3:51 pm – 4:00 pm
11
4:01 pm – 4:10 pm
MICROARRAY ANALYSIS OF GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR THERMOTOLERANCE IN
HSP70 DEFICIENT CELLS
Josh T. Beckham, E. Duco Jansen, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Discussion – Laser Preconditioning
4:11 pm – 4:20 pm
12
OBJECTIVE VOLUMETRIC QUANTIFICATION OF FAT BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE
IMAGING PIXEL ANALYSIS
Elliot Lach, Gregory M. Shoukimas, Boston, MA, Wellesley, MA
4:21 pm – 4:30 pm
13
EFFECTIVENESS OF SMOOTHSHAPESTM CELLULITE TREATMENT AS
MONITORED WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND IMAGING
Khalil A. Khatri1, Mary Lisa Stoll2, Andrea Morrison2, Michail M. Pankratov2,
Skin & Laser Surgery Center of New England, Nashua, NH, Elemè Medical, Inc.,
Merrimack, NH
1
2
4:31 pm – 4:40 pm
14
Equipment, consulting fees, travel expenses and equity position with Elemè Medical, Inc.
Salary and equity position with Elemè Medical, Inc.
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF LASER LIPOLYSIS
Serge Mordon1, Benjamin Wassmer2, Jean Pascal Reynaud3, Jaouad Zemmouri4,
INSERM U703, Lille University Hospital, Lille, Osyris, Hellemmes, Cemaform,
Toulon, France
1
Consulting fees and travel expenses from Osyris
Salary from Osyris
3
Discount from Osyris
4
Salary and stockholder with Osyris
2
4:41 pm – 4:50 pm
15
LIPOTRIPSY: NON-INVASIVE ULTRASONIC SELECTIVE DESTRUCTION OF
ADIPOCYTES♦
Hector Leal-Silva1, Lucio Rojas, Priscila Cantu, UltraLaser, Monterrey, Mexico
1
Travel expenses from UltraShape, Inc.
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
4:51 pm – 5:00 pm
Discussion – Lipolysis
5:01 pm – 5:09 pm
16
REVISITING OPTICAL CLEARING WITH DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
R. Anthony McClure, Albert Bui, Jennell Chang, Charles Stoianovici, Jason
Hirshburg, Alvin Yeh, Bernard Choi, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical
Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX
5:10 pm – 5:18 pm
17
SAFETY OF APPLICATION OF GLYCEROL AND GLUCOSE TO SKIN
Dan Zhu, Jing Zhang, Zongzhen Mao, Zhenzhen Han, Yan Jian, Qingming Luo,
Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory
for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,
China
32
Basic Science
Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
5:19 pm – 5:27 pm
18
REFRACTIVE INDEX AND WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE OF SCATTERING OF
TISSUE PHANTOM
Xiang Wen, Dan Zhu, Shaoqun Zeng, Qingming Luo, Britton Chance Center for
Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
5:28 pm – 5:36 pm
19
ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHT IN TISSUE USING HYPER-OSMOTIC AGENTS
Raiyan T. Zaman, Bo Chen, Ashwin B. Parthasarathy, Arnold Estrada, Ardien
Ponticorvo, Henry G. Rylander, Andrew K. Dunn, Ashley J. Welch, The
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
5:37 pm – 5:42 pm
Discussion – Optical Clearing Agents
5:43 pm – 5:51 pm
20
TRANSMUCOSAL IRRADIATION OF SEPTAL CARTILAGE WITH 1450nm LASER
IN EX-VIVO RABBIT AND PORCINE MODELS
Dmitry E. Protsenko, Brian J.F. Wong, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical
Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
5:52 pm – 6:00 pm
21
THERMAL DAMAGE OF RABBIT TRACHEA USING ENDOSCOPIC 1540nm LASER
TREATMENT
Yongseok Chae, Paul K. Holden, Cara A. Chlebicki, Brian J.F. Wong, Beckman
Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
6:01 pm – 6:09 pm
22
FEMTOSECOND LASER IRRADIATION OF INFRARED ABSORBING NANOPARTICLES IN TISSUE PHANTOMS
Amit S. Paranjape, Leo Ma, Jinze Qiu, Wande Zhang, Keith Johnston, Shaochen
Chen, Thomas E. Milner, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 4, 2008
Cutaneous Laser Surgery – Sun AB
Directors: Brian D. Zelickson, M.D., Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Elemè Medical, Inc., Syneron; research and
educational grants from Candela Corporation, Cutera, DUSA, Fraxel, Lumenis, Palomar, Rhytec, Elemè Medical, Inc., Syneron, and
Ulthera
Eric F. Bernstein, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, HOYA ConBio, Rhytec, Wavelight; salary and stockholder
with Candela Corporation and Rhytec; equity position with Candela Corporation
Educational Needs
These sessions focus on the use of laser and light sources to treat cutaneous disorders. Participants will
develop an understanding of present treatment indications, therapeutic techniques, and new and innovative
technologies.
Participants
This program will benefit physicians and health care personnel who treat cutaneous disorders in the
disciplines of dermatology, plastic surgery, otolaryngology, facial plastic surgery and vascular surgery. It will
also benefit those engineers and medical device personnel who actively work to develop devices for the
treatment of cutaneous disorders.
Background Requirements
Participants should have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of skin biology, laser physics and laser
tissue interaction.
Instructional Content and/or Expected Learning Outcomes
Attendees will gain in depth knowledge of cutting edge laser, light source and energy based technology and
their clinical applications in the following areas: photodynamic therapy, non-ablative rejuvenation, fractional
skin resurfacing, ablative skin resurfacing, skin tightening, treatment of vascular lesions, treatment of
pigmented lesions, hair removal, acne therapy, and treatment of cellulite and fat.
"Hot Topics"
Means of evaluation of laser, light and other energy based procedures, treatment of facial port wine stains in
infants, fractional resurfacing, novel skin devices for targeting fat and imaging the skin will all be presented.
LIGHT AND LASER TREATMENT FOR VASCULAR LESIONS
1:00 pm – 1:01 pm
Introduction
1:02 pm – 1:07 pm
50
OPTIMAL WAVELENGTHS FOR VEIN-SELECTIVE PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS
Iris K. Rubin, William Farinelli, R. Rox Anderson, Wellman Center for
Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1:08 pm – 1:13 pm
51
REPRODUCIBLE MACROSCOPIC MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING TO EVALUATE AND
OPTIMIZE LASER TREATMENTS♦
Herke Jan Noordmans, Rowland de Roode, Rudolf Verdaasdonk, University
Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
34
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 4, 2008
1:14 pm – 1:19 pm
52
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
EFFECT OF VARYING IPL PULSE STRUCTURES ON HUMAN SKIN EVALUATED
USING AN ERYTHEMA METER♦
Peter Bjerring1, Godfrey Town2, Caerwyn Ash3, Molholm Hospital, Vejle,
Denmark, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom, Swansea University, School of
Physical Sciences, Swansea, United Kingdom
1
Consulting fees and research grant from CyDen, Ltd.
Consulting fees and travel expenses from CyDen, Ltd.
Travel expenses and salary from CyDen, Ltd.
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
3
1:20 pm – 1:25 pm
53
BLOOD FLOW MONITORING DURING LASER THERAPY OF PORT WINE STAIN
BIRTHMARKS♦
Eugene Huang, J. Stuart Nelson, Bernard Choi, Beckman Laser Institute and
Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
1:26 pm – 1:36 pm
Discussion
1:37 pm – 1:42 pm
54
OUTCOMES OF CHILDHOOD HEMANGIOMAS TREATED WITH THE PULSED DYE
LASER WITH DYNAMIC COOLING: A RETROSPECTIVE CHART ANALYSIS
Carina Rizzo, Lori Brightman, Roy G. Geronemus, New York University Skin and
Cancer Unit, Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY
1:43 pm – 1:48 pm
55
LONG PULSED Nd:YAG LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF NODULAR AND
HYPERTROPHIC PORT WINE STAINS
Albert Wolkerstorfer, Marieke Peters, Wietze van der Veen, Johan F. Beek,
Netherlands Institute for Pigmented Disorders, Laser Center, Academic Medical
Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1:49 pm – 1:54 pm
56
TREATMENT OF INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA BY LONG PULSED GENTLE YAG
LASER
Guoyu Zhou, Linyue Shen, Zhiyuan Zhang, Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to
Jiaotong University Medical College, Shanghai, China
1:55 pm – 2:00 pm
57
TREATMENT ENDPOINTS FOR PORT WINE STAINS AND HEMANGIOMAS WITH
THE 595nm AND 755nm LASERS
Leonid Izikson, R. Rox Anderson1, Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology Center and
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA
1
2:01 pm – 2:06 pm
58
Royalty from Candela Corporation and intellectual property rights with MGH
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF PORT WINE STAIN BIRTHMARKS – A REPORT OF
238 CASES♦
Zhong-Pin Qin, Ke-Lei Li, Li Ren, Xue-Jian Liu, Special Clinic for Hemangioma,
Cancer Hospital of Linyi City, Shandong, China
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2:07 pm – 2:17 pm
Discussion
35
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 4, 2008
2:18 pm – 2:23 pm
59
ROSACEA TREATMENT USING THE NEW-GENERATION, HIGH-ENERGY, 595nm,
LONG PULSE-DURATION PULSED-DYE LASER
Eric Bernstein1, Albert Kligman, Main Line Center for Laser Surgery, Bryn
Mawr, PA, S.K.I.N. Inc., Conshohocken, PA
1
2:24 pm – 2:29 pm
60
RANDOMIZED STUDY OF INTENSE PULSED LIGHT AND PULSED DYE LASER IN
THE TREATMENT OF FACIAL TELANGIECTASIA
Thomas O. McMeekin1, Beth H. Lertzman, Holly H. Hahn, Karen Arcara,
Genesee Valley Laser Centre, Rochester, NY
1
2:30 pm – 2:35 pm
61
62
Discount from Palomar Medical Technologies
EVALUATION OF CYNERGY MULTIPLEX LASER FOR VARIOUS VASCULAR
INDICATIONS
Ranella J. Hirsch1, Christine Dierickx1, Skin Care Doctors, Cambridge, MA,
Laser Clinic Boom, Boom, Belgium
1
2:36 pm – 2:41 pm
Consulting fees, discount, and research grant from Candela Corporation
Equipment from Cynosure
TREATMENT OF TELANGIECTASIAS AND SOLAR LENTIGINES USING A NOVEL
PROGRAMMABLE FLASHLAMP DEVICE
Anne M. Chapas1, Sean Sukal1, Elizabeth Hale1, Karen Kim1, Lori Brightman1,
Leonard Bernstein1, Roy G. Geronemus1, Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New
York, New York, NY
1
2:42 pm – 2:47 pm
63
Research grant from Cutera
IS THERE A PLACE FOR THE PULSED DYE LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF
PSORIASIS? AN ANALYSIS OF 335 TREATED LESIONS
Jean-Michel Mazer1, Louis Dubertret, St-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
1
Travel expenses, research grant, and honoraria from Candela Corporation
2:48 pm – 2:59 pm
Discussion
3:00 pm – 3:29 pm
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
FRACTIONAL RESURFACING
3:30 pm – 3:35 pm
64
HISTOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT FRACTIONAL
PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS DEVICES EMITTING AT 1550nm
Siremon Thongsima, David Zurakowski, Dieter Manstein1, Wellman Center for
Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
1
36
Equipment, research grant, royalty, and intellectual property rights with Fraxel
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 4, 2008
3:36 pm – 3:41 pm
65
ACUTE HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SKIN DAMAGE PROFILE FOLLOWING SINGLE
AND MULTIPLE PASS TREATMENTS WITH FRACTIONAL NON-ABLATIVE LASER
DEVICES
Jordan P. Farkas1, James A. Richardson1, John Hoopman1, Spencer A. Brown1,
Jeffrey M. Kenkel1, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas,
TX
1
3:42 pm – 3:47 pm
66
67
68
2
69
Consulting fees and honoraria from Fraxel
LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE WITH FIXED ARRAY 1540 FRACTIONAL ERBIUM
LASER FOR ACNE SCARS
Robert A. Weiss1, Margaret A. Weiss2, Karen L. Beasley2, Maryland Laser, Skin
and Vein Institute, Baltimore, MD
1
4:00 pm – 4:05 pm
Discount from Cynosure
RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 877 CASES OF NONABLATIVE FRACTIONAL
RESURFACING WITH A SECOND GENERATION ERBIUM DOPED 1550nm LASER
Vic A Narurkar1, San Francisco, CA
1
3:54 pm – 3:59 pm
Research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
COMPARISON OF AFFIRM 1320/1440nm vs 1320nm FOR THE TREATMENT OF
ACNE SCARS-A CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDY
Jenifer Lloyd1, Emil Tanghetti1, Lloyd Dermatology and Laser Center,
Youngstown, OH, Center for Dermatology and Laser Surgery, Sacramento, CA
1
3:48 pm – 3:53 pm
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Equipment, discount, research grant, and honoraria from Palomar Medical Technologies
Equipment from Palomar Medical Technologies
FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS FOR SURGICAL SCARS♦
Joy Kunishige, Leonard Goldberg, Roy Geronemus, Paul Friedman, University
of Texas Health Science Center, DermSurgery Associates, Houston, TX, Laser
and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
4:06 pm – 4:16 pm
4:17 pm – 4:22 pm
Discussion
70
ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL RESURFACING: EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT
EXPOSURE PARAMETERS IN A PIG MODEL
Molly Wanner, Dieter Manstein1, Wellman Center for Photomedicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1
4:23 pm – 4:28 pm
71
Equipment, research grant, royalty, and intellectual property rights with Fraxel
ABLATIVE MICRO-FRACTIONAL RESURFACING: TIME-COURSE HISTOLOGY AND
CLINICAL CORRELATIONS♦
Zeina Tannous1, Gregory Altshuler2, Ilya Yaroslavsky2, James Childs2, Richard
Cohen2, David Tabatadze2, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General
Hospital, VAMC, Boston, MA, Palomar Medical Technologies, Burlington, MA
1
Consulting fees and research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
Travel expenses, salary, and stockholder with Palomar Medical Technologies
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
37
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 4, 2008
4:29 pm – 4:34 pm
72
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SKIN IMPROVEMENT POST ABLATIVE AND
NONABLATIVE FRACTIONAL RESURFACING: A PRIMOS AND VISIA IMAGING
STUDY
Oliver F. Stumpp1, Zakia Rahman2, Kerrie Jiang3, Kin F. Chan, Heather
Tanner1, Michele Giardina4, Fraxel, Mountain View, CA, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA
1
Travel expenses, salary, royalty, equity position, and intellectual property rights with Fraxel
Consulting fees, travel expenses, salary, royalty, equity position, and intellectual property rights
with Fraxel
3
Travel expenses, salary, equity position, and intellectual property rights with Fraxel
4
Salary and equity position with Fraxel
2
4:35 pm – 4:40 pm
73
HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF FACIAL SKIN TREATED WITH A
MICROFRACTIONAL CO2 LASER WITH A 300 MICRON MICROSPOT
Ashish Bhatia1, Jeffrey Hsu1, Murad Alam, DuPage Medical Group, Naperville,
IL, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
1
4:41 pm – 4:46 pm
74
FRACTIONAL CO2 LASER RESURFACING: CLINICAL, HISTOLOGICAL, AND
ULTRASTRUCTURAL EVALUATION USING VARYING PARAMETERS
Alexander L. Berlin, Jacob Dudelzak, Mussarrat Hussain, Robert Phelps, David
J. Goldberg1, Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, New York, NY
1
4:47 pm – 4:52 pm
75
5:06 pm – 5:11 pm
Travel expenses and honoraria from Lasering USA
Discussion
76
Er:YAG vs CO2 ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL RESURFACING: A SPLIT FACE STUDY
Giuseppe Lomeo, Daniel A.Cassuto1, Luca Scrimali, Paolo Siragò, University of
Catania, Catania, Italy
1
5:12 pm – 5:17 pm
Research grant from Lumenis
ENERGY, PULSE WIDTH AND DENSITY: THE ROLE OF EACH PARAMETER IN
MICROFRACTIONAL CO2 LASER RESURFACING
Daniel A.Cassuto1, Luca Scrimali, Paolo Siragò, University of Catania, Catania,
Italy
1
4:53 pm – 5:05 pm
Loan of equipment from Lasering USA
77
Travel expenses and honoraria from Lasering USA
USE OF A MICRO-FRACTIONAL 2940nm LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF
WRINKLES AND DYSPIGMENTATION♦
E. Victor Ross1, Michael Swann, David Barnette, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, CA
1
Equipment, consulting fees, and research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
5:18 pm – 5:23 pm
78
PROSPECTIVE SPLIT-FACE TRIAL OF A FIXED SPACING ARRAY COMPUTER
SCANNED FRACTIONAL C02 LASER vs HAND SCANNED 1550nm FRACTIONAL
FOR RHYTIDS
Robert Weiss1, Margaret Weiss2, Karen Beasley, Maryland Laser, Skin and Vein
Institute, Baltimore, MD
1
2
38
Consulting fees, research grant, and honoraria from Lumenis
Equipment from Lumenis
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 4, 2008
5:24 pm – 5:29 pm
79
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
EVALUATION OF A NOVEL FRACTIONAL RESURFACING DEVICE FOR
TREATMENT OF ACNE SCARRING♦
Arisa Ortiz, Laila Elkeeb, Anne Truitt, Josh Tournas, Christopher Zachary1,
University of California, Irvine, CA
1
Equipment and honoraria from Fraxel
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
5:30 pm – 5:35 pm
80
5:36 pm – 5:46 pm
ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL RESURFACING FOR THE TREATMENT OF MODERATE
TO SEVERE ACNE SCARRING
Elizabeth K. Hale, Sean Sukal, Leon Bernstein, Anne Chapas, Roy Geronemus,
Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY
Discussion
5:47 pm – 5:52 pm
81
Late-Breaking Abstract
5:53 pm – 5:58 pm
82
Late-Breaking Abstract
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Photobiomodulation
Session
April 4, 2008
Photobiomodulation – Tallahassee
Director: Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D*
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
*Received equipment, research grant, and royalties from PhotoThera; intellectual property rights with Henry M. Jackson
Foundation.
Educational Needs
The purpose of this session is to present and discuss the latest findings in basic science (in vitro and in vivo
experiments) and clinical investigations on the critical parameters, mechanism, and effectiveness of light as a
therapy for wound healing and other clinical applications. Light and its biological effects and photo-medicine
in general have gained recognition as an area of innovative and novel research with significant clinical
implications.
Participants
Any scientist, engineer, medical practitioner, individual in industry, as well as other health care professionals
involved in biomedical applications of lasers are invited to participate in these sessions.
Background Requirements
Participants should have an understanding of light interaction with biological tissues and basic and clinical
research.
Instructional Content and/or Expected Learning Outcomes
This session will provide the latest data on basic science and clinical application of low intensity light in a
wide spectrum of applications. The participants will increase their knowledge in this area and hopefully be
stimulated to formulate new ideas to identify the mechanisms involved and the critical parameters needed
for successful clinical application of light.
"Hot Topics"
• Critical analysis of light as an effective therapy for wound healing
• Evidence that correct assembly of the mitochondrial electron transport chain is necessary for light to
modify cellular respiration
• New clinical applications for photobiomodulation including: 1) Light treatments reducing erythema
following fractional Photothermolysis; 2) Light therapy preventing complications from surgical incision
after cardiovascular surgery, and 3) Laser therapy as a promising adjunctive therapy treatment of multi
drug resistant tuberculosis
PHOTOBIOMODULATION: WOUND HEALING-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE,
CUTTING EDGE EXPERIMENTS, FUTURE DIRECTIONS
1:00 pm – 1:25 pm
INVITED SPEAKER
1:25 pm – 1:30 pm
THROWING LIGHT ON WOUND HEALING
Mary Dyson, King’s College London, University of London, London, United
Kingdom
Discussion
40
Photobiomodulation
Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
1:30 pm – 1:55 pm
INVITED SPEAKER
1:55 pm – 2:00 pm
PHOTOBIOMODULATION AND WOUND HEALING: HYPE, HOPE AND SCIENCE
Raymond J. Lanzafame, Laser Center, Rochester General Hospital,
Rochester, NY
Discussion
2:00 pm – 2:25 pm
INVITED SPEAKER
2:25 pm – 2:30 pm
LLLT FOR WOUND HEALING: BASIC MECHANISMS AND MOUSE MODELS
Michael R. Hamblin, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty of Harvard-MIT
Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, MA
Discussion
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
INVITED SPEAKER
A POSSIBLE MECHANISM FOR VISIBLE LIGHT INDUCED WOUND HEALING
Anat Lipovsky, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat–Gan, Israel
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
Invited Speaker Panel / Audience Discussion
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
3:30 pm – 3:40 pm
145
SITE OF PHOTORADIATION INFLUENCES WOUND HEALING OUTCOMES IN A
MOUSE MODEL
Istvan Stadler, Philip Brondon, Rebecca Watro, Raymond J. Lanzafame,
Laser Center, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Discussion
146
EFFECTS OF INFRARED LASER EXPOSURE IN A CELLULAR MODEL OF
WOUND HEALING
Mark Skopin1, James Ohneck2, Scott Molitor1, University of Toledo, Toledo,
OH, Laser Therapy Services, Cleveland, OH
Discussion
3:40 pm – 3:45 pm
3:45 pm – 3:55 pm
3:55 pm – 4:00 pm
1
Research grant from State of Ohio Third Frontier Product Development
Travel expenses and salary from Laser Therapy Services; research grant from State of Ohio
Third Frontier Product Development
2
4:00 pm – 4:10 pm
4:10 pm – 4:15 pm
147
HOW THE EFFECTS OF PHOTOTHERAPY ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
MODULATE WOUND HEALING
Mary Dyson1, King’s College London, University of London, London, United
Kingdom
Discussion
1
Consulting fees and travel expenses from Laser Therapeutics, Inc.; honoraria and equity
position with Meditech-Bioflex, Inc.
41
Photobiomodulation
Session
April 4, 2008
4:15 pm – 4:25 pm
148
4:25 pm – 4:30 pm
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY APPLICATION IN WOUND HEALING♦
Fred Kahn, Jeffrey Matthews1, Meditech International, Inc., Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Discussion
1
Equipment from Meditech Bioflex
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
4:30 pm – 4:40 pm
149
4:40 pm – 4:45 pm
LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY APPLICATION IN THE ULCERAS DE DECUBIDO
AND FERIDAS HEALING♦
Claudio Cazarini, Thiago Fukuda, I.B. Masson, Helio Plapler, Departmento de
Cirurgia Experimental, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
4:45 pm – 4:55 pm
150
4:55 pm – 5:00 pm
BLUE 420nm LED IMPROVES BACTERIA LEVELS AND SCARRING IN ACNEIC
SKIN
Katrina Barringer1, Skin Essentials, Inc., Concord, NC
Discussion
1
5:00 pm – 5:10 pm
151
LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY FOR ACUTE DEHISCENCE SAPHENECTOMY
POST MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS: EFFICIENT
MODALITY TREATMENT
Nathali Pinto, Maria Chavantes, Nara Shoji, Mara Pereira, Maura Favoretto,
Andre Ramos, Noedir Stolf, Laser Medical Center of Heart Institute, Clinical
Hospital, Medical School University of São Paulo, Physics Institute,
Department of Heart Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
152
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY TO TREAT A CHRONIC SKIN WOUND IN A DOG
Haduan Hage, Helio Plapler, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo,
Brazil
Discussion
153
TREATMENT OF ORAL MUCOSITIS INDUCED BY IONIZING RADIATION IN
HAMSTERS WITH LOW POWER LASER
Vivian Galletta Kern, Melissa Folgosi-Correa, Luciana Correa, Sheila GouwSoures, Denise Zezell, Centro de lasers e Aplicacoes, Instituto de Pesqisas
Energeticas e Nucleares, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
154
RELIEVING PAIN AND PROMOTING WOUND HEALING IN MINOR RECURRENT
APHTHOUS STOMASTITIS BY A SINGLE SESSION, NON-THERMAL CO2 LASER
IRRADIATION
Nasrin Zand, Leila Ataie-Fashtami, Gholamreza Djavid, Mohsen Fateh,
Mohammadreza Alinaghizade, Fateme Arbabi-Kalati, Iranian Center for
Medical Laser, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Discussion
5:10 pm – 5:15 pm
5:15 pm – 5:25 pm
5:25 pm – 5:30 pm
5:30 pm – 5:40 pm
5:40 pm – 5:45 pm
5:45 pm – 5:55 pm
5:55 pm – 6:00 pm
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Travel expenses from Revitalight
Surgical Session
April 4, 2008
Surgical Applications – Sun C
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A*
*Received equipment from CEE, Kodak; consulting fees from Kodak; stockholder with JMAR, Kodak, Lucid, Surgicon, Theralight;
research grant from NIH; honoraria from SLS
Educational Needs
This section will present and discuss topical surgical applications in a variety of disciplines including,
cardiology, dentistry, general surgery, oncology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, urology and cardiovascular
surgical applications. These combined disciplines will report relevant clinical and laboratory investigations in
a diverse cross section of biomedicine. It is expected that interdisciplinary interaction and dialogue regarding
laser tissue interaction, clinical and basic research results will provide new insights and meet the educational
need of participants attending these sessions.
Participants
Any scientist, student, engineer, medical practitioner, and personnel involved in other aspects of health care,
and/or industry are invited to attend these sessions.
Background Requirements
Individuals who participate in the sessions should have a basic interest in laser medicine and surgery and the
potential applications of these technologies. Although it is not a prerequisite, attendees would ideally have
some basic understanding of laser tissue interactions. Individual attendees do not need to have significant
experience or expertise in laser medicine or surgery.
Instructional Content and/or Expected Learning Outcomes
These sessions will provide cutting-edge information on surgical applications in a diverse array of disciplines.
Participants will sample a variety of scientific presentations and have the opportunity to discuss findings with
the presenter, colleagues, and peers. Participants are expected to increase their knowledge regarding basic
science and clinical applications of laser technologies. It is hoped that dialogue and didactic material will
enable the participants to formulate new ideas and apply new techniques and principles to solve clinical and
basic science problems.
"Hot Topics"
• Precise ablation of dental materials using an ultra-short pulse 1552nm laser
• The effects of a dual-diode laser system at 635nm and 532nm on word recognition in hearing impaired
individuals
• Stereotactic neuroendoscopy and Nd:YAG laser for treatment of third ventricular colloid cysts
• Transmyocardial laser revascularization plus cell therapy in refractory angina: early results
• Comparative study, rejuvenating laser assisted vaginal delivery vs vaginal delivery with episiotomy
• A photo-titratable shunt to control elevated intra-ocular pressure associated with glaucoma
• Vinorelbine and photofrin conjugated to multitargeted sirna against FOXM1 and COX2 inhibited
angiogenic, antiapoptotic, and metastatic molecules leading to apoptosis, and autophagy in gastric cancer
of the antrum
• Applications and assessment of the lithium triboride laser in urologic surgery
GENERAL SURGERY
1:00 pm – 1:09 pm
175
A COMPARISON OF TISSUE EFFECTS PRODUCED BY THULIUM FIBER, CO2,
AND MID-INFRARED DIODE LASER
Vladimir Lemberg1, Dmitry Rozhetskin2, Chris Jadczak1, Lumenis, Inc., Santa
Clara, CA
1
2
Salary from Lumenis
Consulting fees from Lumenis
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Surgical Session
April 4, 2008
1:10 pm – 1:29 pm
176
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
MESH FIXATION DURING LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIORRHAPHY USING LASERASSISTED TISSUE SOLDERING IN A PORCINE MODEL: AN UPDATE
Raymond J. Lanzafame1, Barbara A. Soltz2, Istvan Stadler3, Robert Soltz2,
Rochester General Hospital Laser Center, Rochester, NY, Conversion Energy
Enterprises, Spring Valley, NY
1
Equipment from Conversion Energy (CEE); consulting fees from Carestream, CEE, Kodak;
stockholder with Kodak, JMAR, Lucid, and Surgicon; research grant from NIH SBIR Grant: NIDDK
#2R44DK62571-03
2
Equipment from CEE; salary, equity position, and intellectual rights with CEE; stockholder
with CEE; research grant from NIH SBIR Grant: NIDDK #2R44DK62571-03
3
Equipment from CEE; research grant from CEE and Kodak; research grant from NIH SBIR Grant:
NIDDK #2R44DK62571-03
1:30 pm – 1:39 pm
177
A NEW METHOD FOR HEMORRHOID SURGERY: INTRA HEMORRHOIDAL
DIODE LASER, DOES IT WORK?♦
Hélio Plapler, Raduan Hage, Janaina Duarte, Nilza Lopes, Cláudio Cazarini,
Thiago Fukuda, Igor Masson, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo
Brazil
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
1:40 pm – 1:49 pm
178
LASER DEPILATION AND HYGIENE: PREVENTING RECURRENT PILONIDAL
SINUS DISEASE
Nanda Kandamany, Frank Conroy, Peter Mahaffey, Laser Treatment Centre,
Bedford Hospital, Bedford, United Kingdom
PLASTIC SURGERY
1:50 pm – 1:59 pm
179
BODY CONTOURING WITH A MULTIPLE DIODE LASER SYSTEM
Ryan Maloney, Sun City West, AZ
2:00 pm – 2:09 pm
180
MULTIPLE DIODE LASER SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN
FOLLOWING BREAST AUGMENTATION
Ryan Maloney, Sun City West, AZ
2:10 pm – 2:19 pm
181
INTERSTITIAL LASER SKIN TIGHTENING: NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND
CLINICAL RESULTS♦
Serge Mordon, Benjamin Wassmer1, Michel Schoofs2, Jaouad Zemmouri1,
INSERM U 703, Lille University Hospital, Lille - Osyris, Hellemmes, France
1
Salary and intellectual property rights from Osyris
Consulting fees from Osyris
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
2:20 pm – 2:29 pm
182
BODY REMODELING WITH COMBINED NON SURGICAL TREATMENT
MODALITIES♦
Frank Rosengaus, Gabriela Silva, Alma Rosa Silva Arreola, Karla Montoya
Ramos, Maryela Lydia Sosa Quesada, Cosmedic Medical Center, Mexico City,
Mexico
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
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Surgical Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
DENTAL
2:30 pm – 2:39 pm
183
MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ERBIUM LASER SYSTEMS DURING ROOT CANAL
PREPARATION
Jan Blanken, Rudolf Verdaasdonk, Rowland de Roode, John Klaessens,
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, ACTA School of
Dentistry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2:40 pm – 2:49 pm
184
DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR OF MODIFIED FIBER TIPS TO OPTIMIZE ROOT CANAL
TREATMENT WITH ERBIUM LASERS
Rudolf Verdaasdonk, Jan Blanken, Rowland de Roode, Herke Jan Noordmans,
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, ACTA School of
Dentistry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2:50 pm – 2:59 pm
185
PRECISE ABLATION OF DENTAL MATERIALS USING AN ULTRA-SHORT PULSE
1552nm LASER
Molly Fahey1, Greg Spooner1, Ogugua Onyejekwe, Kunal Mitra, H. Lawrence
Mason, Raydiancy, Inc., Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL,
Bright Now Dental, Satellite Beach, FL
1
3:00 pm – 3:29 pm
3:30 pm – 3:39 pm
Salary and equity position with Raydiancy
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
186
COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF KTP 532 LASER WITH AND WITHOUT
SUPPLEMENTATION OF ALFA-LIPOIC-ACID IN MANAGEMENT OF ORAL
SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS♦
Rohit Singh1, Dr. Nayak Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India
1
Equipment from G3 Medilaser (P) Ltd.
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
ENT
3:40 pm – 3:49 pm
187
PREDICTOR FACTORS ON SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT HEAD
AND NECK CANCER TREATED BY LASER THERMAL THERAPY
Marcos Paiva, Michael Bublik, Los Angeles, CA
3:50 pm – 3:59 pm
188
THE EFFECTS OF A DUAL-DIODE LASER SYSTEM AT 635nm AND 532nm ON
WORD RECOGNITION IN HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS
Ryan Maloney, Sun City West, AZ
4:00 pm – 4:09 pm
189
ERBIUM FIBRE LASER FOR STAPES SURGERY
Ryan G. McCaughey, Brian J.F. Wong, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical
Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
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Surgical Session
April 4, 2008
4:10 pm – 4:19 pm
190
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
INSIDE-OUT CO2 LASER TONSILLECTOMY
Mike Dilkes1, Ha Chau, Hiba Al-Reefy, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London,
United Kingdom
1
Travel expenses and equity position with London Laser Clinic
4:20 pm – 4:29 pm
191
IMPROVED EFFECT OF LASER THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE
TRACHEOBRONCHIAL PROCESSES RECEIVING INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS
Zdenko Tudjman, Vedran Ostojic, Marinko Artukovic, General Hospital "Sv.
Duh", Zagreb, Croatia
4:30 pm – 4:39 pm
192
DIODE LASER FOR PEDIATRIC AIRWAY PROCEDURES: A RETROSPECTIVE
REVIEW
Yogesh Bajaj, David Pegg, Sinappa Gunasekaran, Lindsey Knight, Leeds
General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
ORTHOPEDICS
4:40 pm – 4:49 pm
193
CURRENT AND FUTURE APPLICATION OF MEDICAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT
OF ORTHOPEDIC AND RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Hamza N. Aboud, Medical College of Al-Mustanseria University, Baghdad, Iraq
4:50 pm – 4:59 pm
194
EFFECT OF GALLIUM ALMINIUM ARCINID TOGETHER WITH EXERCISE ON
THE PAIN OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS♦
H. Morshedi, H. Farahini, F. Reazi, Qazvin, Iran
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
NEUROSURGERY
5:00 pm – 5:09 pm
195
LASER OUTLINING OF SURGICAL BOUNDARIES BASED ON PRE-OPERATIVE
RADIOGRAPHY
Andrei Danilchenko, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Omid Majdani, Robert Labadie,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
5:10 pm – 5:19 pm
196
LASER-ASSISTED ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY: SUCCESSFUL
PROCEDURAL AND LONG-TERM RESULTS IN A SERIES OF 202 PATIENTS♦
Rudolf Verdaasdonk, Janneke van Beijnum, Kathelijn Fischer, Peter
Vandertop, Patrick Hanlo, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary
Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, VU
Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
5:20 pm – 5:29 pm
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197
STEREOTACTIC NEUROENDOSCOPY AND Nd:YAG LASER FOR TREATMENT
OF THIRD VENTRICULAR COLLOID CYSTS
Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto, Robson L.O. Amorin, Manoel Jacobsen
Teixeira, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Laser Medical Center Incor, Medical
School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Surgical Session
April 4, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
CARDIOVASCULAR
5:30 pm – 5:39 pm
198
HOMESTATIC INTRAVASCULAR ENDOGENOUS PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
Timon Cheng-Yi Liu, Yan-Fang Wang, Song-Hao Liu, Laboratory of Laser
Sports Medicine, Photon TCM Laboratory, South China Normal University,
Guangzhou, China
5:40 pm – 5:49 pm
199
TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION PLUS CELL THERAPY IN
REFRACTORY ANGINA: EARLY RESULTS
Maria Cristina Chavantes, Luis Alberto Oliveira Dalan, S.A. Olivera, Luis A.F.
Lisboa, Luiz Henrique Gowdak, Noedir Antonio Groppo Stolf, Laser Medical
Center Incor, Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Heart Institute - Clinic
Hospital, Medical School University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
5:50 pm – 5:59 pm
200
THE EXCIMER LASER ASSISTED NON-OCCLUSIVE ANASTOMOSIS TECHNIQUE:
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTERIAL WALL CUTTING MECHANISM
Jochem Bremmer, Rudolf Verdaasdonk, Bon Verweij, Rik Mansvelt Beck,
Cees Tulleken, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Saturday
At-A-Glance
April 5, 2008
6:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
WORKSHOPS
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Technologies for Fat
Related Disorders
Workshop
Sun AB
Henry H.L. Chan
M.D./Mathew M.
Avram, M.D., J.D.
Periocular
Rejuvenation
Workshop
Sun D
Brian S. Biesman,
M.D.
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Skin Rejuvenation Expert Panel
Sun AB
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
Emerging
Technologies in
Cutaneous Medicine
Workshop
Miami
E. Victor Ross, M.D.
Through the Looking Glass: Different
Views of Opportunities and Barriers for
Photomedicine
Sun D
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Plenary Session
Exhibits Open 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
10:00 am – 10:30 am
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Sun AB
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Presentation of First Annual Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award
10:40 am – 11:30 am
INNOVATION, DISRUPTION AND SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS
R. Rox Anderson, M.D., Keynote Speaker
ASLMS Business Meeting (Members Only) – Sun AB
Attention Members: A $25 coupon off of your 2009 membership dues will be available to
members who attend the ASLMS Business Meeting on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 11:30 am in
Sun AB. Coupons will be handed out to ASLMS members at the entrance doors at the start
of the Business Meeting. ASLMS staff members will be located at the entrance doors at
the conclusion of the Business Meeting to collect completed coupons. Only those members
who turn in a completed coupon at the conference will have $25 deducted from their 2009
membership dues. No exceptions will be made.
CASH LUNCH (Exhibit Hall) - View ePosters
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
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Photodynamic
Therapy
Workshop
Sun C
Arielle N.B.
Kauvar, M.D.
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Session
Tallahassee
Surgical Applications
Session
Sun C
BREAK (Exhibit Hall) – View ePosters
Combined Cutaneous Laser Surgery and Basic Science Session - Sun AB
Workshops
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Technologies for Fat Related Disorders Workshop – Sun AB
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Directors: Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P., Mathew Avram, M.D., J.D.
Faculty: Dieter Manstein, M.D., Adam M. Rotunda, M.D., Robert A. Weiss, M.D., Christopher B. Zachary,
M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P.
Objectives: This workshop is designed for clinicians with a range of experience in utilizing lasers and
light sources for indications in many specialties, scientists developing lasers and new light based
technologies, and corporate employees involved in providing devices. Participants should have an interest
in fat related disorders. The objectives of this workshop are to provide participants with a good
understanding of the basic physiology of fat in the normal and disease states and give insight into the
current technologies for treatment of cellulite and fat in an evidence based, unbiased review manner. At
the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to identify the role of laser and light sources,
radiofrequency and ultrasound in the treatment of cellulite and localized fat. They will also understand
the role of other modalities such as liposuction, mesotherapy and subcision for the treatment of fat and
cellulite.
Disclosures
Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D. is a stockholder with Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Palomar Medical
Technologies; consulting fees from DDD, Palomar Medical Technologies, Thermage; discount from Armaris, Candela
Corporation, GentleWaves/Light BioScience, Laserscope, Palomar Medical Technologies; stockholder with Curelight and Fraxel;
research grant from Candela Corporation, DDD, Palomar Medical Technologies, Syneron; honoraria from Fraxel and Thermage
Dieter Manstein, M.D. received equipment, research grant, and royalties from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Palomar Medical
Technologies, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Adam M. Rotunda, M.D. received travel expenses and is a stockholder with Allergan, Inc.; research grant from Kythera
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., and intellectual property rights with UCLA and LA Biomedical Research Institute
Robert A. Weiss, M.D. received equipment, consulting fees, and honoraria from CoolTouch
Christopher B. Zachary, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Iridex, Rhytec, and Sciton;
discount from Sciton; travel expenses from Fraxel, Iridex, and Thermage; research grant from Artes Medical and Fraxel
Periocular Rejuvenation Workshop – Sun D
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Director: Brian S. Biesman, M.D.
Objectives: This workshop will present a comprehensive approach to periorbital rejuvenation. The
complex anatomic changes that occur in this region with aging and the respective clinical correlates will
be presented. A clear understanding of these concepts is critical when formulating an appropriate
treatment plan. This session is thus appropriate for anyone who administers periorbital rejuvenation
treatment. There are no specific background requirements for workshop attendees. Topics to be
covered will include surgical treatment (blepharoplasty), ablative, fractional, and plasmakinetic
resurfacing, monopolar radiofrequency energy, the use of botulinum toxin, and applications of dermal
fillers. The goal of this session is to educate the attendee with regard to aesthetic analysis of the
periorbital region, to impart an understanding of the role played by surgical and nonsurgical modalities,
and to provide clinical "pearls" for each modality discussed.
Brian S. Biesman, M.D. received equipment from AqueCool; research grant from Cynosure, Fraxel, Rhytec; honoraria from
Allergan, Medicis
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Workshops
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses and workshops. Both CME credits and
CE contact hours are available.
Emerging Technologies in Cutaneous Medicine Workshop – Miami
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Director: E. Victor Ross, M.D.
Faculty: Murad Alam, M.D., Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D., Kristen M. Kelly, M.D., Jeffrey M. Kenkel,
M.D., Dieter Manstein, M.D., Kristen M. Kelly, M.D., Neil S. Sadick, M.D.
Objectives: The workshop will introduce attendees to new technologies and approaches in cutaneous
surgery. The workshop will feature a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic energy-based
technologies. Both commercially viable and those technologies that may become viable in the near future
will be covered. The intended audience includes those providers and/or scientists interested in cutting
edge approaches in aesthetic and non-aesthetic medicine. Attendees should have some background
knowledge of cutaneous anatomy, skin physiology, and at least have had an introductory course on lasertissue interactions. The workshop will feature brief presentations by basic scientists and physicians.
Audience participation will be encouraged and a frank exchange of ideas is anticipated. By the end of the
workshop, attendees will be “up-to-date” on emerging devices in cutaneous medicine.
Disclosures
Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D. is a stockholder with Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Kristen M. Kelly, M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, and Iridex; research grants from 3M, Candela
Corporation, and Thermage; honoraria from Candela Corporation
Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D. received equipment and a research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies; honoraria from Lumenis
Dieter Manstein, M.D. received equipment, research grant, and royalties from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Palomar Medical
Technologies, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
E. Victor Ross, M.D. received a financial grant from Candela Corporation, Cutera, and Palomar Medical Technologies;
consulting fees from Palomar Medical Technologies, and Lumenis
Neil S. Sadick, M.D. received financial and research grants from Bioform, Cutera, Cynosure, CoolTouch, Dermik, DUSA, Fraxel,
Isolagen, Johnson & Johnson, Kermavance, Kythera, Nitricbio, Novum, Palomar Medical Technologies, Phototherapeutics,
Radiancy, Rhytec, Sunetics, and Syneron; equipment from Cutera, Palomar Medical Technologies, and Syneron; consulting fees
and stockholder with Bioform
Photodynamic Therapy Workshop – Sun C
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Director: Arielle N.B. Kauvar, M.D.
Faculty: Murad Alam, M.D., Kristen M. Kelly, M.D., Patrick K. Lee, M.D., Peter K. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.,
Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D., Fernanda H. Sakamoto, M.D.
Objectives: This workshop will be directed at individuals who currently have experience in laser and IPL
therapy. It is designed for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, vascular surgeons and all physicians currently
performing cutaneous laser therapy. Participants should have a solid working knowledge of laser physics
and laser tissue interactions. The workshop will provide attendees with an understanding of the current
applications of photodynamic therapy for cutaneous disease. At the conclusion of the session,
participants will have a basic understanding of photodynamic therapy with topical photosensitizers, and
its role in the treatment of actinic dysplasia, photorejuvenation, acne as well as areas of ongoing
investigation.
Disclosures
Arielle N.B. Kauvar, M.D. received consulting fees from Lumenis, Sciton, Ulthera; research grant from Candela Corporation,
Cutera, Sciton (Off-label use of devices)
Kristen M. Kelly, M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation and Fraxel; research grants from 3M, Candela
Corporation, Fraxel, and Thermage
Peter K. Lee, M.D., Ph.D. received consulting fees from DUSA
Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D. received honoraria from Candela Corporation and Fraxel; serves on the advisory board for Candela
Corporation and Radiancy
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Expert Panels
April 5, 2008
Skin Rejuvenation Expert Panel – Sun AB
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Director: Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
Faculty: Murad Alam, M.D., Peter Bjerring, M.D., Ph.D., Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D., Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D.,
E. Victor Ross, M.D.
Objectives: Attendees of this panel should be individuals who have an interest in energy based treatments for
skin rejuvenation. A series of cases will be presented and an expert panel with extensive experience in the
use of different laser, light and other energy sources will share their therapeutic approaches in each of the
cases. There will be opportunity for questions and comments from the attendees.
Disclosures
Peter Bjerring, M.D., Ph.D. received a research grant from Ellipse
Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D. received research grants from Aesthera, Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, Cynosure, HOYA ConBio, Cutera,
Laserscope, Lumenis, Rhytec, Syneron, Thermage, and Wavelight; equity position with Aesthera
Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D. received equipment and a research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies; honoraria from Lumenis
E. Victor Ross, M.D. received a financial grant from Candela Corporation, Cutera, and Palomar Medical Technologies; consulting fees
from Palomar Medical Technologies, and Lumenis
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D. received equipment and a discount from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, and
Syneron; research grants from Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Syneron, and
Ulthera
Through the Looking Glass: Different Views of Opportunities and
Barriers for Photomedicine – Sun D
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Director: R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
Faculty: J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Robert Redmond, Ph.D.
Objectives: Leaps in technology and especially biotechnology may potentially transform "photomedicine" in
surprising ways. The overall objective of this expert panel will be to assess the opportunities for major
progress and explore some of the clinical and scientific challenges that must be met.
Disclosure
J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Cynosure, Fotona, Lumenis, and New Star Lasers;
research grant from Candela Corporation; royalties from Candela Corporation and New Star Lasers; equity position with DermaLucent
LLC
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Plenary Session
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Plenary Session – Sun AB
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Presentation of First Annual Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Award
RECIPIENT TBA
10:40 am – 11:30 am
Keynote Speaker
INNOVATION, DISRUPTION AND SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS
R. Rox Anderson, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
ASLMS BUSINESS MEETING (Members Only)
Attention Members: A $25 coupon off of your 2009 membership dues will be available to members who attend
the ASLMS Business Meeting on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 11:30 am in Sun AB. Coupons will be handed out to
ASLMS members at the entrance doors at the start of the Business Meeting. ASLMS staff members will be located
at the entrance doors at the conclusion of the Business Meeting to collect completed coupons. Only those
members who turn in a completed coupon at the conference will have $25 deducted from their 2009 membership
dues. No exceptions will be made.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
CASH LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL (View ePosters)
PLENARY SESSION PRIZE DRAWING
You must attend the entire Plenary Session to be eligible for the daily $500 prize drawing. No exceptions will be
made. Prize entry blanks will be handed out to attendees during the first 10 minutes of each plenary session.
ASLMS staff members will be located at the entrance doors at the conclusion of the Plenary Session to collect your
completed entry blank. The winners’ names will be posted on a sign outside the plenary session door and in the
exhibit hall each day. Increase your chances to win up to $1,000 by attending the Plenary Sessions on both Friday,
April 4th and Saturday, April 5th. Thank you for attending and good luck!
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Basic Science
Session
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 5, 2008
Basic Science: The Cutting Edge in Optical Diagnostics and
Therapeutics of Tissues and Cells – Sun D
Directors: J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Serge Mordon, Ph.D.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
23
COMPARISON OF CONTINUOUS AND FRACTIONATED ILLUMINATION DURING
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
Manuel Ascencio, Marie-Odile Farine, Pierre Collinet, Serge Mordon, INSERM
and Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
1:16 pm – 1:31 pm
24
CORRELATION BETWEEN PHOTOSENSITIZER DEGRADATION AND DEPTH OF
NECROSIS IN PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY: POSSIBILITY FOR REAL TIME
DOSIMETRY
J.D. Volet Filho, P.F.C. Menezes, L.T. Moriyama, C. Kurachi, V.S. Bagnato,
Instituto de Física de São Carlos - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
1:32 pm – 1:47 pm
25
IONTOPHORETICALLY DELIVERED ALA PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY: A
HISTOLOGICAL STUDY
Nicholas A. Smith, Molly Wanner, Fernanda H. Sakamoto, Apostolos G.
Doukas, William A. Farinelli, R. Rox Anderson, Wellman Center for
Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA
1:48 pm – 2:03 pm
26
IS THERE AN OPTIMAL INCUBATION TIME FOR ALA-PHOTODYNAMIC
THERAPY?
Fernanda H. Sakamoto, Apostolos Doukas, William Farinelli, Zeina Tannous,
Nicholas Smith, Holly Redmond, R. Rox Anderson, Wellman Center for
Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA
2:04 pm – 2:19 pm
27
SKIN FLUORESCENCE OF ASIAN AND CAUCASIAN SKIN AFTER TOPICAL
APPLICATION OF LIPOSOME ENCAPSULATED 5-ALA♦
Peter Bjerring1, Kaare Christiansen2, Molholm Hospital, Research, Vejle,
Denmark
1
Travel expenses and research grant from Ellipse
Consulting fees and travel expenses from Ellipse
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
2:20 pm – 2:35 pm
28
ULTRASOUND AND FLUORESCENCE AS PLANNING GUIDE FOR ALA-PDT OF
BCC♦
Roman Smucler, Marek Vlk, Martin Kyí, Charles University, ASKLEPION,
Prague, Czech Republic
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
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Basic Science
Session
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 5, 2008
2:36 pm – 2:51 pm
29
IN VITRO STUDY OF PHOTODYNAMIC EFFECTS ON VASCULAR CELLS
Elena Andreeva, Olga Udartseva, Eduard Tararak, Sergey Kuzmin, Igor
Vozovikov, Cardiocenter, 2FSUE NIOPIK, 3FSUE Krasnaya Zvezda, Moscow,
Russia
2:52 pm – 2:59 pm
Discussion – Photodynamic Therapy
3:00 pm – 3:29 pm
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The Combined Cutaneous Laser Surgery and Basic Science presentations
will be held in the Sun AB room. Refer to Cutaneous Laser Surgery
session in this program for schedule of presentations.
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Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Cutaneous Laser Surgery – Sun AB
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Directors: Brian D. Zelickson, M.D., Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
LIGHT AND LASER TREATMENT FOR ACNE
1:00 pm – 1:01 pm
Introduction
1:02 pm – 1:07 pm
83
SELECTIVE PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS TO TARGET SEBACEOUS GLANDS
Fernanda Hidemi Sakamoto, Apostolos Doukas, William Farinelli, Zeina
Tannous, Michelle Shinn, Steve Benson, Gwyn Williams, Fred Dylla, R. Rox
Anderson, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Thomas Jefferson
Laboratories, Free Electron Laser Facility, Newport News, VA
1:08 pm – 1:13 pm
84
EFFICACY OF ACNE TREATMENT USING A COMBINATION OF
RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY AND INDOCYANINE GREEN-MEDIATED PULSED
LIGHT PHOTOTHERAPY♦
Nark-Kyoung Rho, Dong-Kyung Lee, Soohong Kim, Deuk-Pyo Lee, Chan-Woo
Jeong, Leaders Clinic, Seoul, Korea
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
1:14 pm – 1:19 pm
85
EVALUATION OF LARGE SPOT SIZE 1450nm DIODE LASER FOR THE
TREATMENT OF FACIAL ACNE VULGARIS
Paul M. Friedman1, Denise Marquez, Joy Kunishige, DermSurgery Associates,
Houston, TX
1
1:20 pm – 1:25 pm
86
Equipment from Candela Corporation
AN OPEN LABEL, MULTI-CENTER STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE OUTCOME OF
TREATMENT ON MILD TO MODERATE ACNE USING PHOTOPNEUMATIC PPx
THERAPY
Michael H. Gold1, Mitchel P. Goldman2, Tennessee Clinical Research Center,
Nashville, TN, La Jolla Spa-MD, La Jolla, CA
1
Equipment, discount, travel expenses, research grant, and honoraria from Aesthera
Equipment, consulting fees, discount, travel expenses, research grant, and honoraria from
Aesthera
2
1:26 pm – 1:36 pm
1:37 pm – 1:42 pm
Discussion
87
SINGLE PASS FRACTIONATED CO2 LASER RESURFACING FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF LOWER EYELID RHYTIDES
Girish S. Munavalli, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Charlotte, NC
55
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 5, 2008
1:43 pm – 1:48 pm
88
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
NON-ABLATIVE TREATMENT OF PERIORBITAL LAX SKIN USING A 1450nm
DIODE LASER♦
Christine Dierickx1, Mark Taylor2, Nancy Samolitis, Suzanne Kilmer2, Laser
Clinic Boom, Boom, Belgium, Gateway Aesthetic Institute and Laser Center,
Salt Lake City, UT, Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Northern California,
Sacramento, CA
1
Equipment from Candela Corporation
Financial grant and equipment from Candela Corporation
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
1:49 pm – 1:54 pm
89
PLASMAKINETIC RESURFACING OF THE EYELIDS
Brian S. Biesman1, Nashville, TN
1
Financial grant, consulting fees, equipment, travel expenses, research grant, and honoraria
from Rhytec
1:55 pm – 2:00 pm
90
UNIQUE TWO-STEP NEOCOLLAGENESIS RESPONSE USING PLASMA ENERGY
FOR WRINKLE REDUCTION AND SKIN REJUVENATION
Richard Fitzpatrick1, J. David Holcomb2, Paul Sibbons2, La Jolla Cosmetic
Surgery Centre, La Jolla, CA, Holcomb Facial Plastic Surgery, Sarasota, FL,
Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Harrow, Middlesex, United
Kingdom
1
2
2:01 pm – 2:06 pm
91
Discount, travel expenses, research grant, honoraria, and equity position with Rhytec
Discount, research grant, and honoraria from Rhytec
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF HIGH-FLUENCE, HIGH-OVERLAP SETTINGS
ON FULL FACE TREATMENTS WITH THE 2,790nm PEARL YSGG LASER
Barry DiBernardo1, New Jersey Plastic Surgery, Montclair, NJ
1
Financial grant, equipment, consulting fees, research grant from Cutera; honoraria from
Cutera and Cynosure
2:07 pm – 2:12 pm
92
ERBIUM YSGG LASER IN FACIAL REJUVENATION
E. Victor Ross1, Melinda Williams, Scott Davenport2, Mike Levernier2, Scripps
Clinic, San Diego, CA, Cutera, Brisbane, CA
1
2
2:13 pm – 2:18 pm
93
Financial grant, equipment, consulting fees, research grant, and honoraria from Cutera
Salary and stockholder with Cutera
COMPARISON BETWEEN A NEW 2940nm PULSED Er:YAG LASER AND 3
FRACTIONAL CO² LASERS, 3 MONTHS FOLLOW UP
Nathalie Fournier1, Clapiers, France
1
Consulting fees from Candela Corporation and Quantel; travel expenses from Candela
Corporation
2:19 pm – 2:24 pm
94
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF NEW COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS AFTER Er:YAG
LASER SKIN RESURFACING WITH BIOMOLECULAR TECHNIQUE
Matej Beltram, Brigita Drnovsek, University Eye Hospital, Medical Centre,
Ljubljana, Slovenia
2:25 pm – 2:30 pm
95
FOCAL RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THE NEURAL INNERVATION OF
THE GLABELLA MUSCLE COMPLEX FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FROWN LINES♦
Cameron Rokhsar, New York, NY
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
56
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 5, 2008
2:31 pm – 2:46 pm
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Discussion
2:47 pm – 2:52 pm
96
Late-Breaking Abstract
2:53 pm – 2:58 pm
97
Late-Breaking Abstract
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
Combined Cutaneous Laser Surgery and
Basic Science Session
April 5, 2008
Directors: Brian D. Zelickson, M.D., J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. –
Sun AB
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
SONALI MUKHERJEE - RECIPIENT OF 2007 ASLMS STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
3:31 pm – 3:38 pm
130
DELINEATING MELANOMA USING MULTISPECTRAL POLARIZED LIGHT
IMAGING♦
Zeina Tannous, Sonali Mukherjee, Munir Y. Al-Arashi, Anna M. Yaroslavsky,
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Veterans
Administration Hospital, Boston, MA
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
3:39 pm – 3:46 pm
131
IN VIVO NONINVASIVE SUBSURFACE IMAGING OF HUMAN SKIN♦
Munir Y. Al-Arashi, Elena Salomatina, Anna N. Yaroslavsky, Harvard Medical
School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
3:47 pm – 3:54 pm
132
ROLE OF THE VEINVIEWER ON GUIDING LASER TO TREAT FEEDER VEINS
Kasuo Miyake1, Rodrigo Kikuchi2, Flavio H. Duarte, John R.D. Davidson,
Clinica Miyake, São Paulo, Brazil
1
2
3:55 pm – 4:02 pm
133
Travel expenses and other from Luminetx
Travel expenses from Luminetx
MULTIPLE PULSE INTENSE PULSED LIGHT IMPROVES SELECTIVE
PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS
Edward D. Bearden1, Jeffrey Myhill1, Leah Hennings1, Lisa Buckmiller1,
Wolfgang Baumler2, Gal Shafirstein2, University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences, Arkansas Childrens Hospital, Little Rock, AR, University of
Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
1
2
Equipment from Deka
Equipment and consulting fees from Deka
57
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Combined Cutaneous Laser Surgery and
Basic Science Session
April 5, 2008
4:03 pm – 4:10 pm
134
CO2 LASER ABLATION AS FIRST LINE MANAGEMENT OF IN-TRANSIT
CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA METASTASES
Nanda Kandamany, Peter J. Mahaffey, Laser Treatment Centre, Bedford
Hospital, Bedford, United Kingdom
4:11 pm – 4:18 pm
135
DEPTH OF TISSUE ABLATION AND THERMAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY A
PIXILATED 2940nm LASER IN A SWINE SKIN MODEL
Thomas D. Regan1, Nathan S. Uebelhoer1, E. Victor Ross1, Naval Medical
Center San Diego, Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA
1
4:19 pm – 4:26 pm
136
MECHANICAL TISSUE OPTICAL CLEARING DEVICES: ENHANCEMENT OF
LIGHT PENETRATION AND HEATING OF EX-VIVO PORCINE SKIN AND
ADIPOSE TISSUE
Christopher G. Rylander1, Thomas E. Milner1, J. Stuart Nelson1, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Beckman
Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
1
4:27 pm – 4:34 pm
137
Equipment from Alma Lasers
Research grant from Candela Corporation; stockholder with DermaLucent, LLC
IN VIVO HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF WOUND HEALING POST
FRACTIONAL DEEP DERMAL ABLATION: EVIDENCE OF NEOCOLLAGENESIS♦
Vikramaditya P. Bedi2, Diana Lac2, Bhumika Kapadia2, Oliver F. Stumpp1,
Zakia Rahman3, Kerrie Jiang1, Heather Tanner1, G. Scott Herron4, Kin F.
Chan1, Fraxel, Mountain View, CA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Palo
Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
1
Equipment, travel expenses, salary, equity position, and intellectual property rights with
Fraxel
Equipment, salary, equity position, and intellectual property rights with Fraxel
3
Equipment, consulting fees, travel expenses, equity position, and intellectual property rights
with Fraxel
4
Equipment, consulting fees, equity position, and intellectual property rights with Fraxel
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
4:35 pm – 4:42 pm
138
PHOTOTHERMAL RADIOMETRY AND PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES TO ESTIMATE
INDIVIDUAL MAXIMUM SAFE RADIANT EXPOSURE: AN ASSUMPTION AND
PARAMETER FREE APPROACH♦
Wim Verkruysse1, Wangcun Jia, Walfre Franco, J. Stuart Nelson1, Beckman
Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA,
Cutera, Inc., Brisbane, CA
1
Research grant from Candela Corporation and provisional patent filed by UC Irvine
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
58
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Combined Cutaneous Laser Surgery and
Basic Science Session
April 5, 2008
4:43 pm – 4:50 pm
139
MONTE-CARLO-BASED STUDY OF DEPTH-RESOLVED LASER SPECKLE
IMAGING WITH SPATIALLY MODULATED LIGHT
Youssef Farhat, Amaan Mazhar, Eugene Huang, T. Joshua Pfefer, Bernard
Choi, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California,
Irvine, CA, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD
4:51 pm – 4:58 pm
140
SELF CANALIZATION OF LASER MICROBEAM IN TISSUE AS FUNDAMENTAL
MECHANISM OF FRACTIONAL SKIN RESURFACING
Gregory Altshuler1, Ilya Yaroslavsky2, Mikhail Smirnov2, Andrei Erofeev2,
James Childs2, David Tabatadze2, Andrei Belikov3, Alexandra Pushkareva4,
Sergey Tihonov5, Palomar Medical Technologies, Burlington, MA, University
of Information Technology, Fine Mechanics and Optics, Saint Petersburg,
Russia
1
Travel expenses, salary, royalty, and stockholder with Palomar Medical Technologies
Travel expenses, salary, and stockholder with Palomar Medical Technologies
Equipment, consulting fees and research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
4
Equipment and research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
5
Research grant from Palomar Medical Technologies
2
3
4:59 pm – 5:06 pm
141
HYALURONIC ACID REMODELLING IN RESPONSE TO ERBIUM LASER PUNCH
ABLATION
Uwe Paasch1, Ulf Anderegg1, Sonja Grunewald1, Anja Willenberg1, Marc
Bodendorf1, Jan C. Simon1, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
1
Research grant from Wavelight
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Photobiomodulation
Session
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Photobiomodulation – Tallahassee
Director: Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
HOT TOPICS IN BASIC SCIENCE OF PHOTOBIOMODULATION
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm
155
INVITED SPEAKER
MITOCHONDRIAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN ASSEMBLY STATE
INFLUENCES THE RESPONSE OF NEURONAL CELLS TO LOW ENERGY LASER
TREATMENT
Emily Cronin-Furman, Kathleen Schwartz, M. Kathleen Borland, Jackson
Streeter2, Uri Oron, Patricia A. Trimmer1, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA, PhotoThera, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, Tel-Aviv University, TelAviv, Israel
Discussion
1:10 pm – 1:15 pm
1
2
1:15 pm – 1:25 pm
156
DEFINITION OF DOSE WITHIN LASER PHOTOTHERAPY
Lars Hode, Swedish Laser Medical Society, Stockholm, Sweden
Discussion
157
PULSING INFLUENCES PHOTORADIATION OUTCOMES IN CELL CULTURE
Philip Brondon, Istvan Stadler, Raymond J. Lanzafame, Laser Center,
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Discussion
158
STIMULATION OF SKIN CELLS BY PULSED LIGHT AND RADIOFREQUENCY
ENERGIES AND ALA
Zvi Malik1, Moshe Cohen1, Life Sciences Faculty, Bar Ilan University, Ramat
Gan, Israel
Discussion
1:25 pm – 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 1:40 pm
1:40 pm – 1:45 pm
1:45 pm – 1:55 pm
1:55 pm – 2:00 pm
1
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm
2:10 pm – 2:15 pm
159
Research grant from Syneron
810nm WAVELENGTH LIGHT: AN EFFECTIVE THERAPY FOR TRANSECTED
OR CONTUSED RAT SPINAL CORD
Xingjia Wu1, Anton Dmitiev, Mario Cardoso, Angela Viers, Juanita Anders2,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Discussion
1
2
60
Equipment from PhotoThera
Equipment, salary and stockholder with PhotoThera
Salary from PhotoThera
Equipment, research grant, and royalties from PhotoThera
Photobiomodulation
Session
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
160
NEW TREATMENT APPLYING LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY ON THE
IMMEDIATE POST-MYELOMENINGOCELE REPAIRING IN NEWBORN
Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Nathali Cordeiro
Pinto, Elisabeth Matheus Yoshimura, Eduardo Alho, M. Mandel, Manoel
Jacobsen Teixeira, Clinical Hospital, Laser Medical Center Incor-Clinic
Hospital, Medical School University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
161
2:40 pm – 2:45 pm
LIGHT THERAPY AND SUPPLEMENTARY RIBOFLAVIN AS A TREATMENT FOR
ALS
Helina Moges, Olavo Vasconcelos, William Campbell, Juanita Anders,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Discussion
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Q&A
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
BREAK – VISIT THE EXHIBITS AND VIEW ePOSTERS
2:15 pm – 2:25 pm
2:25 pm – 2:30 pm
2:30 pm – 2:40 pm
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Surgical Session
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Surgical Applications – Sun C
Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
GYNECOLOGY
1:00 pm – 1:09 pm
201
COMPARATIVE STUDY, REJUVENATING LASER ASSISTED VAGINAL DELIVERY
vs VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH EPISIOTOMY
Gabriel E. De Peña, Laser Cosmeto-Gynecology and Obstetrics Institute,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
OPHTHALMOLOGY
1:10 pm – 1:19 pm
202
RESULTS OF THE TITANIUM:SAPPHIRE vs ARGON LASER TRABECULOPLASTY
MULTI-CENTER, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL♦
Joseph A. Lowery1, Shlomo Melamed2, SOLX, Inc., Boston, MA, Tel Hashomer
Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1
Travel expenses and salary from SOLX
Equipment, consulting fees, and travel expenses from SOLX
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
1:20 pm – 1:29 pm
203
NOVEL HANDPIECE FOR DELIVERY OF OPTIC FIBRE IN ENDOCANALICULAR
LASER ASSISTED DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY♦
Brigita Drnovsek, Matej Beltram, University Eye Hospital, Medical Centre,
Ljubljana, Slovenia
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
1:30 pm – 1:39 pm
204
ART OF LASER VISION SURGERY
Arun C. Gulani, Gulani Vision Institiute, Jacksonville, FL
1:40 pm – 1:49 pm
205
A PHOTO-TITRATABLE SHUNT TO CONTROL ELEVATED INTRA-OCULAR
PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH GLAUCOMA
Jason M. Clevenger1, Judy Lin2, Joseph Lowery3, Gabriel Simon4, SOLX
Glaucoma Division of Occulogix, Waltham, MA, Instituto Gabriel Simon
Oftalmología, Madrid, Spain
1
Equipment, salary, and stockholder with Occulogix
Salary and stockholder with Occulogix
3
Salary, stockholder, and intellectual property rights with Occulogix
4
Equipment, consulting fees, travel expenses, stockholder, and intellectual property rights with
Occulogix
2
1:50 pm – 1:59 pm
206
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AS TREATMENT OF CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC
CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY♦
Ryan Tarantola, Janice Law, Franco Recchia, Paul Sternberg, Jr., Anita
Agarwal, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, TN
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
62
Surgical Session
April 5, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
ONCOLOGY
2:00 pm – 2:09 pm
207
VINORELBINE AND PHOTOFRIN CONJUGATED TO MULTITARGETED SIRNA
AGAINST FOXM1 AND COX2 INHIBITED ANGIOGENIC, ANTIAPOPTOTIC, AND
METASTATIC MOLECULES LEADING TO APOPTOSIS, AND AUTOPHAGY IN
GASTRIC CANCER OF THE ANTRUM
John Giannios, Emmanuel Michailakis, Esmeralda Seraj, Theodore Kononas,
Nick Alexandropulos, Athens, Greece
2:10 pm – 2:19 pm
208
HEPATIC TUMORS NECROSIS USING OPTICAL DIFFUSING FIBER AND
THERMOREGULATION
Philippe Rochon, Romain Viard, Benjamin Wassmer, Jean Rousseau, Serge
Mordon, INSERM U703 IFR 114, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
2:20 pm – 2:29 pm
209
DETERMINING THE IDEAL TIME IRRADIATION AFTER CHLOROALUMINUM
PHTHALOCYANINE TETRASULFONATE INJECTION IN RATS WITH
COLORECTAL TUMORS BY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
Janaína Duarte, Fabrício Silveira, Landulfo Silveira, Jr., Alexandre Ferreira,
Marcos Tadeu Tavares Pacheco, Hélio Plapler, Universidade Federal de São
Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba Research and
Development Institute, São José dos Campos, Brazil
UROLOGY
2:30 pm – 2:39 pm
210
THE 2 MICRON CW LASER AS AN EFFECTIVE AND VERSATILE INSTRUMENT
IN UROLOGY
Tjeerd de Boorder, Tycho Lock, Matthijs Grimbergen, John Klaessens, Rudolf
Verdaasdonk, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2:40 pm – 2:49 pm
211
THE MANAGEMENT OF UPPER AND LOWER URINARY TRACT TRANSITIONAL
CELL CARCINOMA WITH HOLMIUM AND NEODYMIUM LASER ENERGY
Raymond W. Pak, Benjamin F. Katz, Scott Hubosky, Demetrius H. Bagley1,
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
212
Consulting fees with Karl Storz, Cook, BARD, and ACMI
CIRCUMFERENTIAL VAPORIZATION OF URETHRAL STRICTURES: LONG TERM
RESULTS
Inder Perkash, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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Sunday
At-A-Glance
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
April 6, 2008
Registration
6:30 am – 12:30 pm
Continental Breakfast
6:30 am – 8:00 am
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Lesions Expert Panel - Sun AB
Jerome M. Garden, M.D.
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Photobiomodulation
Miami
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Surgical
Applications
Sun 1-3
8:00 am – 9:00 am
BREAK (Sun Lobby)
10:00 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Basic Science
Session
Sun D
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery
Sun AB
Photobiomodulation
Miami
Expert Panel
April 6, 2008
Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Lesions Expert Panel – Sun AB
7:00 am – 7:45 am
Director: Jerome M. Garden, M.D.
Faculty: A. Jay Burns, M.D., Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D., Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
Objectives: Attendees should be individuals who have an interest in the treatment of pediatric patients with
the laser. Pediatric cases will be presented and an expert panel of laser specialists with extensive experience
in the use of lasers in the pediatric population will share their therapeutic approaches in each of the cases.
There will be an opportunity for questions and comments from the attendees
Disclosures
A. Jay Burns, M.D. received equipment and discounts from Cynosure, Palomar Medical Technologies, Sciton, and Zimmer Medizin
Systems; stockholder with Skin Medica, Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; research grant from Fraxel and Thermage; honoraria from Fraxel,
Sciton, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
Jerome M. Garden, M.D. received equipment from Candela Corporation, Laserscope, and Palomar Medical Technologies; stockholder
with Syneron
Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Cutera, DDD, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec,
Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.; discount and research grants from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD,
Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Iriderm, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Rhytec, Sciton, Thermage, Ulthera, and Zeltiq Aesthetics,
Inc.; honoraria from Candela Corporation, Cutera, Cynosure, DDD, Fraxel, HOYA ConBio, Lumenis, Rhytec, and Thermage
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D. received equipment and a discount from Candela Corporation, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, and
Syneron; research grants from Alma Lasers, Candela Corporation, Fraxel, Lumenis, Palomar Medical Technologies, Syneron, and
Ulthera
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Basic Science
Session
April 6, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Basic Science: The Cutting Edge in Optical Diagnostics and
Therapeutics of Tissues and Cells – Sun D
Director: J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Serge Mordon, Ph.D.
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
IMAGING TECHNIQUES AND DENTAL APPLICATIONS
8:00 am – 8:10 am
30
3D OCT IN EVALUATION OF RETINAL LESIONS
Bin Rao, Qiang Wang, Lingfeng Yu, Zhongping Chen, Beckman Laser Institute
and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
Discussion
31
APPLICATION OF IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCEMENT AND
SEGMENTATION OF BRUISES IN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGES
Lise Lyngsnes Randeberg, Henrik Mogens Gundersen, Bjorn Fossan
Rasmussen, Lars Othar Svaasand, Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Discussion
32
CHARACTERIZATION OF PIGMENTED LESIONS BY STOKES-POLARIMETRY
IMAGING
Jihoon Kim, Mary Martini, Joseph T. Walsh, Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL
Discussion
33
FLUORESCENT AND SCATTERING CONTRAST AGENTS IN A MOUSE MODEL
OF COLORECTAL CANCER
Amy M. Winkler, Photini F.S. Rice, Joseph M. Backer, Rebekah A. Drezek,
Marek Romanowski, Jennifer K. Barton, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
SibTech, Inc., Newington, CT, Rice University, Houston, TX
Discussion
34
HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY OF INJURY AND
REPAIR IN THE RAT SCIATIC NERVE
Cara Chlebicki, Alice Lee, Woonggyu Jung, Amir Karam, Leacky Liaw, Linda
Li, Belinda Dao, Allison Zemek, Zhongping Chen, Brian J.F. Wong, Beckman
Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
Discussion
8:11 am – 8:13 am
8:14 am – 8:24 am
8:25 am – 8:27 am
8:28 am – 8:38 am
8:39 am – 8:41 am
8:42 am – 8:52 am
8:53 am – 8:55 am
8:56 am - 9:06 am
9:07 am – 9:09 am
ELENA SALOMATINA - RECIPIENT OF 2007 ASLMS STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
9:10 am – 9:20 am
9:21 am – 9:23 am
35
IMAGE FUSION FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION OF SKIN CANCERS
Elena Salomatina, Rongjing Zhang, Anna N. Yaroslavsky, Wellman Center for
Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Discussion
65
Basic Science
Session
April 6, 2008
9:24 am – 9:34 am
36
INTRA-OPERATIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY OF THE HUMAN
LARYNX USING THE NIRIS SYSTEM
Majestic Tam, Roger Crumley, William Armstrong, James Ridgway,
Zhongping Chen, Brian J.F. Wong, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical
Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
Discussion
37
POLARIZATION SENSITIVE RETINAL IMAGING USING OPTICAL FREQUENCY
DOMAIN INTERFEROMETRY
Jordan Dwelle, Badr Elmanoui, Austin McElroy1, Nate Kemp2, H. Grady
Rylander, Thomas Milner, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX,
CardioSpectra, Inc., San Antonio, TX
Discussion
9:35 am – 9:37 am
9:38 am – 9:48 am
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
9:49 am – 9:51 am
1
2
10:03 am-10:05 am
ULTRASENSITIVE MONITORING OF REFRACTIVE INDEX VARIATIONS IN
ANALYTES OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS USING PHASE SENSITIVE
SPECTRAL DOMAIN OCT
Venu Gopal Reddy Manne, Ravi Klran Manapuram, Kirill Larin, University of
Houston, Houston, TX
Discussion
10:06 am – 10:29 am
BREAK – Sun Lobby
9:52 am – 10:02 am
10:30 am – 10:40 am
38
Salary, equity position, and intellectual property rights with Cardiospectra
Salary, equity position, stockholder, and intellectual property rights with Cardiospectra
39
QUANTIFICATION OF MOLECULAR DIFFUSION IN ARTERIAL TISSUES WITH
OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY
Mohamad G. Ghosn, Steven N. Ivers, Kirill V. Larin, University of Texas,
Houston, TX, Institute of Optics and Photonics, Saratov State University,
Saratov, Russia
Discussion
40
A MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO PULPAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
MONITORING
Maziar Mir, Tatiana B. Krasieva, Jun Zhang, Yeh-Chan Ahn, Hilari KawakamiWong, Norbert Gutknecht, Friedrich Lampert, Zhongping Chen, Petra
Wilder-Smith, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany, Beckman Laser
Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA
Discussion
41
CHANGES IN CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE IN DENTAL ENAMEL IRRADIATED
WITH Er,Cr:YSGG, Ho:YLF and Nd:YAG LASERS
Denise M. Zezell, Patricia Ana, Kleber Rosa, Aldo Craievich, Luciano
Bachmann, Centro de Lasers e Aplicações, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão
Preto, Instituto de Física – USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
10:41 am – 10:43 am
10:44 am – 10:54 am
10:55 am – 10:57 am
10:58 am – 11:08 am
11:09 am – 11:11 am
66
Basic Science
Session
April 6, 2008
11:12 am – 11:22 am
42
CHOOSING THE BEST TYPE OF DENTAL LASER
Mohamad Azhar Kharsa, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Discussion
43
OCT INVESTIGATION OF APICAL MICROLEAKAGE - A PRELIMINARY IN VITRO
STUDY
Carmen Todea1, Adrian Podoleanu, Cosmin Sinescu, Cosmin Balabuc, Laura
Filip, Meda Negrutiu, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Timisoara, Romania, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, United
Kingdom
Discussion
11:23 am – 11:25 am
11:26 am – 11:36 am
11:37 am – 11:39 am
1
11:40 am – 11:50 am
Research grant from Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research
44
RETROSPECTIVE X-BAND AND Q-BAND ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC
RESONANCE DOSIMETRY OF DENTAL ENAMEL
Tania De, Alex Romanyukha, Barry Pass, Prabhakar Misra, Howard
University, Washington, DC, Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Discussion
45
USAGE OF ERBIUM LASER FOR ETCHING IN ORTHODONTIC BONDING♦
Mohamed Azhar Kharsa, King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Discussion
11:51 am – 11:53 am
11:54 am – 12:04 pm
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
12:05 am – 12:07 pm
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
12:08 pm –12:18 pm
46
CHARACTERIZATION OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN MICE BONE INDUCED BY
OOPHORECTOMY USING LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE STUDY
Pratyush Kumar, Satish Rao, Rajesh Nayak, Sudha D. Kamath, Chidangil
Santhosh, Krishna K. Mahato, Kapaettu Satyamoorthy, Manipal University,
Manipal, India
Discussion
47
DETAILS OF OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT WITH A LASER-MAGNETIC AND
MICROWAVE SYSTEM♦
Yuriy Kulikovych, Doctor Kulikovych’s Clinic, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Discussion
12:19 pm –12:21 pm
12:22 pm –12:32 pm
12:33 pm –12:35 pm
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
67
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 6, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Cutaneous Laser Surgery – Sun AB
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Directors: Brian D. Zelickson, M.D., Eric F. Bernstein, M.D.
SKIN TIGHTENING AND TARGETING FAT
8:00 am – 8:01 am
8:02 am – 8:07 am
Introduction
98
NONABLATIVE SKIN TIGHTENING WITH A VARIABLE DEPTH HEATING 1310nm
WAVELENGTH LASER♦
Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas1, Yale University School of Medicine and Private
Practice, New York, NY
1
Research grant from Candela Corporation
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
8:08 am – 8:13 am
99
TRANSCUTANEOUS ULTRASOUND FOR TIGHTENING OF FOREHEAD, CHEEK
AND NECK SKIN: INCREMENTAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH REPEAT
TREATMENT AND PERSISTENCE OF CLINICAL EFFICACY♦
Murad Alam, Joslyn Witherspoon, Lucile White, Northwestern University,
Chicago, IL
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
8:14 am – 8:19 am
100
TRANSCUTANEOUS ENERGY DELIVERY TO THE FOREHEAD, CHEEKS, AND
NECK♦
Susan Walgrave, Irmina Wallander, Brian Zelickson1, Minneapolis, MN
1
Equipment and research grant from Ulthera
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
8:20 am – 8:25 am
101
DEEP INFRARED LIGHT FOR SKIN TIGHTENING COMBINED WITH 1540nm
FRACTIONAL RESURFACING: SPLIT-FACE STUDY
Robert A. Weiss1, Margaret A. Weiss2, Karen L. Beasley2, Maryland Laser, Skin
and Vein Institute, Baltimore, MD
1
2
8:26 am – 8:31 am
102
Research grant and honoraria from Palomar Medical Technologies
Equipment from Palomar Medical Technologies
RESULTS IN BODY CONTOURING USING EXTERNAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
IMPLEMENTED BY DEVICE THAT USE SYNCHRONOUS LIGHT, CONDUCTED
BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY AND MECHANICAL MASSAGE♦
Luigi Mazzi1, Verona, Italy
1
Honoraria from Syneron
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
8:32 am – 8:42 am
68
Discussion
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 6, 2008
8:43 am – 8:48 am
103
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
IN VIVO SELECTIVE PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE IN HUMAN
SUBJECTS♦
Molly Wanner1, Kanna Watanabe1, Denise Gagnon1, Mathew Avram1, R. Rox
Anderson2, Dieter Manstein2, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center
for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1
Equipment and research grant from Candela Corporation
Equipment, research grant, and royalty from Candela Corporation
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
8:49 am – 8:54 am
104
HIGH POWER RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF
SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES: ULTRASOUND IMAGING STUDY♦
James Newman1, Harriet Borofsky, San Mateo, CA
1
Discount and honoraria from Alma Laser
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
8:55 am – 9:00 am
105
EFFECTS OF MONOPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ON THE SUBCUTANEOUS FAT
LAYER IN AN ANIMAL MODEL
Christopher B. Zachary, Arshia Mian1, Laura J. England2, University of
California, Irvine, CA, Thermage, Inc., Hayward, CA
1
2
9:01 am – 9:06 am
106
Financial grant, equipment, and salary from Thermage
Equipment, salary, and equity position with Thermage
COMPLICATIONS IN 507 PATIENTS FROM LASER LIPOLYSIS UTILIZING A
1064nm Nd:YAG LASER
Bruce E. Katz1, Juva Skin & Laser Center, New York, NY
1
Consulting fees from El-En Engineering
9:07 am – 9:12 am
107
SMARTLIPO: 2003 - 2007 FOUR YEARS OF LASER BODY CONTOURING
Luigi Mazzi, Giovanni Gallo, Verona, Italy, Agrigento, Italy
9:13 am – 9:18 am
108
1064nm Nd:YAG LASER LIPOLYSIS OF THE ARM: CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGIC
CHANGES
Jacob Dudelzak, Mussarrat Hussain, David J. Goldberg1, Skin Laser & Surgery
Specialists of NY/NJ, New York, NY
1
9:19 am – 9:24 am
109
Research grant from Cynosure
LASER LIPOLYSIS: SKIN CONTRACTION EFFECT OF 1320nm♦
Robert A. Weiss1, Margaret A. Weiss2, Karen L. Beasley, Maryland Laser, Skin
and Vein Institute, Baltimore, MD
1
Equipment, discount, research grant, and intellectual property rights with CoolTouch
Equipment from CoolTouch
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
2
69
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 6, 2008
9:25 am – 9:30 am
110
EFFICACY OF SKIN TIGHTENING AND CONTOUR CORRECTION OF THE LOWER
FACE AND JOWL USING 1320nm LASER LIPOLYSIS: A COMPARISON
EVALUATION OF LIPOLYSIS WITHOUT ASPIRATION, LIPOLYSIS WITH
ASPIRATION, AND ASPIRATION WITHOUT LIPOLYSIS
Douglas J. Key1, Key Laser Institute for Aesthetic Medicine, Portland, OR
1
9:31 am – 9:45 pm
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Honoraria from New Star Lasers, Inc.
Discussion
9:46 am – 9:51 am
111
Late-Breaking Abstract
9:52 am – 9:57 am
112
Late-Breaking Abstract
10:00 am–10:29 am
BREAK – Sun Lobby
HAIR AND PIGMENT REMOVAL
10:30 am-10:35 am
113
CONSUMER USE OF A DIODE LASER FOR HAIR REMOVAL
Ronald G. Wheeland1, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
1
10:36 am-10:41 am
114
PERMANENT HAIR REDUCTION USING A PROGRAMMABLE WAVELENGTH
INFRARED FLASHLAMP DEVICE
Jacqueline Calkin1, Alison Boudreaux2, Calkin/Boudreaux Dermatology
Associates, Sacramento, CA
1
2
10:42 am-10:47 am
115
116
Research grant from Cutera; honoraria from Cutera, Bioform, and Fraxel
Research grant from Cutera
THE EFFECT OF A NOVEL, LOW-ENERGY, PULSED-LIGHT DEVICE FOR HOMEUSE HAIR REMOVAL
Tina S. Alster1, Elizabeth L.Tanzi, Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser
Surgery, Washington, DC
1
10:48 am-10:53 am
Research grant from Spectragenics
Equity position with Litetouch
HAIR REMOVAL WITH A CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER♦
Uwe Paasch1, Detlef Russ1, Sonja Grunewald1, Marc Bodendorf1, Jan C. Simon1,
University of Leipzig, Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und
Messtechnik, Leipzig, Germany
1
Research grant from Wavelight
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
70
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 6, 2008
10:54 am-10:59 am
117
CLINICAL AND IN-VITRO INVESTIGATION OF LOW-FLUENCE PHOTOEPILATION
WITH AN IPL SYSTEM
Tom Nuijs1, Lenieke Evers1, Guido Roosen1, Gill Westgate2, Peter Bjerring2,
Patricia van Kemenade1, Michiel Roersma1, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands, Westgate Consultancy Limited, Stevington, Bedfordshire, United
Kingdom, Molholm Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
1
2
11:00 am-11:05 am
118
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Salary from Royal Philips
Consulting fees from Royal Philips
HAIR REMOVAL WITH BLENDED 755/1064nm LASER ENERGY♦
E. Victor Ross1, Sarah Davis, K.L. McKinney, Melinda Williams, Christina Dore,
Domankevitz Yacov2, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, CA, Candela Corporation,
Wayland, MA
1
Financial grant, discount, research grant, honoraria, and intellectual property rights with
Candela Corporation
2
Salary from Candela Corporation
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
11:06 am-11:11 am
119
PAIN AND HAIR REDUCTION WITH A 1064nm Nd:YAG LASER ON DARK
PHOTOTYPES
Nathalie Fournier1, CLDP Clapiers, France
1
Consulting fees and travel expenses from Candela Corporation; research grant from CandelaInolase
11:12 am–11:27 am
11:28 am-11:33 am
Discussion
120
SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF MELASMA TREATMENT WITH Q-SWITCHED LASER
vs INTENSE PULSED LIGHT: A RATER-BLINDED RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL♦
Murad Alam, Joslyn Witherspoon, Simon Yoo, Shadi Zari, Roopal Kundu,
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
11:34 am-11:39 am
121
TREATMENT OF MELASMA WITH VARIABLE SQUARE PULSE Er:YAG LASER
RESURFACING
Woraphong Manuskiatti, Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha, Sujittra Siriphukpong,
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
11:40 am-11:45 am
122
PIGMENTATION: SELECTIVE PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS OR NON-SPECIFIC SKIN
NECROSIS USING DIFFERENT IPL SYSTEMS?
Russell Emerson1, Godfrey A. Town2, Caerwyn Ash3, Hove Skin Clinic, Hove,
United Kingdom, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom, University of Wales
Swansea, United Kingdom
1
Discount, travel expenses, and honoraria from CyDen Ltd.
Consulting fees and travel expenses from CyDen Ltd.
3
Travel expenses and salary from CyDen Ltd.
2
71
Cutaneous Laser
Surgery Session
April 6, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
11:46 am-11:51 am
123
EFFICACY OF FRACTIONATED (FRAXEL) LASER THERAPY COMPARED TO
INTENSE PULSED LIGHT FOR THE TREATMENT OF MELASMA IN DARKER SKIN
TYPES
Cynthia Weinstein, Kamala Da Silva, Patrick Chen, Mark Attalla, Melbourne,
Australia
11:52 am-11:57 am
124
BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF HIGH POWER LED THERAPY AFTER FRACTIONAL
RESURFACING FOR MELASMA♦
Daniel Barolet1, Annie Boucher, McGill University, RoseLab Skin Optics
Research Laboratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1
Equity position and intellectual property rights with Opusmed
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
11:58 am-12:03 pm
125
CRYO-LASER AND CRYO-SCLEROTHERAPY GUIDED BY THE VEINVIEWER: A 3YEAR EXPERIENCE
R. Kasuo Miyake1, Rodrigo Kikuchi2, Flavio H. Duarte, John Davidson,
Clinica Miyake, São Paulo, Brazil
1
2
Financial grant, equipment, and travel expenses from Luminetx
Travel expenses from Luminetx
12:04 pm-12:09 pm
126
THE INFLUENCE OF COMPRESSED VEIN SHAPE AND BLOOD CONCENTRATION
ON HEAT GENERATION DURING ENDOVENOUS LASER TREATMENT FOR
VARIOUS LASER WAVELENGTHS
Alex Rem, Ben Disselhoff, John Klaessens, Rudolf Verdaasdonk, University
Medical Center, Mesos Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
12:10 pm-12:15 pm
127
LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF INTRAVASCULAR 1320nm LASER
CLOSURE OF THE GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN
Katrina E. Woodhall, Jane Khoury, Pavan K. Nootheti, Raminder Saluja,
Mitchel P. Goldman, Dermatology/Cosmetic Laser Associates of La Jolla, Inc.,
La Jolla, CA
12:16 pm–12:30 pm
72
Discussion
Photobiomodulation
Session
April 6, 2008
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
Photobiomodulation – Miami
Director: Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D.
9:00 pm – 12:00 pm
PHOTOBIOMODULATION: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
9:00 am – 9:10 am
162
9:10 am – 9:15 am
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PHOTOMODULATION AS AN ADJUVANT TREATMENT
TO FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS
Zakia Rahman1, Kerrie Jiang2, Heather Tanner2, Merredith Zarsadias3,
Newark, CA
Discussion
1
Equipment from Phototherapeutics, consulting fees, and equity position with Fraxel
Equipment from Phototherapeutics, salary, and equity position with Fraxel
3
Equipment from Phototherapeutics; salary from Fraxel
2
9:15 am – 9:25 am
163
9:25 am – 9:30 am
A STUDY EXAMINING THE TREATMENT OF HAND PHOTO DAMAGE WITH THE
FRAXEL SR LASER SYSTEM♦
Neil Sadick, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
Discussion
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
9:30 am – 9:40 am
164
9:40 am – 9:45 am
PHOTOMOLOGYTM – SOME EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF
POSTULATED MECHANISM OF ACTION
Michael Pankratov1, Mary Lisa Stoll1, Andrea Morrison1, William McGrail1,
Elemè Medical, Inc., Merrimack, NH
Discussion
1
9:45 am – 9:55 am
165
9:55 am – 10:00 am
10:00 am–10:30 am
10:30 am-10:40 am
10:40 am-10:45 am
Salary and equity position with Elemè Medical, Inc.
STUDY OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH MUSCULAR PAIN
DUE TO TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS
Maria Cristina Chavantes, V. Farias, Suley Tomimura, Ricardo Trajano,
Nathali Pinto, Mauro Favoretto, Andre Luiz Ramos, Laser Medical Center
Incor-Clinic Hospital, Medical School, Physics Institute, University of São
Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
BREAK – Sun Lobby
166
LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY TREATMENT OF EPICONDYLITIS
Fred Kahn, Jeffrey Matthews, Meditech International, Inc., Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Discussion
73
Photobiomodulation
Session
April 6, 2008
10:45 am-10:55 am
167
SPERM MOTILITY ENHANCEMENT WITH LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY
Philip Gabel, Keith Harrison, James Carroll, University Sunshine Coast
Australia, Queensland Fertility Group Australia, Brisbane, Australia, THORLaser, Chesham, United Kingdom
Discussion
168
A PROSPECTIVE, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL TO
EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF NEAR INFRARED LIGHT
EMITTING DIODES FOR THE TREATMENT OF LOCALIZED PSORIATIC
PLAQUES♦
Monica Halem, Joely Kaufman, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Discussion
10:55 am-11:00 am
11:00 am-11:10 am
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
11:10 am-11:15 am
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
11:15 am-11:25 am
169
LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY FOR TRACHEAL STENOSIS: PILOT STUDY WITH
EFFECTIVE RESULTS
Maria Cristina Chavantes, Laser Medical Center Incor-Clinic Hospital, Medical
School University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
170
PREVENT COMPLICATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY: A SUCCESSFUL
METHOD APPLYING LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY
Nathali Cordeiro Pinto, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Noedir Stolf, Laser
Medical Center Incor, Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Heart InstituteClinic Hospital, Medical School University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Discussion
171
THE EFFECT OF LOW ENERGY GALLIUM-ARSENIDE LASER THERAPY ON
SPUTUM CONVERSION RATE DURING TREATMENT OF MULTI DRUG
RESISTANCE TUBERCULOSIS♦
Man Mohan Puri1, LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New
Delhi, India
Discussion
11:25 am-11:30 am
11:30 am-11:40 am
11:40 am-11:45 am
11:45 am-11:55 am
11:55 am-12:00 pm
1
Salary from LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
♦Content discusses non-FDA approved device or off-label use.
74
Surgical Session
April 6, 2008
Surgical Applications – Sun 1-3
Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A.
2008 Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2008
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida
8:00 am – 9:00 am
UROLOGY
8:00 am – 8:09 am
213
THE SIMULTANEOUS SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION USE OF THE LITHOCLAST
ULTRA AND GREENLIGHT LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF LARGE BLADDER
CALCULI AND BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA: OUR FIRST FIFTEEN
PATIENTS
James C. Ulchaker1, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
1
8:10 am – 8:19 am
214
CATHETER FREE LITHIUM TRIBORIDE LASER PHOTOSELECTIVE
VAPORIZATION PROSTATECTOMY
Massimiliano Spaliviero, Motoo Araki, Carson Wong1, University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
1
8:20 am – 8:29 am
215
2
216
217
218
Consulting fees from American Medical Systems
LITHIUM TRIBORIDE LASER PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORIZATION
PROSTATECTOMY FOR SYMPTOMATIC BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA:
INITIAL OUTCOMES
Carson Wong1, Massimiliano Spaliviero, Motoo Araki, University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
1
8:50 am – 8:59 am
Consulting fees from American Medical Systems
Investigator for American Medical Systems
EFFICIENCY OF LITHIUM TRIBORIDE LASER PHOTOSELECTIVE
VAPORIZATION PROSTATECTOMY: KINETIC PERFORMANCE STUDY
Carson Wong1, Massimiliano Spaliviero, Motoo Araki, University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
1
8:40 am – 8:49 am
Consulting fees from American Medical Systems
CONTRASTING 80 W POTASSIUM-TITANYL-PHOSPHATE AND 120 W LITHIUM
TRIBORIDE LASER PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORIZATION PROSTATECTOMY FOR
SYMPTOMATIC BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Massimiliano Spaliviero, Motoo Araki, Po N. Lam, Daniel J. Culkin2, Carson
Wong1, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
1
8:30 am – 8:39 am
Research grant from American Medical Systems
Consulting fees from American Medical Systems
POTASSIUM-TITANYL-PHOSPHATE LASER PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORIZATION
PROSTATECTOMY FOR SYMPTOMATIC BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Massimiliano Spaliviero, Motoo Araki, Po N Lam, Daniel J. Culkin2, Carson
Wong1, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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2
Consulting fees from American Medical Systems
Investigator for American Medical Systems
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Poster Chairs: Ashish C. Bhatia, M.D., Zakia Rahman, M.D., Cameron K. Rokhsar, M.D.
Exhibit Chair: Greg Absten, B.Sc., M.B.A., C.L.R.T.
Ashish C. Bhatia, M.D. received travel expenses from Through the Lens
Zakia Rahman, M.D. received equipment from GentleWaves/Light BioScience, Phototherapeutics; stockholder with Fraxel
Cameron K. Rokhsar, M.D. received consulting fees from Candela Corporation, Fraxel, and Syneron
Greg Absten, B.Sc., M.B.A., C.L.R.T. serves on the board of the non-profit organization, Professional Medical Education Association
The 2008 ASLMS Annual Conference poster session will clearly be different than at past years conferences.
ePoster presenters will have visibility that they have never experienced before. A number of viewing
stations will be located both in the Exhibit Hall and main registration area. We have extended the lunch
hour to allow additional time for viewing ePosters and visiting with the exhibitors. No hard copy posters
will be on display. A limited number of ePoster presenters will also be invited to display their ePoster in
the Cutaneous Laser Surgery session and will be invited to participate in the discussion. CME credits will be
offered for viewing the ePosters.
The final list of posters and exhibitors will be printed in the Final Program and will be available at the time
of the 28th ASLMS Annual Conference.
Silent Auction
Due to the huge success of our 2nd Annual Silent Auction held at the 27th ASLMS Annual Conference in
Texas, we will once again conduct a Silent Auction at our upcoming Annual Conference. Last year, 33
companies donated lasers, laser safety equipment, continuing education courses, aesthetic products,
advertising, and even trips. Over $300,000 was raised with net proceeds used exclusively to provide
research grants which foster the development of laser technology in health care.
3rd Annual Silent Auction Schedule
March 3, 2008
On-line bidding opens.
April 2, 2008
On-line bidding closes at 11:59 pm CST.
April 3, 2008
Annual Conference bidding opens in exhibition hall at 5:30 pm.
April 5, 2008
Annual Conference bidding closes at 7:00 pm and winning bids will be announced at 7:15 pm.
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We would like to thank the following companies for donating items to the 3rd Annual Silent Auction.
Additional items will be posted on the Society’s Web site, www.aslms.org, as they become available.
Company Name
Donation
3Gen, LLC
Dual Dermatoscope
Aesthetic Buyer’s Guide
Body Shaping Market Study
Aesthetic Marketing Concepts
Custom Marketing Package
Canfield Imaging Systems
Mirror PhotoFile and Canon S5 IS Bundle
Creative Age Publications
One – Four Color Ad in Medesthetics or Dayspa Magazine
Cutera
Northern California Wine Valley Weekend Getaway
Cynosure
TriActive Workstation
Elsevier/W.B. Saunders/Mosby
Three Books
Elta Swiss-American Products, Inc.
EltaMD Sun Care Products
InBliss Coaching and Consulting, LLC
Leadership Workshop
Laser Institute of America
On-line Medical Laser Safety Officer Training Course
MJD Patient Communications
Ten Reception Area Slide Presentations
Oculo-Plastik, Inc.
Durette® II External Laser Shields, Durette® III External
Laser Shields, Durette® IV External Laser Shields, all
include Patient’s Goggles with Mobile Metal Attachments
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.
Palomar Starlux 300 Pulsed Light & Laser Platform with a
Palomar Lux Y Handpiece
Photomedex-ProCyte
ProCyte – Skin Care Basket
Professional Medical Education Association
Comprehensive Laser Maintenance & Repair Training
Medical Laser Safety Officer Home Study Program
Laser Hair Removal Home Study Program
Aesthetic Laser Procedures Home Study Program
Syris Scientific
V600 Visualization System
Zimmer MedizinSystems
Zimmer Cryo 6 Cold Air Device
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ASLMS Policy on Mechanism to Identify
and Resolve Conflict of Interest
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). As such, we have made the choice to meet the ACCME’s criteria
for our practice of continuing medical education. Our accreditation is important to us. We look forward to
working together to provide CME at the highest standard.
The ASLMS has implemented a process where everyone who is in a position to control the content of an
educational activity must disclose to us all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest
they and their spouse/partner may have received within the last 12 months. Should it be determined that
a conflict of interest exists as a result of a financial relationship, it will need to be resolved prior to their
involvement. In order to do this, all individuals who are in a position to control the content must complete
a disclosure form. If any conflict develops between the time the disclosure form is completed and the
educational activity, the individual must notify the ASLMS in writing and disclose the additional conflict of
interest. Individuals, who refuse to disclose relevant financial relationships, will be disqualified from being
a part of the planning and implementation of the CME activity.
Process of Identifying and Resolving Conflict of Interest
Annual
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
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10)
11)
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The President selects the Program Chair.
A Disclosure of Conflict of Interest “COI” form is completed by the Program Chair.
If the Program Chair refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships, he/she will be disqualified
from participating in the program.
The CME Director reviews the Program Chair disclosure form and completes an Acknowledgement
of Disclosure Review form. If it appears that the Program Chair has a COI as a result of a financial
relationship, it will need to be resolved in order for the person to serve as Program Chair. If
necessary, determination will be made by the CME Director under the guidance of the Board of
Directors whether the proposed Program Chair can participate in the program.
The Program Chair selects Section Chairs.
A COI form is completed by all of the Section Chairs.
If the Section Chair refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships, he/she will be disqualified
from participating in the program.
The Program Chair reviews the Section Chair COI forms and completes an Acknowledgement of
Disclosure Review form. If it appears that a Section Chair has a COI as a result of a financial
relationship, it will need to be resolved in order for the person to serve as Section Chair. If
necessary, determination will be made by the Program Chair and CME Director under the guidance
of the Board of Directors whether the proposed Section Chair can participate in the program.
The Speakers complete the online abstract form, which contains "required fields" for disclosure.
The Section Chairs review the abstract and Speaker disclosure and completes an
Acknowledgement of Disclosure Review form. If it appears that a Speaker has a COI as a result of
a financial relationship, it will need to be resolved prior to the activity. If necessary,
determination will be made by the Section Chair, Program Chair and CME Director under the
guidance of the Board of Directors whether the proposed speaker can participate in the program.
If any conflicts develop between the time the disclosure form is completed and the educational
activity, the individual must notify the ASLMS in writing and disclose the additional conflict of
interest.
The Section Chair and Speaker disclosure information is printed in the Final Program and journal.
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12)
At the Annual conference:
a)
Each Section Chair is provided with a checklist of Speakers who are required to disclose
COI. The Section Chair is instructed to remind the Speaker to verbally disclose COI prior to
their presentation, sign off on the checklist provided, and return the form to the ASLMS.
b)
In addition to a COI statement being printed in program materials, a COI slide will be
prepared by the ASLMS Central Office based on the information provided on the completed
disclosure form. The slide will be inserted before each presentation on the Central Server
and will include any proprietary interest in any drugs, instruments, or devices discussed in
the presentation and/or any compensation received. Similarly, a slide will be shown to
disclose the fact that the presentation content includes off-label uses of drugs or devices.
c)
A copy of the session schedule and disclosure is posted at the entrance of the session room.
d)
If a Speaker discloses a COI in writing, but does not verbally disclose prior to his/her
presentation, the Section Chair will remind the Speaker at the end of the presentation to
disclose the COI.
e)
If a Speaker does not pre-disclose in writing or verbally, but it becomes apparent that a COI
exists, the Section Chair, Program Chair, CME Director and/or Board Member will notify the
audience and the speaker of the perceived COI. The speaker will be warned that further
failures to comply with policy will result in the speaker’s inability to participate in CME
related activities of ASLMS in the future. (The Board of Directors may, at its discretion,
impose other sanctions it feels are appropriate).
f)
Board members are provided with audit forms and asked to verify if Speakers disclose COI.
g)
Attendees complete evaluation forms and are asked to comment about proper COI
disclosure. Evaluation forms are reviewed by the CME Director, Program Chair, and Section
Chairs and appropriate corrective action is taken.
Courses/Workshops (Directors/Faculty)
1)
The Program Chair selects Course/Workshop Directors.
2)
A Disclosure of Conflict of Interest “COI” form is completed by all Course/Workshop Directors.
3)
If the Course/Workshop Director refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships, he/she will be
disqualified from participating in the program.
4)
The Program Chair and CME Director review the Course/Workshop Director disclosure forms. The
Program Chair completes an Acknowledgement of Disclosure Review form. If it appears that a
Course/Workshop Director has a COI as a result of a financial relationship, it will need to be
resolved in order for the person to serve as Course/Workshop Director. If necessary, determination
will be made by the Program Chair and CME Director under the guidance of the Board of Directors if
the proposed Course/Workshop Director can participate in the program.
5)
The Course/Workshop Director selects Faculty.
6)
The COI forms are completed by all Faculty.
7)
If the Faculty Member refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships, he/she will be
disqualified from participating in the program.
8)
The Faculty COI forms are reviewed by the Course/Workshop Director and CME Director.
Course/Workshop Director completes an Acknowledgment of Disclosure Review form. If it
appears that a Faculty Member has a COI as a result of a financial relationship, it will need to be
resolved in order for the person to serve as a Faculty Member. If necessary, determination will be
made by the Course/Workshop Director, Program Chair, and CME Director under the guidance of
the Board of Directors whether the proposed Faculty Member can participate in the program.
9)
If any conflicts develop between the time the disclosure form is completed and the educational
activity, the individual must notify the ASLMS in writing and disclose the additional conflict of
interest.
10)
Disclosure information is printed in course/workshop books.
11)
At the conference:
a)
The Course/Workshop Director is provided with a checklist of Faculty Members who are
required to disclose COI. The Course/Workshop Director is instructed to remind the Faculty
to verbally disclose COI prior to their presentation, sign off on the checklist provided, and
return the form to the ASLMS.
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
In addition to a COI statement being printed in program materials, a COI slide will be
prepared by the ASLMS Central Office based on the information provided on the completed
disclosure form. The slide will be inserted before each presentation on the Central Server
and will include any proprietary interest in any drugs, instruments, or devices discussed in
the presentation and/or any compensation received. Similarly, a slide will be shown to
disclose the fact that the presentation content includes off-label uses of drugs or devices.
A copy of the session schedule and disclosure is posted at the entrance of the session room.
If a Faculty Member discloses a COI in writing, but does not verbally disclose prior to his/her
presentation, the Course/Workshop Director will remind Faculty at the end of the
presentation to disclose COI.
If a Faculty Member does not pre-disclose in writing or verbally, but it becomes apparent
that a COI exists, the Course/Workshop Director, Program Chair, CME Director and/or Board
Member will notify the audience and the speaker of the perceived COI. The speaker will be
warned that further failures to comply with policy will result in the speaker’s inability to
participate in CME related activities of ASLMS in the future. (The Board of Directors may, at
its discretion, impose other sanctions it feels are appropriate).
Board members are provided with audit forms and asked to verify if Faculty discloses COI.
Attendees complete evaluation forms and are asked to comment about proper COI disclosure.
Evaluation forms are reviewed by the CME Director, Program Chair, and Course/Workshop
Directors and appropriate corrective action is taken.
Board of Directors
In order for the Society to further the purpose for which it is organized and to maintain its reputation for
excellence, it is important that Society decisions and actions not be influenced unduly by any special
interests or individual members. The Society depends upon its members to shape its policies and the
actions of those organization policy makers must not be inappropriately affected by outside influences.
Members of the ASLMS Board of Directors are required to complete a Disclosure of Interest Statement
annually. Copies of the completed disclosure forms are available at the ASLMS Central Office upon
request.
Approved by the Board of Directors, October 24, 2006
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Audiovisual
ATTN: SPEAKERS (AUDIOVISUAL REQUIREMENTS - SPEAKER READY ROOM – Captiva 1)
All presentations will be pre-loaded on the ASLMS network presentation system server. You will not be
able to use your personal laptop computer for your presentation.
All speakers are required to check presentations in at the ASLMS Speaker Ready Room at least 12 hours in
advance. This will allow you time to assure compatibility, prepare, rehearse, and finalize your presentation
before you submit it to the attendant in the Speaker Ready Room.
You will be able to access the
presentation upload site from the ASLMS Web site conference page beginning January 15, 2008. When you
visit the Speaker Ready Room at the conference you will be able to view and make changes to your
presentation before your session. It is imperative that you review your presentation in the Speaker Ready
Room if it was created on a Macintosh computer.
Once you are comfortable that your visuals are prepared, check in again at the desk and inform the
representative from the audiovisual company, Loftus Associates, who will be staffing the Speaker Ready
Room that your presentation is ready to be loaded to the conference room computer. Confirm the date,
time, and room for your session.
The computers will be configured identical to the presentation computers in each conference room.
Installing and testing your presentations will confirm that no issues will arise during your presentation. To
access your file(s) on the server for any subsequent viewing/edits, you must provide appropriate I.D. (i.e.,
driver's license) to access/checkout the file. When completed, inform the technician of any changes so the
file can be copied to the server and the old version removed.
Speaker Ready Room at the Gaylord PalmsTM Resort and Convention Center: Captiva 1
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
6:30 am - 5:00 pm
6:30 am - 5:30 pm
6:30 am - 6:00 pm
6:30 am - 5:00 pm
6:30 am - 12:30 pm
As you begin your talk, the computer technician will load the first slide and it will be displayed on the
screen. A computer monitor will also be provided on the head table next to the lectern to view your
presentation while you are delivering it to your audience. You will have mouse control to advance your
presentation from the lectern from which you are speaking.
Session rooms will be supplied with the equipment outlined below.
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Pentium IV PC computer pre-loaded with all of the presentations for that session 45 minutes before
the session begins
Data projector
Screen and laser pointer
Microphones as requested
Audio/computer technician
If you have any technical questions, please contact Michael Loftus of Loftus Associates at
[email protected]
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General Conference Information
ASLMS BUSINESS MEETING
Attention Members: A $25 coupon off of your 2009 membership dues will be available to members who
attend the ASLMS Business Meeting on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 11:30 am in Sun AB. Coupons will be
handed out to ASLMS members at the entrance doors at the start of the Business Meeting. ASLMS staff
members will be located at the entrance doors at the conclusion of the Business Meeting to collect
completed coupons. Only those members who turn in a completed coupon at the conference will have $25
deducted from their 2009 membership dues. No exceptions will be made.
CHILDCARE SERVICES
Children under the age of 16 are not permitted in the Exhibit Hall or scientific sessions. Upon request, the
Gaylord Palms concierge will be able to provide referrals of several licensed and bonded childcare services.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / CASH LUNCH
A continental breakfast and cash lunch will be provided to course and conference attendees.
DISASTER POLICY
In the event of an emergency situation during the Annual Conference, information will be posted on the
Society’s Web site, aslms.org.
DISCOUNTED DISNEY TICKETS
For advance purchase of specially priced Disney Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, visit
www.aslms.org, click on Annual Conference and Discounted Disney Tickets. Please note that access to this
Web link requires the installation of Macromedia Flash.
POSTERS/EXHIBITS
A complete listing of posters and exhibitors will be printed in the Final Program available at the time of the
28th ASLMS Annual Conference.
HOTEL INFORMATION
TM
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
6000 West Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, Florida 34746
Main Hotel Number: (407) 586-0000
Guest Fax: (407) 586-1999
Check-in: 3:00 pm / Check-out: 11:00 am
LITERATURE / PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEOTAPING POLICY
NO literature can be distributed during courses and scientific sessions. NO photography or videotaping is
permitted in courses, scientific sessions, and exhibit hall.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language at the 28th ASLMS Annual Conference and Courses is English.
translation is available.
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General Conference
Conference Information
Information
PRIZE DRAWING
You must attend the entire Plenary Session to be eligible for the daily $500 prize drawing. No exceptions
will be made. Prize entry blanks will be handed out to attendees during the first 10 minutes of each
plenary session. ASLMS staff members will be located at the entrance doors at the conclusion of the
Plenary Session to collect your completed entry blank. The winners’ names will be posted on a sign outside
the plenary session door and in the exhibit hall each day. Increase your chances to win up to $1,000 by
attending the Plenary Sessions on both Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th. Thank you for attending
and good luck!
PHOTOGRAPHS
The ASLMS reserves the right to take photos at the Annual Conference and to publish the photos in ASLMS
marketing materials. Your attendance and registration authorizes the ASLMS to publish photos in our
publications, marketing materials and on our Web site. If your photo appears on the Web site or in a
publication, and you prefer that we discontinue using the image, please contact our office to identify the
photo.
SMOKING
It is a policy of the ASLMS that the use of tobacco products is strictly prohibited at the conference and in
all areas of the exhibit hall (including setup and dismantle of exhibits). Thank you for not smoking.
ROOM ASSIGNMENTS
Room assignments published in the Preliminary Program are subject to change. Please refer to the final
room assignments published in the Final Program which will be available onsite.
ATTENTION: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
The ASLMS is committed to making its conference accessible to all individuals. If you have a disability,
check the individual with disabilities line on the conference registration and hotel reservation forms.
Advance notification of any special needs will help us better serve you. Most requests for auxiliary aids or
services can be accommodated, if the ASLMS is notified prior to the Annual Conference.
COPYRIGHT
All of the proceedings of the Annual Conference, including the presentation of scientific papers, are
intended solely for the benefit of the members of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery,
Inc. No statement of presentation made is to be regarded as dedicated to the public domain. Any
statement or presentation is to be regarded as limited publication only and all property rights in the
material presented, including common law copyright, are expressly reserved to the speaker or to the
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. Any sound reproduction, transcript, or other use of
the material presented to the convention without the permission of the speaker or the ASLMS is prohibited
to the full extent of common law copyright in such material.
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DISCLAIMER
The views expressed and materials presented throughout the Annual Conference whether during scientific
sessions, instructional courses, or otherwise, represent the personal views of the individual participants
and do not represent the opinion of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. This
organization assumes no responsibility for the content of the presentations made by an individual
participant or group of participants.
DISCLOSURE OF FACULTY'S AND SPEAKER'S COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP(S)
Consistent with the ASLMS policy, faculty and speakers for the conference are expected to disclose to you
at the beginning of their presentation, any economic or other personal interests that create, or it may be
perceived as creating, a conflict related to the material discussed. This policy is intended to make you
aware of faculty's and speaker's interests, so you may form your own judgments about such material.
Disclosure of faculty's and speaker's relationship(s) is indicated in the conference program. Please be
advised that FDA approval is specific as regards to approved uses and labeling of drugs and devices. The
presenter must disclose whether or not the device/treatment is approved by the FDA or if it is considered
to be investigational, and must fully disclose any off-label use of devices, drugs or other materials that
constitute the subject of the presentation. In order to meet the guidelines established by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education, the ASLMS Committee on Continuing Education has endorsed the
policy that disclosure of all proprietary interests or other potential conflicts of interest be provided to
conference registrants of all speakers and spouses who have relationships with industry.
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Thank You
The ASLMS would like to thank Dr. Howard Schlossberg, Program Manager at the Air
Force Office for Scientific Research for the grant to the Society which allows the
ASLMS to support the attendance of graduate student and postdoctoral fellow
attendance at our upcoming Annual Conference in Kissimmee, Florida.
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Continuing Education Credits
CONFERENCE
ACCME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASLMS COURSES/WORKSHOPS/LUNCHEONS
A statement of CME credit hours will be issued to you following the conference which you can forward to
your specialty boards, specialty academies or to your State Medical Examining Boards to meet your
continuing education requirements.
ACCME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. designates these educational activities for the
following AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care Course
Biophysics/Tissue Interaction Module Only
Medical/Legal and Laser Safety Module Only
CME CREDIT HOURS
CE CONTACT HOURS*
13.0 credit hours
3.5 credit hours
3.5 credit hours
15.6 contact hours
4.5 contact hours
4.5 contact hours
N/A
8.7 contact hours
Skin Rejuvenation Course
3.5 credit hours
4.4 contact hours
Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions Course
3.5 credit hours
4.1 contact hours
Laser and Light Source Hair Removal Course
3.5 credit hours
4.0 contact hours
How Can We Use Diagnostic Information Course
3.0 credit hours
3.3 contact hours
Laser Treatment of Patients of Color Course
3.0 credit hours
3.4 contact hours
Complications and Legal Issues Workshop
2.0 credit hours
2.4 contact hours
Photodynamic Therapy Workshop
2.0 credit hours
2.4 contact hours
Technologies for Fat Related Disorders Workshop
2.0 credit hours
2.4 contact hours
Nursing/Allied Health Course
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
CME CREDIT HOURS CE CONTACT HOURS*
Emerging Technologies in Cutaneous Medicine Workshop 2.0 credit hours
2.3 contact hours
Periocular Rejuvenation Workshop
2.0 credit hours
2.4 contact hours
My Approach to Resurfacing Luncheon
1.0 credit hour
1.2 contact hours
My Approach to Skin Tightening Technologies Luncheon 1.0 credit hour
1.2 contact hours
Improving Your Office Photography System: What You
Really Need to Know Straight from the Source
Luncheon
1.0 credit hour
1.2 contact hours
A Comprehensive Recognition of Complications,
Prevention and Treatment Encountered by Nursing/
Allied Health Professionals Luncheon
1.5 credit hour
2.1 contact hours
My Approach to Fractional Resurfacing Luncheon
1.0 credit hour
1.2 contact hours
Non-Invasive Fat Removal: Where Do We Stand
Luncheon
1.0 credit hour
1.2 contact hours
Molecular Effects of Laser Therapy and Other Cosmetic
Treatments of Photodamaged Skin Luncheon
1.0 credit hour
1.2 contact hours
*These offerings by the ASLMS, in conjunction with Professional Medical Education Association, are
accredited for the above contact hours. Professional Medical Education Association is approved by the
California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 12386. Note: Most State Boards of Nursing accept
another State Board's approval for granting credits. Check with the Board of Nursing in your state for
clarification. Certificates of Attendance will be provided.
CME Mission Statement
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) is dedicated to enhancing the understanding of
lasers and the application of lasers and related technologies in biomedicine. The ASLMS accomplishes this
goal through committee meetings, general sessions, the Annual Conference and educational courses. A
variety of educational formats are used including plenary lectures, scientific paper and poster presentations,
panel discussions, didactic lectures, and educational courses. ASLMS is a multi-disciplinary group whose
membership includes representatives from all medical and surgical disciplines, nursing, dentistry, podiatric
medicine, veterinary medicine, industry, research and government. The latest information regarding
biomedical applications of laser technologies is presented by experts from these fields. The ASLMS is the
largest organization of its kind and seeks to enhance dialogue between clinicians, scientists, industry and
government through its variety of educational formats. Integrated programs are designed to enable each
participant at the Annual Conference to select the program and course of learning which best meets
individual educational needs while at the same time covering a broader more balanced range of topics.
Written and verbal evaluations measure the degree to which these educational objectives are met and also
provide information for future conferences. The ASLMS also functions as both advocate and advisor to a
variety of groups and organizations as well as the Food and Drug Administration. These programs are
designed to foster dialogue and discussion between clinicians, scientists, and manufacturers. The ASLMS is
committed to continuous quality improvement and excellence in all of its activities.
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Annual Conference Objectives
Educational Needs
The purpose of the annual ASLMS conference is to instruct in basic and clinical aspects of laser surgery and
medicine by didactic lectures, panels, workshops, courses, and specialty specific lectures. The conference
serves as an annual clearinghouse for new light based technologies in medicine.
Designated Participants
Physicians attending the conference include dermatologists, plastic surgeons, otolaryngologists, urologists,
general surgeons, ophthalmologists, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, cardiologists,
cardiac surgeons, oncologists, surgical oncologists as well as other physicians interested in laser
technology. The meeting is organized so that whether a novice or an expert, the attendee will be provided
with useful information. Physicians, dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, nursing/allied health laser
professionals, laser researchers, laser industry representatives and governmental laser professionals will
share information on lasers including clinical and research uses.
Background Requirements
Individuals attending the Annual Conference are not required to have any particular background in laser
medicine and surgery.
Expected Learning Outcomes
All attendees will have exposure to basic science and clinical laser use in their particular field(s) of interest
through their attendance and participation in plenary sessions, focus sessions, specialty breakout sessions,
and clinical entity-based workshops, courses and panel sessions. In addition, the multispecialty nature of
this conference, as well as the spirit of disclosure among scientists and clinicians, provides crossfertilization between specialties that often leads to breakthroughs in medicine, and facilitates the ability
of the participants to fill gaps in their knowledge relative to these technologies and their applications.
Specialty-specific courses provide exposure to information of clinical and scientific importance to those
practicing in the field. Other content, including but not limited to courses, workshops and comprehensive
educational activities such as the “Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care" course will provide educational
tools and will measure the degree to which material has been learned through the use of standardized
testing methods. It is expected that participants in these activities will identify gaps in their knowledge,
competence, or performance. It is expected that participants will use the knowledge gained to improve
their clinical outcomes as a result of their improved understanding of the best practices relative to patient
treatment with these technologies, and their safe use.
Conference Highlights
This conference will bring attendees up-to-date on the current understanding and theories of laser-tissue
interactions. Special panel sessions will be convened on the new laser applications, such as skin
resurfacing, leg vein treatments, hair removal, acne treatment and treatment of vascular lesions. This
years’ conference will emphasize a multidisciplinary approach to clinical challenges. The conference will
focus on the best international laser research.
CORPORATE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery is to be the world's pre-eminent resource
for biomedical laser and other related technologies, research, education, and clinical knowledge.
The mission of the ASLMS is to promote excellence in patient care by advancing biomedical application of
lasers and other related technologies world wide.
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The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery would like to thank the following companies who have
generously sponsored functions at the upcoming 28th ASLMS Annual Conference. Sponsorship opportunities
are still available. Please contact the ASLMS Central Office for additional information.
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and laser and related technology industries can work together to increase the value of an ASLMS
membership, and improve patient care by supporting research initiatives and applications of laser and
related technologies in medicine and surgery.
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