May 14 - 18, 2025

CME

20
25

Information

MUSIC CITY SCALE 2025

Nashville, TN

Activity Overview

SCALE is THE Premier Medical Symposium for Aesthetic Providers, for Medical and Cosmetic Dermatologists, for Plastic Surgeons, and Practice Administrators. Nowhere else do you have access to such a wide variety of educational topics suited for multiple disciplines all in one meeting. With over 90+ national and international faculty at SCALE, this is your BEST chance to learn from top leaders, pioneers, and researchers in the fields of medical and cosmetic dermatology, aesthetic medicine, and plastic surgery.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, physicians, and physician assistants.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

Review current treatment options for patients with alopecia areata including recent JAK inhibitors
Compare new and emerging therapies for Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Compare and contrast established and novel therapies for treatment of acne
Review treatment options for current and emerging therapies for the treatment of actinic keratosis
Discuss advances in treatment of non-melanoma skin carcinomas including rare skin tumors
Review new and emerging treatments for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
Discuss application for various neurotoxins, dermal fillers, surgical and minimally invasive treatments for facial rejuvenation and elimination of submental fat
Compare and contrast available options for non‐invasive body contouring and reduction of cellulite with energy-based devices
Recognize strategies and treatments for a diverse patient population including ethnic and gender differences
Discuss indications, contraindications, and properties of existing and emerging neuromodulators and dermal fillers approved for use in the US
Review the anatomy and injection techniques for specific regions of the face including the chin, jawline and brow
Discuss treatment options for molluscum contagiosum
Review the prevalence, severity, and impact of primary axillary hyperhidrosis and other common forms of hyperhidrosis
Review the prevalence, severity, and impact of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
Review treatment options for patients with hair loss
Review the latest advanced techniques in lasers, light, ultrasound, and radiofrequency devices
Identify the current and emerging therapies available to manage moderate to severe psoriasis
Review treatment strategies, based on knowledge of the indications, efficacy, and risks of available rosacea therapies, to achieve therapeutic goals in rosacea treatment
Describe advances in the management of patients with vitiligo

Criteria for Success

There is a fee to participate in this activity. Statements of credit will be awarded based on the participant’s attendance. A statement of credit will be available upon completion of an online evaluation/claim credit form available at:

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Compass. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 24 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Credit being awarded: 24 ANCC contact hours

Physician Associate

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 24 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosures

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content.

Devices 101 Workshop

Activity Overview

This course will provide attendees with education on various types of lasers in the form of multiple educational didactic lectures.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, physicians, and physician assistants.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

Review the latest advanced techniques for energy-based devices to provide optimum patient outcomes and reduce complications.
Describe laser physics and laser safety.
Compare and contrast the various types of lasers.

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and SCALE. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Credit being awarded: 6.5 ANCC contact hours

Physician Associate

N/A

Commercial Interest:

Nothing to disclose

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosures

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

Disclaimer

Facial Anatomy Workshop

Activity Overview

This course consists of four 90-minute modules focusing on toxins, upper face, middle face and lower face. Each module will include a detailed explanation of the anatomy, as seen in the cadaver, which is compared in real time to an injection in the correlating area on a live model also coupled with the use of ultrasound technology to teach enhanced safety and patient outcomes. Viewing the anatomy with the use of ultrasound and the injection technique side-by-side is a unique and impactful learning tool to enhance your understanding of safety zones and improve patient outcomes

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, physicians, and physician assistants.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the anatomy of the face in terms of volume loss and structural changes in multiple tissue layers
Identify the functional aspect of facial muscles including surface landmarks
Assess a patient’s candidacy for facial rejuvenation with neurotoxin, dermal fillers and deoxycholic acid
Recognize the appropriate anatomical plane for injection when using dermal fillers and deoxycholic acid
Differentiate among dermal filler agents
Distinguish between sensory and nerve anatomy
Perform neurotoxin, dermal filler and deoxycholic acid injections for a range of indications
Identify anatomical ‘danger zones’ which may result in adverse events or permanent injury if neurotoxin, dermal fillers or deoxycholic acid are injected improperly
Assess the benefits of utilizing ultrasound technology for guided anatomy mapping and injections

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

Physicians

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Credit being awarded: 6 ANCC contact hours

Physician Associate

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosures

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

Disclaimer

Facial Ultrasound Imaging

Activity Overview

In recent years aesthetic products and treatment options in injectables, devices and minimally invasive techniques have continued to dramatically increase in popularity. With the influx of new therapies, technologies and procedures in dermatology and aesthetic medicine it is imperative for aesthetic providers to remain up to date on the safety and efficacy of these products for the best patient outcomes. The Facial Ultrasound Imaging Hands on Course will provide innovative education, skills, and techniques that attendees can immediately adapt into their current practice environment to provide safe, effective, and high- level patient care. This hands-on course will teach attendees the benefits of using ultrasound technology in facial aesthetics to ensure safe and effective injection technique. The course will be led by internationally recognized experts in facial ultrasound and anatomy.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, physicians, and physician assistants.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

Assess the benefits of utilizing ultrasound technology for guided anatomy mapping and injections to prevent complications.
Review how to perform an Ultrasound examination of the face and injecting and identifying fillers under Ultrasound guidance.

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

Physicians

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Credit being awarded: 1.5 ANCC contact hours

Physician Associate

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.