| Author(s)/Faculty: Charles K. Herman, MD; Oscar J. Manrique, MD | |||
| Type: Tutorial | |||
| Release Date: 10/12/2012 | Expiration Date: 10/11/2015 | ||
| Credit Type: CME/Participation | Number of Credit(s): 0.50 | ||
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is plastic surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in treatment of plastic surgery patients.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
Oscar J. Manrique, MD and Charles K. Herman, MD
External Reviewer:
Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP (Planning Committee)
This enduring material is approved for 3 years from the date of release, October 12, 2012 to October 11, 2015.
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.
The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.
Planning Committee and Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Oscar J. Manrique, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Charles K. Herman, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP (Planning Committee)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Understand current statistics related to obesity in the United States and the number of patients undergoing weight reduction procedures. This high number and growing population makes it also challenging and confronts the plastic surgeon to have an algorithm in mind in order to approach these patients with better cosmetic results and less complications.
- Describe the algorithm and different surgical options to approach patients who can be candidates for medial thigh contouring.
- Understand the different types of complications related to medial thigh contouring.
Oscar J. Manrique, MD and Charles K. Herman, MD
External Reviewer:
Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP (Planning Committee)
This enduring material is approved for 3 years from the date of release, October 12, 2012 to October 11, 2015.
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.
The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.
Planning Committee and Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Oscar J. Manrique, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Charles K. Herman, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP (Planning Committee)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.