Modern Beauty Con

Boston, MA US
May 1, 2026 to May 3, 2026

Modern Beauty Con is a professional educational conference designed for licensed medical aesthetics providers, including injectors, estheticians, and practice owners. The program focuses on advancing clinical competency, strengthening business operations, and improving patient outcomes within the field of aesthetic medicine.

The conference curriculum integrates both clinical and non-clinical education to support comprehensive professional development. Clinical sessions are led by experienced practitioners and focus on evidence-informed techniques, treatment planning, patient safety, and complication management. These sessions are intended to enhance provider skill, confidence, and consistency in delivering aesthetic treatments.

In addition to clinical education, the program includes business and operational training relevant to modern aesthetic practices. Topics include pricing strategy, patient experience, team leadership, scheduling efficiency, and vendor evaluation. This dual focus ensures that attendees are equipped to make informed decisions that support both patient care and practice sustainability.

 

Target Audience

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

 

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate improved understanding of current best practices in medical aesthetics.
  • Apply advanced treatment planning and technical strategies in clinical practice.
  • Reduce the incidence of complications and enhance patient safety.
  • Translate learned concepts into measurable improvements in clinical performance.
  • Demonstrate real-time ultrasound-guided injection techniques for high-risk facial zones including temples, glabella, and nasolabial folds 
  • Identify key internal factors—including hormones, nutrients, stress physiology, metabolic health, and environmental exposures—that influence aesthetic outcomes and complication risk.
  • Describe the principles of integrative medicine and how combining conventional and evidence-based complementary approaches can optimize health, longevity, and surgical outcomes.
  • Differentiate between melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), and solar lentigines based on history, distribution, and clinical appearance.
  • Learn evidence-based injection techniques for upper face rejuvenation, including brow lifting, forehead smoothing, and periorbital treatment strategies through live patient demonstration.
  • Analyze facial anatomy relevant to the lower face, including key structural landmarks, musculature, and vascular considerations for safe and effective treatment.
  • Identify the ideal patient for non surgical rhinoplasty including managing patient expectations and outcomes.
  • Explain safety considerations and avoid complications such as overcorrection or asymmetry, ensuring the best aesthetic outcomes.
  • Analyze clinical studies to detect bias, flawed data, or overstated claims.
  • Identify evidence-based indications and contraindications for GLP-1/GIP agonists and adjunctive peptide therapies.
  • Apply ethical decision-making models to weight-loss interventions offered within an aesthetic environment.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 17.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 17.75 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 17.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/18/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
05/01/2026 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/03/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
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May 1st
Advanced Cadaver Anatomy Lab
Julie Woodward
08:30am - 05:00pm
Julie Woodward
08:30am - 05:00pm
Julie Woodward
08:30am - 05:00pm
Julie Woodward
08:30am - 05:00pm
Julie Woodward
08:30am - 05:00pm
Julie Woodward
08:30am - 05:00pm
May 2nd
Saturday - Clinical Track
Lori Robertson
08:10am - 05:30pm
Blakelee Paige Smith
08:10am - 05:30pm
Jenna Hilton
08:10am - 05:30pm
Tara Delle Chiaie
08:10am - 05:30pm
Leslie Fletcher
08:10am - 05:30pm
Melissa Beachy
08:10am - 05:30pm
Michele Westendorf
08:10am - 05:30pm
Gilberto Saenz
08:10am - 05:30pm
Erica Oakes
08:10am - 05:30pm
Waseem Garbia
08:10am - 05:30pm
May 3rd
Sunday - Clinical Track
Sophia Kim
08:00am - 03:30pm
Keimun Slaughter
08:00am - 03:30pm
Erika Barry
08:00am - 03:30pm
Waseem Garbia, Julie Kaplan, Leslie Fletcher
08:00am - 03:30pm
Julie Bass Kaplan
08:00am - 03:30pm
Stephen Ellis
08:00am - 03:30pm
May 1-3, 2026 in Boston, MA
50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street
Boston Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Committee Member, Planner, Staff(s)

Risha Bellomo, MPAS, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Renata Roddy, FNP-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Steven Roddy, Entrepreneur | Founder, Pageant Planet & Modern Beauty Con

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Course Director(s)

Renata Roddy, FNP-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Reviewer(s)

Risha Bellomo, MPAS, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker, Instructor, Faculty(s)

Erika Barry, NP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Melissa Beachy, PA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Soyoung Cho, MSN, FNP-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tara Delle Chiaie, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN, ABAAHP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Michelle Doran, APRN, BC, CANS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sonya Ellis, APRN, CPSN, CANS, ISPAN-F

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephen Ellis, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Leslie Fletcher, NP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Waseem Garbia, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jenna Hilton, NP

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Revanesse;.

Julie Kaplan, MSN, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CANS, CPSN, HCMT, PHN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Erica Oakes, RN, CANS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lori Robertson, MSN, PHN, ARN, FNP-C

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor (including contracted research)) with Galderma;.

Gilberto Saenz III, MPAS, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Keimun Slaughter

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Blakelee Paige Smith, MSN, APRN, AGPC-BC, NP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Michele Westendorf, MSN, NP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Julie Woodward, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Modern Beauty Con. 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 17.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 17.75 ANCC contact hours

 

Physician Associates
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 17.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 17.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 17.75 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 17.75 Attendance

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