| Annual Medical
Laser
Safety
Update & Staff Currency  $895 regular registration / $195 special Alumni Pricing OPTIONAL NCLC LASER CERTIFICATION EXAMS & REVIEWS
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MEETING LOCATION: The course itself will be held in the classrooms of the Marathon Sail and Power Squadron building (Brady Building). Located at 12 Loggerhead Lane, it's just behind the Panda House restaurant on US1, which itself is across the street from the Publix Grocery. Turn onto 52nd street Gulfside, then right onto Loggerhead Ln and the building is there on your right (a white building on stilts). This is a one hour drive to Key West if you care to go during your off times.
Course Description:
ANNUAL UPDATE: Once a year we offer an "Update"
course on Laser Safety and Problems. This is primarily directed
toward Alumni of any of our Laser or Medical training courses or
home-study programs, but anyone is welcome to register and attend.
Special pricing applies to our own Alumni. Medical Laser Safety
Officers should stay current on issues with Medical/Aesthetic Laser
Safety and Use, and Repair Technicians will benefit from safety
updates and sharing common technical problems and their solutions -
this saves money for the facilities by helping head off, or more
easily correct problems. For those that FIRST need the Safety Officer
or Other training we'll offer special deals on our Computer
Based Training that you can complete before you arrive at this course (see
below).
LASER SAFETY CURRENCY: The 2011 ANSI Laser Safety Standards require recurrent safety training for staff at least once every five years. Attending this Safety Update will meet this requirement for any staff, and all LSO's will need to be brought up to speed on the new 2011 ANSI Standards.
A.N.S.I. CHANGES:
LASER SAFETY OFFICERS & CERTIFICATION: Finally we'll be doing a "Laser Certification Review" for Medical Laser Safety Officers and offering the Certification exam on the 3rd morning. This is the Board of Laser Safety (BLS) exam, who participate in the NCLC (National Council on Laser Certification). You must first qualify to take the exam by having attended a previous Laser Safety Course. If you have not attended such formal training (and you must have the Certificate to Evidence that), then you can still participate by registering for and taking our Medical Laser Safety Officer Online/Home-Study course PRIOR TO ATTENDING THIS MEETING. We'll even include that program at no additional charge to you if you're registering for the course at the regular $895 fee. There will be an incremental testing fee of $75 per person for everyone qualifying for and taking the exam. Those qualifying for any of the other NCLC Laser Certification Exams (Aesthetic, Laser Hair Removal, Repair) may also take those specific Certification exams at their option
LASER CERTIFICATION EXAMS & RENEWALS: For those needing initial testing, or renewal of any of the Laser Certifications, including the Medical Laser Safety Officer (MLSO) with the BLS, you may take the exam here at the end of the third day. All applicants must first qualify (see Certification Handbook at www.LaserCertification.org ) for the exam requested. For those wishing to renew their MLSO Certification, this retest may be taken in lieu of meeting the 3 year continuing education requirements. All "Re-examinations" for any of the Laser Certifications are available for our cost of $75. We will be conducting specific Laser Certification Reviews for Aesthetic, Hair Removal and Laser Safety Officer the morning of the third day prior to exams.
Pricing & Discounts
$895 regular registration fee
(non-alumni)
-- if you need to take ANY of our Laser courses in
order to take the exam, (Safety Officer, Aesthetic, or Hair Removal) we'll include the Online course for you for
FREE! A $495++ Value!
Just complete the Online Course prior to arriving at this
seminar to qualify for the exam(s).
$195 for Alumni of any of our previous
training programs including medical or laser, safety officers,
in-house training, aesthetic training, repair training, or any
online-home/study program.
For alumni registering at this special price - if
you ALSO need one of the Online course in order to qualify for that
exam - take it at HALF PRICE!
$75 - if
you wish to take any of the NCLC/BLS Laser Certification exams -
optional. Let us know which exam.
CLICK HERE for the Certification Handbook that lists all
Certifications.
ANSI Z136.3 Standards - $75 for those paying the $895 registration fee. $150 for Alumni registering at the $195 price. Include request with your registration.
Just use the online registration at
either the $895 or $195 to register.
Enter into the "Remarks" section whether you're an
ALUMNI (we'll confirm it), and/or to make arrangements for the
Laser Online Courses at
special rates,
and/or register for any Certification Exam.
2012 ANNUAL MEDICAL LASER SAFETY UPDATE:
Thursday Evening. 6:30pm - Welcome and Registration. Poolside Cocktail Reception, Banana Bay Resort & Marina
CLASSROOM LOCATION:
Held just a couple blocks down the street from Banana Bay Hotel.
Directions will be left at the front desk of the hotel for you.
Classes held in the Marathon Sail and Power Squadron Building
- 12 Loggerhead Lane, Marathon FL 33050. Immediately behind the
Panda House Restauraunt on U.S. 1.
Day 1: Friday - LASER SAFETY
8:30 am - Registration for anyone who missed the previous
evening Welcome & Registration.
9:00 am - 11:30am - Review of the ANSI 136.3
Laser Safety Standards, Part I, with Break
11:30 am 12:00 pm - Questions, Discussion -- Bring your
Laser or Safety Programs for open discussion
12:00 pm - Adjourn
Day 2: Saturday -
LASER SAFETY
9:00 am - 11:30 am - Review of the ANSI 136.3 Laser Safety
Standards, Part II, with Break
11:30 am 12:00 pm - Questions, Discussion -- Bring your
Laser or Safety Programs for open discussion
12:00 pm - Adjourn
Day 3: Sunday -
LASER CERTIFICATION REVIEW & EXAMS (Optional for Attendees,
and attend only the morning review of your choosing)
8:00 am - 9:45 am - Laser Certification Review: Aesthetic
Laser Operator & Laser Hair Removal Provider (CLOA & CLHRP)
Break
10 am - 11:45 am - Laser Certification Review:
Medical Laser Safety Officer (MLSO)
(Either of both of these review sessions are also useful to those
not taking exams, because they summarize all the key issues in those
areas of laser use & safety)
Break
LUNCH - Optional. Either skip lunch and start taking
the exam at 12:00, or go to lunch and start the exam when you return
(same time allotted)
12 pm - 4pm NCLC LASER CERTIFICATION
EXAMS ADMINISTERED. - at the option of Attendee
(We'll review your completed exam before you leave so you'll know how you did
on the test)
The primary exam administered will be for the Medical Laser
Safety Officer, but will
also be offered for the other Certifications if you register and
make advance arrangements.
Taking our Home-Study/Online programs in
any of the areas will qualify most individuals to sit for the exam
if you don't already qualify.
Although your actual test time will probably be shorter, the times
allotted for the various exams include:
MLSO - Medical Laser Safety Officer -
3 hrs
CLOA - Certified Laser Operator,
Aesthetic (includes hair removal) - 3.5 hrs
CLHRP - Certified Laser Hair Removal
Provider - 3 hrs
CLRT - Certified Laser Repair
Technician - 4 hrs
Gregory Absten - Executive Director & President, Professional Medical Education Assn.
What You
Get - included with this course:
- The Lasers in Medicine and Surgery manual, sent in advance
electronically (we're green)
- Laser Certification Review Outline - for the exam of your choice
- Poolside Cocktail Reception, Banana Bay Resort and Marina
- Accredited Certificates of Laser Training. These also qualify for CM
units for ongoing certification maintenance for Medical Laser Safety
Officers.
Accreditation: - Certificate of Laser Training provided
15.6
Nursing Contact Hours for the full program, but will vary depending
on the segments you attend. Certificates mailed after the course.
Qualifies for Category II CME when submitted by the physician.
Provider Approved
by the California Board of Registered Nursing,
Provider # CEP 12386.
Most states offer reciprocity and accept these credits.
Alternative Hotels: - (click
on the links to go to the hotel sites)
Banana
Bay Resort and Marina is our host hotel, listed at the
top of this page. It is the most convenient for the meeting and is a
VERY NICE mid priced hotel (for the Keys).
(This is the only hotel we've made room arrangments
for. Room block is limited so book your room right away to get this
location and rate - Say you're with the LASER meeting)
Hawks Cay Resort
and Marina - High End resort about 10 miles from the meeting.
Standard rooms start about $283
Tranquility Bay Beach Resort - High End resort about 3 miles
from the meeting. Rooms start at about $309
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Marathon - Starting prices about
$114, about 4 miles from the meeting at outskirts of Marathon.
Crystal
Bay Resort - Small but nice motel close to Banana Bay.
Affordable at starting prices of around $80. This is a tropically cozy mom &
pop place, and nice.
There are numerous other hotels/motels in the
area if you want to check on your own.
Travel: -
Marathon is a small town only 5 miles in length in the middle of the
Florida Keys at Mile Marker 50. You can fly into one of several
airports, get a rental car and then drive to Marathon. Key West
(EYW) is the closest - about an hour from Marathon straight up US 1.
Airfares may be slightly higher fees than Miami. Miami (MIA) is 2
hrs 30 mins away and you just get on the Florida turnpike south,
which turns into US 1 - the only road through the Keys. Fort
Lauderdale (FLL) is another affordable option for flights and its
about 2 hrs 45 minutes from Marathon. The drive through the Keys in
the daytime is GREAT - scenic on the Overseas Highway (US 1). You
can check on ORBITZ
and other sites for flights.
Refunds:
CLICK HERE for our full
refund policy.