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Cosmetic Bootcamp™ RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY FOR CME CREDENTIALING
New Major Commercial Supporter Signs-On

FREDERICK, MARYLAND (February, 2004) - Ciné-Med Research Institute (CMRI) in Frederick, MD, announces today its Continuing Medical Education (CME) program,Cosmetic Bootcamp™, has been recognized by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) for 13.25 hours of AAD category 1 CME credit and may be used toward the AAD’s Continuing Medical Education Award. The Cosmetic Bootcamp™, scheduled for Aug. 11-13 in Jackson Hole, WY, is coordinated by CME program leader CMRI and is designed for dermatologists and dermatology residents interested in establishing or growing a cosmetic practice.

Cosmetic Bootcamp™ co-director Dr. Kenneth Beer also announced today that another commercial supporter has signed-on as a major contributor. “We’re very excited to welcome Inamed as a significant contributor to this premier cosmetic dermatology program. And we’re very interested in speaking with more potential supporters this weekend at the AAD annual meeting in New Orleans.” Beer and his team will be on hand at the 2005 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Feb. 18-22.

Inamed—who recently announced it has been granted market approval for Captique Injectable gel, a new dermal filler product based on Genzyme’s non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid (HA) technology—is a global health care company with more than 25 years of experience developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative, high-quality, science-based products that enhance the quality of people’s lives. Inamed’s current product portfolio is focused on the areas of facial aesthetics, breast aesthetics, and obesity intervention. Their Aesthetics division is a leader in the facial aesthetics and plastic surgery markets around the world. As the only global company whose facial portfolio and pipeline includes collagen-based dermal fillers, hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers, and botulinum toxin type A products, Inamed is well positioned to continue offering medical professionals and patients, now and into the future, the most comprehensive array of high-quality and innovative products for facial rejuvenation.

Inamed joins other commercial supporters for the Cosmetic Bootcamp™ including Dermik Laboratories, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Allergan, Inc., Surgical Specialties Corporation, OrthoNeutrogena, BioForm Medical, Inc., and CosMedic R&D, Inc.

For more information on faculty and commercial supporters, visit the program Web site online atwww.cosmeticbootcamp.com  or call toll-free at 888-508-8554.

 

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