69th CSPS Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 2, 2019
Sacramento
69th CSPS Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 2, 2019
Sacramento
69th CSPS Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 2, 2019
Sacramento
69th CSPS Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 2, 2019
Sacramento
69th CSPS Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 2, 2019
Sacramento
69th CSPS Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 2, 2019
Sacramento
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California Society of Plastic Surgeons is an organization of practicing, board-certified plastic surgeons committed to the highest ethical standards. Our mission is to advance the profession of plastic surgery through continuing educational activities, advising the public, and acting as patient advocates. We believe in protecting the welfare of the people of California with respect to cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.
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CSPS President – May 2019 Message
Dear CSPS Family,
As my term winds down as President of the CSPS, I have been reflecting on all that has happened this past year. It has been a true pleasure to be able to highlight many of the great things our members did over this past year in the areas of patient education, community service, and advocacy for our patients, members and specialty. Click Hereto check out the Annals of Plastic Surgery editorial in our May Supplement.
2018-2019 Visiting Professor
One of my favorite Presidential activities was serving as the CSPS Visiting Professor to our academic programs and local societies! Thanks to Stanford Residency Program for their kind hospitality they extended to me during my last trip as CSPS Visiting Professor this term! It was fun being able to share about my approach to postbariatric contouring patients, including techniques of tissue preservation and local tissue rearrangement for autoaugmentation of the buttock and breasts. It was a special privilege to able to publically share about and thank James Chang, Gordon Lee, and Rahim Nazerali for the important roles they played in “My Journey Toward the CSPS Presidency,” my grand rounds highlighting them and the many people who supported, encouraged and mentored me along the way!
Advocacy
I have also enjoyed being more involved in advocacy, not only for the specialty of plastic surgery, but the entire House of Medicine. I have learned successful legislative advocacy depends upon an integrated approach consisting of lobbying, grassroots activity, and political action! I was pleased that CSPS could lend it’s support to the California Medical Association in their 45th Annual Legislative Advocacy Day held in Sacramento!
Pictured L-R: Dr. Terry Zimmerman, Dr. Matthew Zeiderman, Dr. Jack Bruner, and Dr. Michael Wong
I was particularly proud to see Dr. Susan Kaweski, another example of CSPS members making a positive impact beyond their own practices of plastic surgery! This year Susan serves as the Chair of the CMA Political Action Committee (CALPAC), operated by physicians for physicians, supporting hundreds of candidates for state and federal office who share CMA’s philosophy and vision of the future of healthcare and medical practice!
Pictured L-R: Dr. Susan Kaweski, Dr. Michael Wong, & Dr. Jack Bruner
With the success we had in advocating before the Medical Board of California (MBC) regarding the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery issue, and CSPS’ continued role in maintaining the integrity of board certification advertising, ASPS has invited me to participate in the ASPS Advocacy Summit June 17-19, 2019. I encourage members to strongly consider attending this once a year event that has replaced regional fly-ins where ASPS members descend on the Nation’s Capital on one day, meeting with their respective legislatures to advocate for issues important to plastic surgeons and our patients! It was my honor and privilege to join a delegation from the CSPS representing our state at the ASPS Advocacy Summit last year. It was a wonderful experience learning from our Society’s most seasoned and active advocate, Deb Johnson, Past-President of ASPS and CSPS, as she led our California Delegation on Capital Hill. Terry Zimmerman, CSPS PAC President and CSPS Vice-President, and Danielle Rochlin, Stanford Plastic Surgery Resident and Health Policy Fellow, rounded out our team. We were able to actively engage our national representatives at the Capitol, championing on behalf of our patients, our members, and specialty. It was a special pleasure to be able to sit with our California Congresswomen, Anna Eshoo and Doris Matsui, both friends of patients and plastic surgeons. I hope we can have an even stronger representation at #ASPSSummit19
Through these activities, I have grown to appreciate the important role that our PACs play in this process. CSPS and ASPS also have PACs that similarly support candidates for state and federal office who share CSPS’ and ASPS’ philosophy and vision of healthcare and the practice of plastic surgery! If you are not a donor to any of these PACs, please consider doing so! I am personally a member of all three of these PACs (click on the links below for more information):
Finally, the #CSPS2019AnnualMeeting is right around the corner and the Scientific Committee is making the final plans for our 69th Annual Meeting in Sacramento! Special thanks to our Scientific Co-Chairs Amanda Gosman, MD and Rahim Nazerali, MD and the entire Scientific Program Committee! Based on our member Needs Assessment, we have sessions on: The Business of Plastic Surgery with panelists Heather Furnas, MD, Josh Korman, MD, and MWSPS President Rich Baynosa, MD; Blepharoplasty with panelists Scott Barttelbort, MD, UC Davis Chief Granger Wong, MD and ASAPS President-Elect Charles Thorne, MD; Fat Grafting with panelists Amanda Gosman, MD, Ashkan Ghavami, MD, and Rod Rohrich, MD; Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy with Robert Singer, MD, Joel Aronowitz, MD, Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation President Julio Garcia, MD, and Gordon Sasaki, MD; Breast Implants – Where are we now? With panelists Lynn Jeffers, MD, Wai-Yee Li, MD, PhD, and Mary McGrath, MD; and a Resident Bowl organized by Scott Hansen, MD and Alex Wong, MD. Our Brody Lecture will feature Rod Rohrich, MD speaking about Rhinoplasty. If you haven’t registered for the meeting yet, you can still take advantage of early bird registration by May 6th! Click here to register now!
CSPS Family Program
And bring your families with you as we have a full program planned for them. On Friday, May 31st, families will be enjoying the 8 pm Broadway on Tour show featuring Disney’s Tony Award Winning Aladdin at the Sacramento Community Center Theater. Click here to visit their website & prepurchase your tickets
Sacramento: The Farm-to-Fork Capital of the Country
We are also excited to showcase the food scene in Sacramento, the Farm-to-Fork Capital of the Country, to all attendees of the #CSPS2019 Annual Meeting! I had the chance to speak with Patrick Mulvaney, the proprietor, chef, and public policy advocate at his restraurant Mulvaney’s B&L that specializes in hand crafted New American cuisine with a menu that changes daily in step with the local growing seasons. Click here to see our third video highlighting his restaurantand others that attendees might consider trying during the May 30th – June 2nd Annual Meeting weekend. My Sacramento Plastic Surgery Family and I hope you come and join us for the meeting and enjoy some of the great farm-to-fork fare that Sacramento is famous for!
Again, thank you for the honor and privilege of serving as your CSPS President! Come to our #CSPS2019 Sacramento Annual Meeting for a great program and celebrate an incredible year with your CSPS Family!
Hope to see you and your families!
Michael S. Wong, MD, FACS
President, California Society of Plastic Surgeons
NEW SOCIAL MEDIA COURSE Social Media in your Practice: Boom or Bust?
taught by Jonathan Kaplan, MD MPH
The newest plastic surgeon right out of training can get busier, faster simply by being social media savvy. That means to stay competitive in a new or mature practice, we all need a basic understanding of the power of social media. Dr. Kaplan, aka @realdrbae on Snapchat and Instagram, will give a thorough overview of the social media platforms that are transforming plastic surgery practices across the country. You don’t need to have a ton of followers to be successful. You don’t need that X factor. Anyone can do this. But you should try to be the best you can be.
By attending this course, you will: 1) gain a basic understanding and the differences between Snapchat, Instagram, Instagram Stories, Instagram TV and Facebook Live; 2) receive ideas for clever content to be used on social media; 3) become familiar with various engagement tools on Instagram; 4) learn how to create content once and then repurpose on all platforms; and 5) monetize your leads by capturing the contact information of your followers
69TH CSPS ANNUAL MEETING
May 30 -June 2, 2019
Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel & Sacramento Convention Center
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW! Click here to reserve your room at the Sheraton Grand SacramentoHotel at the special negotiated room rate of $195++ per night.
RESTAURANT GUIDE
Sacramento is the Farm to Fork Capital of the Nation and home to many amazing restaurants. Looking to have a fantastic meal while at the CSPS Annual Meeting – click here to view a listing of fantastic restaurantsclose to the Annual Meeting venue.
Watch the following video to see some family friendly activities available the weekend of our Annual Meeting!
CSPS President Dr. Michael Wong’s Welcome and Invitation to Join the 69th CSPS Annual Meeting in Sacramento
CSPS DUES are Past Due
It is that time of year again and if you have not yet paid your CSPS Annual dues than you are past due. To stay in good standing, please click here pay your dues online or click on the yellow Renew Membership Dues button above. Not only can you pay your dues, but you may also make contributions to the CSPS Policital Action Committee (PAC) and CSPSERF.
You will need to log into the CSPS website in order to pay. If you have forgotten your login information, please contact us at (510) 243-1662 or
email: cspsoffice@att.net
If you wish to pay by check, you may do so by mailing it to:
CSPS Executive Office 4269 Valley View Road El Sobrante, CA 94803
AB 149 (Cooper) Transition Period for Prescription Form Requirements Effective March 11, 2019
AB 149 (Cooper) was signed into law by the Governor on March 11, 2019 and takes effect immediately. This bill allows for a transition period, until January 1, 2021, before the new requirement becomes effective that prescription forms for controlled substances include a uniquely serialized number. This bill allows DOJ to extend this period for no longer than six additional months if the supply of compliant security prescription forms is inadequate. This bill specifies that the uniquely serialized number shall not be a required feature in the printing of new prescription forms produced by approved security printers until a date determined by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which shall be no later than January 1, 2020. This bill also sets requirements for the serialized number, which shall be established by DOJ. Click here for more info.
2018 – 2019 LIST OF CSPS OFFICERS & COUNCILORS
President Michael S. Wong, MD President-Elect
Scott W. Barttelbort, MD Vice President
Terry J. Zimmerman, MD Secretary
Susan Kaweski,MD Treasurer
William Y. Hoffman, MD Parliamentarian
Gordon K. Lee, MD Historian
John Osborn, MD Immediate Past President
William S. Umansky, MD Past President
Jane S. Weston, MD
COUNCILORS NORTH
Karen M. Yokoo, MD
Heather J. Furnas, MD
Scott L. Hansen, MD
Hani Sbitany, MD
SOUTH
Gregory R.D. Evans, MD
Amanda A. Gosman, MD
Michael E. Hill, MD
Ashkan Ghavami, MD
Dr. Bill Umansky and Dr. Michael Wong at the 2018 Annual Meeting
California Society of Plastic Surgeons Educational & Research Foundation (CSPSERF)
Thousands of California’s children are suffering from debilitating conditions that could be helped through reconstructive surgery and allow them to lead healthier, happier and more productive lives.
The California Society of Plastic Surgeons Educational & Research Foundation (CSPSERF) has a simple mission: to help uninsured and underinsured children of California who could benefit from reconstructive plastic surgery. The mission of CSPSERF is to help these children who want to appear more “normal” to avoid the stigma that can accompany an individual who has a different appearance. Being bullied, ostracized, excluded, and ignored can become a way of life for children with physical abnormalities. By offering them the services of California Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, we can help these children live without the self-consciousness and teasing that comes with being different.
For more information on how to apply for services, volunteer or donate, please visit the CSPSERF website.
Health Observance Month - May 2019
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
UV exposure is the most preventable risk factor for skin cancer. During Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the American Academy of Dermatology is asking “Do You Use Protection?” and is encouraging you to practice safe sun every time you are outdoors. Seek shade, wear protective clothing, and use a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with SPF 30+ to reduce your risk.
Pictured L-R: Dr. Terry Zimmerman, Dr. Matthew Zeiderman, Dr. Jack Bruner, and Dr. Michael Wong
Pictured L-R: Dr. Susan Kaweski, Dr. Michael Wong, & Dr. Jack Bruner
Thousands of California’s children are suffering from debilitating conditions that could be helped through reconstructive surgery and allow them to lead healthier, happier and more productive lives.