Welcome to our Membership and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery AESTHETIC EDUCATION WORLDWIDE Welcome to our Membership and Global Educational Program Carlos Uebel, MD, PhD ISAPS President, 2012-2014

A Recognized Worldwide Authority Founded at the United Nations in 1970 Over 2,300 plastic surgeon members in 93 countries Representation by 73 National Secretaries Only properly trained surgeons can join ISAPS Many member benefits . . .

Member Benefits Excellent courses on aesthetic plastic surgery topics offered around the world The opportunity to make new friends with whom you can exchange ideas and techniques Free subscription to our superb journal, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, with 6 annual issues and the opportunity to contribute manuscripts Support to accredit your clinic by AAAASF-I trained plastic surgeon colleagues to help you provide your patients with a certified, safe surgical environment The next biennial congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 2,000 attendees and featuring the best teachers you can imagine

More Member Benefits . . . Free subscription to our newsletter, ISAPS News, published three times per year New insurance option for your patients to be protected by correction and complication cover New ISAPS-LEAP Surgical Relief Teams© - our disaster relief program Enhanced listing on the ISAPS website to help you promote your practice Ongoing defense of our specialty through standardization, legal support, and marketing efforts National Secretaries in 73 countries who keep members up to date

ISAPS focuses on Patient Safety . . . . . . as a primary mission. Safe outcomes rely on these four elements working well together.

ISAPS Journal Henry Spinelli, MD - Editor-in-Chief Continuously published for 35 years, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is mailed to all Active and Associate members six times each year and is a respected peer reviewed, indexed journal with a worldwide readership of over 10,000. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is also available on-line to thousands of libraries and research facilities via Springer Link at: www.springer.com Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is the only journal dedicated exclusively to international aesthetic plastic surgery.

ISAPS News Published three-times a year with a readership of over 24,000 plastic surgeons worldwide, ISAPS News the largest publication in all of aesthetic plastic surgery. Find it on the ISAPS website homepage. ISAPS News is also available to patients and the news media.

ISAPS-LEAP Surgical Relief Teams© A new program currently in development will create a global resource for international surgical teams to respond quickly  to worldwide disasters with much needed surgical interventions.

Educational Leadership Aesthetic Education Worldwide Providing many Postgraduate Teaching Courses per year – check ISAPS website for a course or symposium near you. Offering 1 day Symposia attached to National Society meetings free of charge. Endorsing member organizations’ educational programs Presenting video surgeries, panel discussions, and free papers during the Biennial Congress held every two years around the world.

Official Course Schedule See the complete ISAPS Educational Calendar: In our journal In our newseltter On our website at www.isaps.org Or, join our mailing list. We will send you a list of courses on the first of every month.

ISAPS Congress 2014 September, 18-23 Rio de Janeiro – Brazil Barra da Tijuca

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