Strategic Alliance Partnership

Cosmetic Bootcamp

The Symposium for Cosmetic Advances and Laser Education (SCALE) is the premier multidisciplinary meeting for aesthetic medicine, surgery, and dermatology in the United States.


SCALE is an annual educational conference that provides evidence-based medicine, research, and current technologies in treating medical conditions as well as cosmetic concerns with current available products and technologies. The symposium offers an exciting and high-energy learning environment where attendees can receive tangible learning through live demonstrations on various procedures and treatments in both medical and cosmetic dermatology. The conference offers 30+ hours of CME/CE credit and attracts over 1,000 attendees.

Scale Music City Symposium

Science of Skin Care Summit

New Frontiers in Cosmetic Medicine & Medical Dermatology

The Dermatology Research and Education Foundation™ (DREF) was established in October 2018 with the purpose to conduct research regarding psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and other inflammatory skin diseases and to educate the medical community through symposia, posters, publications, and textbooks. DREF hosts four educational conferences annually, educating more than 2,500 medical professionals through these conferences.

Dermatology Research and Education Foundation

The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) is the only national organization in the U.S. specifically dedicated to the field of pediatric dermatology. A growing specialty in the world of children's health, SPD seeks to promote skin health across the U.S. and develop new treatments for pediatric patients. SPD publishes Pediatric Dermatology, an academic journal which shares research on various aspects of pediatric care. New research studies are also regularly released through SPD's research arm, the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA). SPD was founded in 1975 and currently has over 1,500 members worldwide, with backgrounds in a variety of areas including hereditary skin disease, pediatric skin cancer, laser and surgical treatments, and general pediatric dermatology. Follow SPD on Facebook and Twitter.

Society for Pediatric Dermatology

The Skin Cancer Foundation saves and improves lives. We empower people to take a proactive approach to daily sun protection and the early detection and treatment of skin cancer.