Event Policy
Policy Limiting Attendance by Non-Physicians at ISHRS Meetings
Policy Limiting Attendance by Non-Physicians at ISHRS Meetings
Introduction
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (“ISHRS”) Board of Governors (“Board”) recognizes that the ISHRS’s exempt purpose is advanced by, among other things, providing educational opportunities, training, and courses to physicians and their assistants regarding hair restoration techniques, procedures, and related issues. The Board also recognizes that there have been, and are, physician assistants, and other non-physician personnel, who seek to perform hair restoration techniques and procedures without a physician and/or otherwise outside the scope of their licensure and area of expertise, thereby jeopardizing patient safety. Accordingly, the Board determined that patient safety is advanced and the ISHRS’s exempt purpose is furthered by limiting attendance by non-physicians at ISHRS educational meetings and courses in accordance with this Policy.
Policy
- Only physicians and Authorized Non-Physicians (as defined herein) may attend the ISHRS’s Annual Scientific Meeting or any ISHRS sponsored educational courses (“ISHRS Course”). Authorized Non-Physicians include surgical assistants, technicians, and office personnel employed by an ISHRS Physician Member or Physician Member Applicant who attends the same ISHRS Course*. Employment must be legal, full-time or permanent part-time, and local to the physician’s practice.
- An Authorized Non-Physician may only attend if their employer physician also attends and submits a signed Letter of Attestation in the prescribed form.
- For stand-alone Workshops with a separate Assistants Track, Authorized Non-Physicians may attend without their employer physician if the physician meets specific experience or training requirements, and submits the required Letter of Attestation.
- Falsifying the Letter of Attestation is an ethics violation and may result in membership revocation.
- Entities wishing to exhibit or market at an ISHRS event may apply for exhibit space but cannot participate in ISHRS Courses unless eligible.
- ISHRS will monitor attendance and behavior at Courses for compliance, with oversight by the Bylaws & Ethics Committee.
*Exception for approved stand-alone Workshops with a separate Assistants Track.
Registration Verification
Registration verification is required for the indicated categories and must accompany registration form. Acceptable forms of verification are as follows:
- For the Non-Member Physician: a statement on the physician’s letterhead, a copy of the physician’s medical certificate or license, or, a letter from a current ISHRS physician member attesting to the credentials as a physician.
- For the Non-Member Adjunct/Trichologist: a statement on the person’s business letterhead attesting to the credentials of the person or a certificate of membership in his/her trichologic society.
- For the Non-Member Physician Resident: a letter of verification from the residency program director.
- For the Training Fellow: a letter of verification from the fellowship training program director.
- For Surgical Assistant, Office Manager, Office Staff, Clinic Director, Marketing/Webmaster: the official Letter of Attestation as provided on the ISHRS website or ISHRS meeting registration site.
- Spouse/Guest: a letter from the Physician or Adjunct noting the relationship with the individual.
Online registrants should fax verification to ISHRS headquarters at FAX: 1-630-262-1520.