The Confidence Circle - Book Now! FREE EVENT

Our Confidence Circles are complimentary gatherings held every 4-6 weeks, designed to bring our aesthetic community together. These events are a chance to learn from guest speakers, share openly, and enjoy a relaxed evening with nibbles and bubbles. We warmly welcome everyone, hoping you’ll find a new home here—a place to connect, collaborate, and build friendships with fellow practitioners seeking a supportive, uplifting network!

We are excited to welcome, Kate Reed, a Board-Certified Full Practice Authority Nurse Practitioner with specialized training in the field of Medical Aesthetics, Weight loss, Wellness, IV therapy, and BHRT. Kate has her own practice, Face by Kate, with locations in South Elgin and Bloomingdale, is a member of Advancing Aesthetics Suites in Chicago,  and serves as the Medical Director for an aesthetic and wellness practice in St. Charles. She loves to collaborate with other providers to share her passion and knowledge for safety and compliance in the medical aesthetics and wellness space.

Kate had been working with her patients for the last two years to offer them medical weight loss in her practice. She has spent this time creating successful weight loss plans through a series of trial and error. Kate will discuss what she has learned and what every practitioner needs to know when considering a weight loss program in their own practice:

• ideal patients in your practice for weight loss and her patient consultation intake information and labwork
• common medications prescribed for medical weight loss (GLP-1, GIP, peptides, vitamin therapies) and their mechanisms of action
• suggested diet tips for those on a medical weight loss program
• adjunct therapies for success
• safety and legal issues surrounding these medications and their use outside of the traditional allopathic medicinie model
• where to access medications for your practice and do's and don'ts of marketing these therapies to your patients
• how to stay up to date on current practice and FDA approval for the use of compounded medications

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Please note, this is exclusively an in-person event.

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