Botox Training Washington DC Area with Dermal Filler Certification

Frequently Asked Questions: PracticalCME Botox and Dermal Filler Training in Washington DC

Clear answers on venue, format, faculty, curriculum, credit hours (including nursing pharmacology), scope of practice, and logistics. For the full positioning, see the Botox and Filler training hub page.

Where is the Washington DC training venue located?

The PracticalCME Washington DC clinical training site is located in Falls Church, Virginia, inside Dr. Theresa Huyen’s practice. Falls Church sits inside the Beltway and is accessible from Washington DC, Northern Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria, Tysons Corner, Reston, Fairfax, Loudoun County), Maryland (Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring), and the broader Mid-Atlantic. Dulles International (IAD), Reagan National (DCA), and BWI Marshall are all within reach of the venue. The site is a dedicated clinical facility, not a hotel conference room.

What is the live hands-on day like at the Washington DC session?

The hands-on day runs 4.5 hours. The time is spent on a brief review and Q&A, patient assessment, treatment planning for each patient on the day’s schedule, and hands-on injection on live patients under direct MD supervision. The accredited 7.25-hour online CME course is prerequisite and self-paced, so no part of the live DC day is spent catching up on didactic content. Every attendee performs the full workflow: anesthetic, facial prep, injection, and aftercare.

Who teaches the Washington DC session?

Dr. Theresa Huyen, MD, Director of the PracticalCME Washington DC Clinical Training Site in Falls Church, personally leads the live hands-on. Dr. Huyen is a state-licensed physician with extensive aesthetic injection experience, licensed in Virginia and serving the DC metropolitan area. She also directs PracticalCME’s Central Florida (Orlando) and Houston (Sugar Land) clinical training sites. The underlying Botox and Dermal Filler curriculum is authored and continuously revised by Dr. Gregory P. Zengo, MD, FACOG, Founder and Medical Director of PracticalCME, who was trained in botulinum toxin by Dr. Jean Carruthers in 2001.

How many hours of CME credit is the Washington DC Botox and Filler training?

11.75 total contact hours: 7.25 ACCME-accredited online CME hours (including 4.7 nursing pharmacology hours) plus a separate 4.5-hour Hands-On Certificate of Completion. Credit totals are identical at every PracticalCME city.

Does the Washington DC course count for nursing pharmacology hours?

Yes. 4.7 pharmacology hours are included within the 7.25 online CME hours for both AANP (nurse practitioners) and ANCC (registered nurses). This is only possible because PracticalCME holds direct ACCME accreditation through the Global Education Group joint provider arrangement. Programs that route accreditation through AAFP, dental boards, or state society equivalence credit cannot award pharmacology hours regardless of how the certificate is worded. Nurses who have struggled to meet pharmacology hours each licensing cycle find this a significant benefit. Rolled out in 2026 after direct attendee feedback.

What is covered in the Botox curriculum at the Washington DC session?

FDA-labeled indications: glabella, lateral canthal lines (crow’s feet), forehead, and platysma bands (Botox FDA-approved 2024). Dosing and handling for all 6 FDA-approved neurotoxin brands. Off-label indications well-supported in the peer-reviewed literature and included in both the online didactic and the live hands-on: masseter and lower face (DAO, mentalis), small-dose frontalis for brow balance, bunny lines, gummy smile, and low-volume reconstitution technique. Not taught by design: Trap Tox at supraphysiologic doses, Barbie Botox, and any technique whose evidence base is a viral video rather than a peer-reviewed study.

What is covered in the dermal filler curriculum?

Hands-on filler technique in Washington DC: lips (volume and shape), perioral lines, nasolabial folds, and marionette lines. Technique and safety instruction: needle versus cannula selection, vascular anatomy and danger zones, product selection by indication, hyaluronidase reversal, vascular occlusion protocol, and the step-by-step vision-loss response algorithm. Not taught by design: mid-face filler, chin and jaw projection with HA, and high-volume cheek sculpting. The decision to keep mid-face out of the curriculum is deliberate and based on 24 years of injection experience.

How much toxin and filler is included for hands-on practice?

Every Washington DC attendee receives a guaranteed 20 units of BTX-A and 1cc of hyaluronic acid filler for live injection practice at no additional charge. The product is included in tuition and dispensed on the day of the hands-on.

Can I bring my own patients for additional hands-on?

Yes. There is no cap on hands-on if you bring your own suitable patients and purchase additional toxin and filler at below-retail rates on the day of the Washington DC training. Many providers bring one or two additional patients to extend their supervised experience before performing procedures in their own practice.

How are the hands-on patients recruited and consented?

Every hands-on patient at the Washington DC training is consented by Dr. Huyen as a PracticalCME patient. Attendees never pay the patient, never collect money from the patient, never sign a treatment agreement with the patient, and never carry individual liability for the hands-on treatment. The faculty MD is the treating physician on the record. PracticalCME does not use paid community models who charge the training company.

Which licensed providers can register for the Washington DC training?

Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians (MD and DO), and Dentists (DDS/DMD) where their legal scope of practice allows aesthetic injection. Scope varies by state and by license type. Because the DC metropolitan area spans three jurisdictions (Virginia, DC, Maryland), attendees should confirm scope for the state where they plan to practice. The curriculum covers Virginia, DC, and Maryland delegation and supervising physician requirements in detail. Completing a training course does not alter the legal scope of practice for the attendee’s licensure.

Can an RN or NP from another state attend the DC training on a compact license?

Virginia is an RN compact license state. Maryland and DC are also compact-license participants, so RNs from other compact states can practice as RNs in all three. However, an NP license is state-specific and does not travel with any compact. An NP from outside Virginia attending the Washington DC training should confirm their own home-state licensure for aesthetic injection before offering the procedure in their own practice. Dr. Huyen is licensed in Virginia and is the treating physician on the record for all hands-on patients.

Is a payment plan available for the Washington DC training?

Yes. Affirm financing is available at checkout, with rates as low as 0% APR for 6 months for qualified applicants. Longer repayment terms are available at standard APR. Tuition and the Affirm option are published on the product page. There is no sales call to find out the price and no scholarship application process. The accredited online course is accessible immediately upon purchase, and the Washington DC hands-on component can be scheduled at any available date within the two-year access window.