Your Lecturers
April Jorgensen
Director
April commenced her career in beauty therapy in 1995 gaining an ITEC Aestheticiennes and Physiatrics Diploma. After working in the beauty industry for 5 years, April decided to seek a paramedical pathway working with a Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr Jayson Oates.
April has been a Dermal Therapist at Dr Oates’s practice, Academy Facial Plastics, since 2000. Her role at the practice encompasses:
- Intense Pulsed Light treatments
- Microdermabrasion treatments
- Superficial Chemical Peel (TCA, AHA and Jessner’s peels)
- Surgical consultant and educator
- Pre and post-operative care
- Cosmeceutical advisor
- IPL/Laser Safety Officer
In 2002, April and Dr Oates researched the availability of postgraduate courses for nurses and beauty therapists in the field of cosmetic medicine and found there was no generic, nationally accredited courses delivered. This spurred them to collaborate with Curtin University in order to develop the Advanced Diploma of Cosmetic Dermal Science. This ensured the course curriculum would encompass underpinning knowledge units such as psychology, communication and human biology, whilst delivering industry specific units and hands-on training.
Whilst completing a degree in Biomedical Science on a part-time basis, and working within the practice, April had the course government accredited at advanced diploma level in the Australian Qualification Framework. The course has now been successfully running since 2004.
Armed with many years of clinical experience and theoretical knowledge obtained from course/conference attendance and university studies, April specialises in teaching unit 1.1 Dermal Science Theory and unit 2.2 Practical Workshops. With a fresh, modern approach to teaching, April ensures students gain both theoretical and practical skills so students are work-ready upon graduation.
Education and Qualifications
| Current: | Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) Edith Cowan University, Perth WA |
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| 2007: | ITEC Diploma of IPL and Laser Treatments |
| 2007: | ITEC Diploma of Microdermabrasion Treatments |
| 2005: | Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Scope Vision, Perth WA |
| 2005: | Advanced Diploma of Cosmetic Dermal Science Australasian Academy of Cosmetic Dermal Science and Curtin University, Perth WA |
| 1998: | General Flying Progress Test for Private Pilots Licence Air Australia, Perth WA |
| 1995: | Diploma of Beauty Therapy, (ITEC Physiatrics and Aestheticienne Diplomas). Suzie Craddocks International Beauty College, Perth WA |
Conference and Course Attendance
| April 2007: | CPSA, CCSA and AAFPS annual conference, Melbourne, Australia |
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| October 2006: | Energist VPL Advanced Training Workshop, Adelaide, Australia |
| May 2006: | 9th Symposium of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Las Vegas USA |
| April 2006: | CPSA, CCSA and AAFPS annual conference, Adelaide, Australia |
| October 2005: | CPSA and CCSA annual conference, Gold Coast, Australia |
| April 2005: | Certificate of Attainment in IPL Starlux Training Equipmed, Perth, Australia |
| February 2005: | Certificate of Training in Cullu M6 Key Module I (Endermologie), Perth, Australia |
| February 2004: | Laser Safety Officers Course, Dr Penny Smalley, Sydney, Australia |
| September 2003: | Palomar Multilux IPL Training Equipmed, Melbourne, Australia |
| January 2003: | American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine conference, Las Vegas, USA |
| October 2002: | Postgraduate course in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Perth, Australia |
| June 2002: | 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine, Singapore |
| May 2001: | Cosmetic Paramedical Therapies and Advanced Surgical Knowledge Course, Perth, Australia |
| November 2000: | Certificate in Paramedical Aesthetics, Aesthetic Reconstructions, Perth, Australia |
Contact AACDS
Australasian Academy of Cosmetic Dermal Science
Suite 1a Arcadia Chambers, 1 Roydhouse St
SUBIACO, Perth Western Australia 6008
Phone: +61 8 9382 4788
Fax: +61 8 9382 4833
Email: enquiries@aacds.edu.au
