Laser Safety: Understanding Medical Lasers and IPL

• Duration: 4 Hours
• Location: Online Only (Lifetime Access)
• Certificate: Certificate of Completion
• Pre-requisite: None (Recommended for all laser users)
• Suitability: All Professionals

Laser Safety: Understanding Medical Lasers and IPL is a comprehensive online course designed to provide a strong foundation in laser and IPL safety. This module introduces the core principles of laser physics, tissue interaction, and clinical safety practices — empowering practitioners to confidently handle medical lasers and IPL systems in a clinical environment.

Participants will learn how to recognise potential hazards, implement safety measures, and ensure patient and operator protection. The course is ideal preparation for those planning to progress into more advanced laser and IPL training modules.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the principles of laser safety and risk prevention
• Learn how lasers interact with biological tissue
• Gain insight into laser physics and operational fundamentals
• Recognise key terminology and parameters in medical laser and IPL use
• Understand medical and aesthetic applications of lasers and IPL

Course modules

• Chapter 1: Pre-course Knowledge Evaluation
• Chapter 2: Learning Objectives
• Chapter 3: Laser Physics
• Chapter 4: Characteristics of Lasers
• Chapter 5: Basic Skin Anatomy
• Chapter 6: Melanin & Our Natural Photoprotective System
• Chapter 7: Medical Lasers Explained
• Chapter 8: Medical Applications of Lasers & LED
• Chapter 9: How Lasers Interact with Tissue
• Chapter 10: Medical Applications of IPL
• Chapter 11: Laser Safety Matters
• Chapter 12: Final Online Assessment

Participants receive lifetime online access and a Certificate of Completion upon successfully completing the course.