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    Patti A. Owens, BSN, MHA, RN, CMLSO, CNOR (she/her/hers)

    AestheticMed Consulting International LLC

    Patti Owens provides consultation services in the areas of medical safety programs along with medical compliance services. She has been an active member of AORN for 30 years, and presently, Patti is serving as the Past - President of the eChapter for the 2024 -2025 term. In addition, Patti is the AORN representative on the ANSI SSC-3 “Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care.” She was also selected as a Subject Matter Expert for the 2021 new AORN “Guideline for Laser Safety.” In addition, Patti is the recipient of the 2020 AORN Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Practice award.

    She has been the Nursing/Allied Health Chairperson of ASLMS and, in 1999 and 2014, received the Nurse Excellence Award. She served three years as the ASLMS Nursing-Allied Health Representative to the Board and was the Laser Safety Officer for 2019-2022. Patti is a national consultant for various laser companies and professional organizations, including an appointment as the principal medical and aesthetic instructor for Rockwell Laser Industries. Patti is an active member of the ANSI Z136.3 committee, where she has been appointed as the acting Secretary. She also serves as a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC 76 WG4 and WG12.

    Patti Owens works with a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon and has acted as a perioperative nurse, aesthetic practitioner, Compliance Officer, and Administrative Advisor in Rancho Mirage, CA. Patti’s previous employer for 11 years was with a Dermatologist in Olympia, WA. She acted as the Aesthetic Laser Manager, LSO, and laser practitioner. Patti’s past employment includes 15 years as the Laser Manager at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA. Her responsibilities included program development and supervision of 13 laser systems, implementation of the laser perioperative role, development of an aesthetic laser in-house and mobile program, and enforcement of safety policies as the facility’s acting LSO.

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