Executive Director Perioperative Services
WellStar
Atlanta, GA
Chair of the National Certification of Medical Lasers
Committee Representative for the ANSI 136.1 and 136.3
Faculty for LIA
2011 International James Rockwell AWARD for the Educational Achievement Award
Vangie Dennis is the executive director of perioperative services for WellStar Atlanta Medical Center and Atlanta Medical Center South, in Georgia. Vangie has been a nurse for 45 years. Professional organization memberships include AORN and AORN Specialty Assemblies, Laser Institute of America, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopist, and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. She is presently the system laser safety officer for Emory Health System. Her professional activities and accomplishments include past chairperson for the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, past chair for AORN Advanced Technology, past secretary for the organization, and member of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. She is on the editorial board for the Journal for Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery, Outpatient Surgery and for OR Nurse. Vangie has been published and cited in numerous publications,
Ms. Dennis is an independent consultant, lectures on lasers and nursing practice. Vangie has lectured nationally and internationally for AORN, AORN Chapters, Advanced Technology Specialty Assembly, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, The International Laser Safety Conference, Canadian Nurses Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, American Association Gynecological Laparoscopists, MedSun CODA Conference, and Medical Societies and facilities. Vangie is on the Board of Directors for Laser Institute of America, the Board of, Directors for AORN National and the chair for the National Certification on Lasers. She is a recipient named in Strathmore’s WHO’s WHO, the recipient of the 1996 Nursing Excellence Award from the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, awarded the 2011 R. James Rockwell Jr. Educational Achievement Award, and the 2011 AORN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Education. Vangie is a member of Emory Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
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Wednesday, April 10
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wednesday, April 10
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM