All events will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center unless noted otherwise.
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PRE-CONFERENCE
Sunday, July 20
Cyber Station
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Sponsor: Omnicell
12th Annual Golf Tournament
Shotgun Start: 7:00 am
Title Sponsor: McKesson
The conference’s most popular event, this year’s tournament will be held at the Hill Country Golf Club, a championship course set on more than 200 beautiful acres. Ranked the #1 Texas golf destination and #17 worldwide by Condé Nast Traveler, the golf course features rolling meadows, steep hillsides, wooded ravines, and tree-shaded plateaus as well as the tranquil threat of lakes and ponds.
Event registration includes transportation, golf goody bag, driving range access, continental breakfast, lunch, drink tickets, and awards ceremony. Due to the event’s popularity, registration is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. For registration information, please see the Conference Registration Form.
Proceeds from the Annual Golf Tournament benefit charitable organizations, including Project Perfect World Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization founded by AHRMM to serve the medical needs of children in third world countries.
CMRP Overview
8:30 am – 11:30 am
Attend this three-hour refresher course in the morning and become better prepared to take the CMRP Examination in the afternoon. Taught by peers who have recently become certified, the CMRP Overview session will cover the six core content areas of the examination – Purchasing/Product Value Analysis, Inventory Distribution Management, Support Services, Information Systems, Finance, and Strategic Planning/Leadership – as well as provides helpful test-taking tips. Previous attendees have found it to be an invaluable review tool in helping them succeed on the exam.
The Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) is the premier national credential based on a sound assessment that provides you distinction in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Eligibility requirements include a blend of education and experience in addition to taking and passing the 110-question CMRP Examination which will test your knowledge on the tasks that are performed regularly in practice and are considered important to competent practice in the healthcare supply chain field.
Dave Hinkle, CMRP, MHA, MPA, FACHE
Senior Director, VHA Supply Chain Custom Services
Erial, NJ
Rande Medwed, CMRP
Senior Director, VHA Supply Chain Custom Services
Middleton, MA
Annette Pummel, RN, CMRP
Senior Director, VHA Supply Chain Customer Services
Atchison, KS
Leadership Masterminds Workshop
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
NEW in 2008! With globalization in nearly all aspects of our lives, individuals and enterprises of all types are pursuing leadership excellence in the transformation to peak levels of organizational and personal performance. This session will address the leadership challenges of a new global environment, the changing landscape in which most healthcare organizations must effectively function, and will provide an opportunity to explore leadership skills in the areas of perception, attitude development, interpersonal communication, and relationship building for leaders at all levels. Participants will explore the dynamics of leadership and the interpersonal insights and skills necessary to be effective leaders including: the powers of leadership excellence, the attributes of empowered leaders, successful leadership and management skills, effective team development and conflict resolution, moving from insight to action, and more. It will also provide “lessons learned” from successful individuals and organizations on how to achieve new levels of personalized, value-based performance; levels that are truly rewarding both personally and professionally. Session includes an attendee luncheon.
James T. Lussier
Founder & President, The Lussier Center/TLC
Bend, OR
Lean Six Sigma for the Healthcare Supply Chain
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
There is a growing concern in the healthcare industry that there is an unacceptable level of mistakes and deficiencies in all parts of operations. Organized approaches to create continuous improvement such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS) are required to achieve large-scale, long-lasting, breakthrough improvements. This workshop is a practical and pragmatic session to help you develop basic skills using the key tools in LSS to impact healthcare supply chain operations. Participants will work through one of four supply chain projects designed to give them a feel for the end-to-end process of solving a real world problem using these methodologies. Key takeaways include: understanding core LSS principles and tools, how to apply them in supply chain, and tips for getting started in your organization.
The facilitators for this workshop both serve as adjunct faculty for the Villanova professional education on-line program in Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (www.villanovau.com). Together they have 50 years of experience in supply chain, LSS, and in the medical industry. Session includes an attendee luncheon.
Ron Crabtree, CIRM, CPIM, CSCP, MLSSBB
President, MetaOps, Inc.
Livonia, MI
Karen Young, MPM, CSSBB(ASQ), MT(ASCP)SC
President and CEO, Strategic Solutions and Associates, LLC
Lithonia, GA
CMRP Certification Special Laptop Examination I
9:00 am – 11:30 am
Get certified and take the CMRP Examination. This is a pre-registered event. Walk-ins will not be accepted. See the CMRP Certification Examination page for more information and registration instructions.
Materials Management 101
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop covers the basics of healthcare supply chain management to prepare professionals who are new the field for educational sessions at AHRMM08. This workshop is also great for the experienced attendee looking for a quick refresher course.
Terry Cox, CMRP
Director, Supply Chain Management, Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Amanda Llewellyn, CMRP, FAHRMM, CPM
Assistant Director, Materials Management, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Havre de Grace, MD
The Anatomy of Materials Management
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
This pre-conference session is designed to take the mystery out of physician preference items: those areas of high-end clinical preference that are also the most costly and most often the products that Materials has little if any involvement. Taking the mystery out of how products are utilized is the first step for supply chain professionals to become better informed to assist in financial management and standardization of these high-end procedures. The session will focus on cardiac catheterization, cardiac stents, and cardiovascular surgery products (i.e. pacers, AICDs, valves, graphs, and rings), as well as discuss those involved in hip and knee replacement and spine procedures. The session will also review the anatomy of the human body and how and where the products purchased are utilized. Featuring hands-on demonstrations of products, the session will be led by nurses who are subject matter experts in supply cost reduction.
Dee Donatelli, RN, CMRP, FAHRMM
Vice President, Supply Chain Custom Services, VHA
Newton, KS
Zee Robertson
Senior Director, Clinical Specialty Services, VHA
Newton, KS
Patricia Tyson
Vice President, Clinical Specialty Services, Goodroe Healthcare Solutions
Atlanta, GA
Materials Management 201
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session geared towards supply chain professionals who have recently become managers or directors as well as those seasoned professionals seeking career advancement. Receive an in-depth look at the six areas of materials management: purchasing, distribution, technology solutions, finance, strategic planning, and support services. Also learn how to understand and prepare Return on Investment (ROI) worksheets, Excel spreadsheets, and realization schedules as well as how to further develop leadership and management skills.
Robert H. Perry, FAHRMM
Senior Consultant, MTS, Inc.
Falls Church, VA
CMRP Certification Special Laptop Examination II
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Get certified and take the CMRP Laptop Examination. This is a pre-registered event. Walk-ins will not be accepted. See the CMRP Certification Examination page for more information and registration instructions.
Converting Your Hospital Data Into SCMetrix™ Format
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Room 217A
This “how-to” session will help train individuals/hospitals on the requirements for converting their facilities’ data into the proper SCMetrix™ format. Developed to assist those who are engaged in the data collection process but require direction on how to estimate department and service line data requirements; involved in the data collection process but need help to streamline/simplify the process; and interested in participating but are unsure of how to translate hospital data into the AHRMM-HFMA supply expense definitions.
Vicki L. Smith-Daniels
Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management
Editor-in-Chief, Decision Sciences Journal
Project Lead, SCMetrix(TM)
Research Faculty, Center for Services Leadership
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
First-Time Attendee & New Member Orientation
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Marriott Rivercenter
All new members and first-time attendees are invited to meet the AHRMM Board of Directors, volunteer leaders, and AHRMM staff members. This is a great opportunity for you to learn how to become more involved in AHRMM, map out the AHRMM08 Conference, and network with other new members and first-time attendees. Light hors d'ouvres will be served.
Welcome Reception
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Marriott Rivercenter
Network with colleagues at the “official” welcome event for AHRMM08. Event includes light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
DAY ONE
Monday, July 21, 2008
Complimentary Coffee & Rolls
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Cyber Station
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Sponsor: Omnicell
Career Center
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
It’s time to dust off your resume and fine-tune your interview skills! Meet face-to-face with a professional career consultant to assess your leadership abilities, strategize your next career move, get helpful resume writing tips, and more. All Career Center meetings are strictly confidential and must be made prior to the Conference at (800) 358-1112. Onsite appointments will depend on availability.
Opening Keynote Address
Borrow My Eyes: A Close, Integrated Look into the Future of Healthcare
8:30 am – 10:15 am
Sponsor: Kimberly-Clark
Powerful new pharmaceuticals and technologies, shifts in payment structures, and the emergence of networked automation as an industry-wide theme will re-shape healthcare in the remaining years of this decade and beyond. But the most forceful vector of change is the growing transparency of the industry, which will combine with data-mining techniques of unprecedented power. These changes will unite with increasing vigor to create a nearly inexorable shift toward a new kind of healthcare market, and in the process, force everyone in healthcare to re-define, re-envision, and re-engineer their markets, their institutions, their processes, and their very jobs. Early movers, who understand the implications and markers of this shift, will gain experience and market advantage over organizations that fail to notice and take advantage of the new environment.
This session will show how healthcare in the United States could cost 50% less and return a much higher quality, while providing for all Americans. In addition, the factors that will force healthcare into this drastic and essential change as well as the radical restructurings and bold new management techniques healthcare institutions will need to achieve it will also be illustrated.
Joe Flower
CEO, Imagine What If, Inc.
Fort Bragg, CA
Refreshment Break
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Sponsor: University HealthSystem Consortium
General Session Panel Discussion
Healthcare's Cry for Data Accuracy Heard Across the Nation for Patient Safety and Reduced Costs
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Sponsor: Ethicon, Inc.
Compared to other industries, healthcare is lagging behind when it comes to implementing the tools needed to streamline its supply chain – data standards and synchronization. By collaborating with manufacturers, distributors, and GPOs, the nation's largest hospital systems are advocating the necessary changes today to positively impact patient safety and care, as well as save the entire healthcare industry billions of dollars.
The value of data accuracy and product data synchronization to healthcare as it is redefining itself as part of a global, multi-industry supply chain, will be shared during the panel discussion. Standards are necessary for hospitals to do business in today's global marketplace and to support current legislation for a Unique Device Identifier (UDI) program, Electronic Health Records (EHR), radio frequency identification (RFID), and other emerging technologies.
Lessons learned from these distinguished IDNs and a leading global manufacturer make a compelling case for why data synchronization is needed now and why the industry should go beyond endorsing GS1 and the global data synchronization network (GDSN) and move to adoption and implementation. This session will set the tone for the entire conference as well as AHRMM’s work towards global data synchronization in healthcare.
Dennis Black
Director e-Business
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Joe Dudas
Director of Accounting and Supply Chain Informatics
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Dom Giordano (Moderator)
Talk Show Host, CBS Radio Network
Philadelphia, PA
Brent Johnson
Vice President of Supply Chain, Chief Purchasing Officer
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Michael A. Hillman, MD, MBA
Vice President, Patient Safety, Ascension Health
St. Louis, MO
Vance Moore
President
Resource Optimization and Innovation, An Operating Division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System
Chesterfield, MO
Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Lunch served from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Are You Ready for the Three “G’s”?
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
GLN (accurate location identification), GTIN® (accurate product identification), and GDSN® (accurate data) can help deliver the right product, to the right patient, at the right time. The three “G’s” are the foundation of the GS1 System of global supply chain standards that have delivered proven results for over 30 years in other industries. The healthcare industry movement to GS1 standards has begun – are you ready? Learn how these standards can help you and your company improve patient safety and at the same time improve supply chain efficiency. Presented by GS1 Healthcare US experts, this how-to session provides an overview of the standards, benefits to be gained, and a tool kit to help you get started.
John Roberts
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Robert Celeste
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Tim Welch
Manager, Industry Development
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Converting Your Hospital Data Into SCMetrix™ Format
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Room 217A
This “how-to” session will help train individuals/hospitals on the requirements for converting their facilities’ data into the proper SCMetrix™ format. Developed to assist those who are engaged in the data collection process but require direction on how to estimate department and service line data requirements; involved in the data collection process but need help to streamline/simplify the process; and interested in participating but are unsure of how to translate hospital data into the AHRMM-HFMA supply expense definitions.
Vicki L. Smith-Daniels
Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management
Editor-in-Chief, Decision Sciences Journal
Project Lead, SCMetrix(TM)
Research Faculty, Center for Services Leadership
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Learning Lab 1
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Bottled Water Refreshment Break
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Sponsor: PAR Excellence Systems
Are You Ready for the Three “G’s”?
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
GLN (accurate location identification), GTIN® (accurate product identification), and GDSN® (accurate data) can help deliver the right product, to the right patient, at the right time. The three “G’s” are the foundation of the GS1 System of global supply chain standards that have delivered proven results for over 30 years in other industries. The healthcare industry movement to GS1 standards has begun – are you ready? Learn how these standards can help you and your company improve patient safety and at the same time improve supply chain efficiency. Presented by GS1 Healthcare US experts, this how-to session provides an overview of the standards, benefits to be gained, and a tool kit to help you get started.
John Roberts
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Robert Celeste
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Tim Welch
Manager, Industry Development
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Using SCMetrix™ To Drive Performance Improvement
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Room 217A
SCMetrix™ offers a diverse portfolio of metrics and benchmarks for improving supply chain performance. This session explores how to interpret financial and operational metrics and identify high impact performance improvement opportunities. Participants will learn how to use SCMetrix™ to determine their hospital’s comparative performance and how to explain why hospitals perform well on some metrics and not so well on others. A methodology for identifying ways in which to take action to improve supply chain performance will be illustrated through case studies.
Vicki L. Smith-Daniels
Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management
Editor-in-Chief, Decision Sciences Journal
Project Lead, SCMetrix(TM)
Research Faculty, Center for Services Leadership
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Learning Lab 2
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
DAY TWO
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Leadership & Achievement Breakfast
7:00 am – 8:45 am
Invitation only: AHRMM Committee and Task Force Members, Chapter Presidents and President-Elects,
and AHRMM Fellows.
Are you a Chapter President or President-Elect, a volunteer on an AHRMM committee, or an AHRMM Fellow? If so, you are invited to attend the Leadership & Achievement Breakfast. This event honors those individuals who work hard to promote AHRMM and the resource and materials management profession in their areas. This is the perfect opportunity to share information, experiences, and expertise with colleagues from across the country.
Cyber Station
7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Sponsor: Omnicell
Career Center
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
It’s time to dust off your resume and fine-tune your interview skills! Meet face-to-face with a professional career consultant to assess your leadership abilities, strategize your next career move, get helpful resume writing tips, and more. All Career Center meetings are strictly confidential and must be made prior to the Conference at (800) 358-1112. Onsite appointments will depend on availability.
Complimentary Coffee & Rolls
8:30 am – 9:00 am
An assortment of coffee and rolls will be served.
General Session
Supply Chain Issues and Insights: Examining the 2008 National C-Suite and Supply Chain Leadership Survey
9:00 am – 10:30 am
The 2008 National C-Suite and Supply Chain Leadership Survey, sponsored
by Owens & Minor, captures the awareness and perspectives on the state of the healthcare supply
chain and covers the satisfaction and priorities of supply chain performance and opportunities. With
survey questions to CEOs, CFOs, and other supply chain leaders on current issues – supply expense
becoming the largest provider expense category, technology investment ROI, impact of supply chain performance
on nurse satisfaction and retention, and more – this session will compare and contrast key findings
from the 2007 survey presented at the AHRMM’s 45th Annual Conference & Exhibition in San
Diego, CA with key findings from the 2008 survey.
The presentation will include an interpretation of the responses plus a call-to-action for discussion. Upon review of the survey findings, attendees will be able to recognize the top supply chain management priorities for the C-Suite and any gaps between the C-Suite and supply chain leaders’ thinking; develop a dialog for strategic planning; interpret the C-Suite’s perceptions of supply chain performance and produce an action plan for dealing with them; and create a communications plan to educate the C-Suite about supply chain issues and developments, so they can be better prepared to optimize performance.
Jamie C. Kowalski
Managing Director, Business Development, Owens & Minor
Milwaukee, WI
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Lunch served from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Break
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Are You Ready for the Three “G’s”?
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
GLN (accurate location identification), GTIN® (accurate product identification), and GDSN® (accurate data) can help deliver the right product, to the right patient, at the right time. The three “G’s” are the foundation of the GS1 System of global supply chain standards that have delivered proven results for over 30 years in other industries. The healthcare industry movement to GS1 standards has begun – are you ready? Learn how these standards can help you and your company improve patient safety and at the same time improve supply chain efficiency. Presented by GS1 Healthcare US experts, this how-to session provides an overview of the standards, benefits to be gained, and a tool kit to help you get started.
John Roberts
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Robert Celeste
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Tim Welch
Manager, Industry Development
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Converting Your Hospital Data Into SCMetrix™ Format
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Room 217A
This “how-to” session will help train individuals/hospitals on the requirements for converting their facilities’ data into the proper SCMetrix™ format. Developed to assist those who are engaged in the data collection process but require direction on how to estimate department and service line data requirements; involved in the data collection process but need help to streamline/simplify the process; and interested in participating but are unsure of how to translate hospital data into the AHRMM-HFMA supply expense definitions.
Vicki L. Smith-Daniels
Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management
Editor-in-Chief, Decision Sciences Journal
Project Lead, SCMetrix(TM)
Research Faculty, Center for Services Leadership
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Learning Lab 3
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Refreshment Break
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Sponsor: University HealthSystem Consortium
Are You Ready for the Three “G’s”?
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
GLN (accurate location identification), GTIN® (accurate product identification), and GDSN® (accurate data) can help deliver the right product, to the right patient, at the right time. The three “G’s” are the foundation of the GS1 System of global supply chain standards that have delivered proven results for over 30 years in other industries. The healthcare industry movement to GS1 standards has begun – are you ready? Learn how these standards can help you and your company improve patient safety and at the same time improve supply chain efficiency. Presented by GS1 Healthcare US experts, this how-to session provides an overview of the standards, benefits to be gained, and a tool kit to help you get started.
John Roberts
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Robert Celeste
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Tim Welch
Manager, Industry Development
GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Using SCMetrix™ To Drive Performance Improvement
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Room 217A
SCMetrix™ offers a diverse portfolio of metrics and benchmarks for improving supply chain performance. This session explores how to interpret financial and operational metrics and identify high impact performance improvement opportunities. Participants will learn how to use SCMetrix™ to determine their hospital’s comparative performance and how to explain why hospitals perform well on some metrics and not so well on others. A methodology for identifying ways in which to take action to improve supply chain performance will be illustrated through case studies.
Vicki L. Smith-Daniels
Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management
Editor-in-Chief, Decision Sciences Journal
Project Lead, SCMetrix(TM)
Research Faculty, Center for Services Leadership
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Learning Lab 4
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Networking Fiesta
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Marriott Rivercenter
Ole! Come and enjoy Mexican food, music, and dancing as AHRMM parties “South-of-the-Border” style. The Annual Networking Party is always the biggest event of the Annual Conference. Here you will meet with old friends and make new ones as we celebrate the different cultures of the Southwest. A cash bar will be offered and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served at the event.
DAY THREE
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Cyber Station
7:30 am – 11:00 am
Sponsor: Omnicell
Complimentary Coffee
7:30 am – 8:00 am
Closing Keynote Address
Dedication, Pride, and Commitment: The Story of Black Hawk Down
8:00 am – 9:00 am
The 2001 Oscar-winning epic film, Black Hawk Down, details the heroic account of a group of 123 elite United States soldiers sent into Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993 as part of a United Nations peacekeeping operation to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord. Young Rangers and veteran Delta Force soldiers fought side-by-side, were outnumbered and surrounded for 18 hours in the most hostile district of Mogadishu until a rescue convoy could be mounted to retrieve them. As a part of that near-disastrous mission, both as a survivor and a hero, Sergeant Eversmann, portrayed by Josh Harnett in the film, will bring to life his experience, what he took from it, and humanize the creed by which he lived, “Never shall I fail my comrades…Rangers lead the way!” Both inspiring and patriotic, this presentation will focus on the three attributes that brought him home alive: leadership, courage, and selfless service.
By looking at the military, this session will show all that is great with America. Service to others, communities, and the nation is important, and great leadership is only 30% of the solution. To be successful in combat, the order of precedence must always be the mission first, the good of the unit, and lastly, the individual. Leaders must have outstanding followers who like and believe in what they are doing, and that only happens if and when leaders invest in their subordinates. By tracing his successes, Sergeant Eversmann will show that failure is yours alone; your achievements are due to those who took the time to invest in you.
Book Signing: A special book signing will be held immediately following Sergeant Eversmann’s Closing Keynote Address. Books will be available for purchase at the AHRMM Bookstore during the duration of the conference.
Sergeant Matt Eversmann
Senior Instructor, ROTC Department, The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Refreshment Break
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Learning Lab 5
9:15 am – 10:30 am
Learning Lab 6
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
