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Arizona Healthcare & Materials Management Association (AHMMA)

AHMMA was well represented this year at AHRMM08 with eleven members attending, including four board members.  Everyone enjoyed the networking opportunities and educational sessions.  AHMMA was recognized as a Silver Chapter Affiliate in 2008.  We wish to thank all those who made this possible as we keep aiming for the Gold. 

Board members for 2009 will be Patty Prior, President; Dorance Dillon, Past President; David Icenhower and Bill Johnson, Board Members at Large.  AHMMA will be taking nominations at its November 4^th meeting for Secretary, Treasurer, and President-Elect for 2009.  All those interested please email patty.prior@bannerhealth.com.

Dave Cadaret and Wallis Hardie are the new Education Chairs and are very busy planning education events for next year. AHMMA has had education seminars this year on healthcare supply chain industry data standards and will be looking to add more education seminars regarding this hot topic in the future. At the last quarterly meeting we had a presentation by one of our members, Mark Willmore, who presented Purchasing Metrics: Measuring Buyer Resource Requirements.  Everyone found this informative and we will continue to work on this project as more information is available.  AHMMA is steadily growing and we are excited of what the future will bring. 

California Association of Healthcare Purchasing and Material Managers (CAHPMM) 

CAHPMM will hold its annual conference in beautiful Shell Beach, California, October 21-23, 2008. The CAHPMM Board is very proud of this year's agenda which includes interesting and current topics such as Hidden Costs in Healthcare, Applying Lean in Healthcare, and Vendor Credentialing in addition to many other educational sessions.

Please visit www.cahpmm.org for additional information.

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Greater San Antonio Healthcare Resource & Materials Management Association (GSAHRMM) 

GSAHRMM was well represented at this year’s national AHRMM Conference & Exhibition in San Antonio, 20-23 July, 2008. Overall, 15 GSAHRMM members attended this year’s exceptional conference. Seven chapter board members welcomed conference attendees to the Alamo City during registration. The chapter received the Bronze affiliation award during AHRMM’s Leadership Breakfast, after only one year in existence. Seven GSAHRMM members took the certification test at the conference and earned their CMRP designations.

A GSAHRMM Board of Directors meeting was held on 6 August, 2008, to install 14 members to this year’s board. Returning board members are Mike Johnson, President; Francine Crockett, President-Elect; Marc Sager, Past President; Tina Hanson, Treasurer; Jim Moreland, Webmaster; Anita Gutierrez, Tom Herrick, Tom Baker and Richard Tondre. Tom Behrens, Darryl Lloyd, Larry Stallings, Chad Fletcher and Cliff Healy were also welcomed as newly elected board members. During the meeting, the board completed planning for the chapter’s next Education & General Membership meeting to be held 22 October, at the San Antonio Plaza Club. Also planned was the chapter’s first CMRP Preparation Workshop, to be held on 8 November, 2008. The board also approved the establishment of both Membership and Education Committees to manage internal processes to promote future growth and professional development within the chapter.

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Healthcare Materials Management Society of New Jersey (HMMS-NJ)  

On Tuesday September 23, 2008 the 2^nd Annual HMMS-NJ Golf Outing will be held at the Cranbury Golf Club in West Windsor, New Jersey. Come out and join this fun event. We hope to see you there. For additional information and registration information visit www.hmms-nj.org.

The educational program “Third Party Reprocessing – Safety and Effectiveness,” which is being co-sponsored by HMMS-NJ will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Somerset, New Jersey, on Thursday, September 18, 2008. The speakers will include Claire Woods who will speak on “Reprocessing…Law, Science, and Reality”; Nancy Chobin will speak about “Setting up A Quality Reprocessing Program”, Anthony Monaco will present “NJSHD Regulations for Third Party Reprocessing”, and Dan Vukelich will discuss “An Industry Update: The new GAO Report, Legislative Challenges & Tactics OEM’s Use to Undermine YOUR Processing Program”. For additional information on this event please contact: ASPATH@VALLEYHEALTH.COM or call Al Spath at (201) 447-8053.

The Society Board members willbe meeting on October 1, 2008 for the Annual Planning Meeting.

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Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN) 

The Healthcare Supply Chain Network Chapter in Toronto, Canada, would like to extend our congratulations to the AHRMM organizing committee on a very successful AHRMM08 in San Antonio. About 40 members of our chapter attended this year’s conference and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the educational experience and the networking opportunities. HSCN hosted a cocktail reception for our members in San Antonio which was another great opportunity to get together with our colleagues from across the country.

HSCN is busy planning for the AGM on November 4^th, which will take place as part of the Ontario Hospital Association’s annual convention in Toronto. We are also in planning mode for the 2^nd Annual HSCN Supply Chain Conference which will take place in Toronto the end of April 2009.

HSCN is proud to announce that two of our Board members are in the news:
Melinda Mui has released her new book, “Transformational Leadership: The Enhancement of Employee Commitment and Performance”. Melinda is the Corporate Director, Supply Chain with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), Vancouver, B.C. responsible for all supply chain services at the PHSA and branch societies.

Mike Rosser, General Manager, Healthcare Materials Management Services accepts McKesson VIP award. McKesson’s 2008 VIP Award, won by HMMS of London, Ontario, honors McKesson customers that showcase vision and innovation in their use of information technology to improve patient safety, as well as the overall quality and operational efficiency of the healthcare system. An important part of this is the ability to redefine ways to better manage the patient care process and improve the economics of care. HMMS, established in 1997, is a joint venture between London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. HMMS combined supply purchasing and accounts payable operations for London hospitals and regional hospital affiliates totaling more than 3,000 beds and combined operating budgets of $1.5 billion. More recently, it set the standard for integrated healthcare supply chain management with an e-commerce and automation initiative that reduced operating costs, improved service levels and maximized efficiencies. Results include more than $2.2 million in savings, with annual cost reductions of $1.5 million. HMMS was one of four winners in the VIP Classic category.

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