AHRMM10 has been organized into seven tracks to help make your experience as meaningful as possible. Whether you are looking to develop new skills, enhance your existing knowledge or simply want a career boost, AHRMM10 has been developed so you can create a customized schedule that fits your own educational needs.
Learning Lab sessions are presented at Basic [B], Intermediate [I], or Advanced [A] levels.
Planners and Presenters' Disclosure
As required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program, we would like to make you aware of all potential conflicts of interest(s). This educational activity's planners and the presenter(s) have indicated they have no bias or conflict of interest.
Cindy Christofanelli, RN, BSN, MSN, CMRP
Corporate Director, Supply Chain Management
SSM Health Care
St. Louis, MO
Catherine Futrell
Education Specialist
Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management
of the American Hospital Association
Chicago, IL
Melanie Miller, RN
Manager, Supply Chain Management/Central Processing
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Marina del Rey, CA
Jeffrey J. Wagner, MBA, CMRP, CPM
Vice President
MidMichigan Health
Midland, MI
Kathi J. Pressley, BES, MSciHA, FAHRMM, CPM, CMRP
Director, Materials Management
Olympic Medical Center
Port Angeles, WA
William T. Brewer
Purchasing Manager
Shands HealthCare
Gainseville, FL
Jayne Resek, RN, MS
Senior Director, Supply Chain Performance Improvement Services
University HealthSystem Consortium
Batavia, IL
Joanne Keup, RN, BS
Clinical Value Analysis Manager
Legacy Health System
Portland, OR
Gina Thomas, RN, MSN, MBA
Regional Vice President
MedAssets
Wichita, KS
Michael Louviere, RPh, BS, MS, MBA
Vice President, Supply Chain
Baptist Health System
Birmingham, AL
Brent Petty, CMRP
Corporate Director, Supply Chain
Wellmont Health System
Kingsport, TN
Lisa Parish, RN, MSN
Vice President, Clinical Services & Supply Chain Management
Humility of Mary Health Partners
Youngstown, OH
Calvin T. Wright, BBA, MHSA
Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Catholic Healthcare Partners
Cincinnati, OH
Joan Munchiando, RN, BSN, CRRN, CMSRN, NE-BC
Director, Specialty Programs
Beaumont Hospitals
Royal Oak, MI
William J. Martin, BSc, Rph, Pharm.D
Vice President, Enterprise Accounts
The Broadlane Group
Clinton Township, MI
Laura Wood, RN, MSN, PhD, CRCST
President and CEO
eXpense Management eXperts
Louisville, KY
As required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program, we would like to make you aware of all potential conflicts of interest(s). This educational activity's planners and the presenter(s) have disclosed the following financial relationships that could potentially result in conflict of interest:
Kathryn Balmford, JD
Principal
Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Bode, Matz, PC
Washington, DC
Kathryn works for Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Bode, Matz, PC but she receives Legal and consulting fees from Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR).
Purpose:
Focus on clinical, financial, and materials strategies to meet the demands of quality patient care, changes in technology, and increased savings opportunities. With this knowledge, you will excel in day-to-day supply cost management and physician preference ordering. This track covers key areas of clinical resource management as it relates to the healthcare supply chain.
Global Objectives:
Learn key concepts critical to successfully applying supply chain concepts in clinical settings.
Discover new approaches to reduce supply expense while achieving superior clinical outcomes.
Collaborate with peers, suppliers, and experts in Value Analysis, Clinical Resource, and Supply Chain Management on emerging technologies in healthcare.
Verification of Participation and Successful Completion:
CNE credits are awarded after verification of an individual’s full attendance and successful completion of a program evaluation form.
Learn how efficient inventory control and distribution systems are essential to supply chain management. Today, rapidly rising costs make it important for healthcare facilities to have a program that includes appropriate inventory reduction, supply utilization review, customer service programs, evaluation and reduction in waste, constant information systems improvements, and more.
Gain knowledge of finance and budgeting concepts as they relate to your overall organization and become more successful than ever before. In most facilities, the board of trustees is the final decision makers on how the budget is to be spent. A working knowledge of finance and operating budgets will assist you to better understand your organization’s overall picture. This track focuses on how the supply chain can affect and impact the operating budget as well as daily spending decisions.
Acquire new skills specific to supply chain management and your overall career development. This track covers public speaking and presentation skills, leadership, time and stress management, and much more.
Discover how the complete acquisition process of goods, equipment, and services required for the operation of healthcare facilities can be both timely and cost-effective. This track covers core principles of requisition, sourcing, negotiation, ordering, and more.
Plan with a strategic mindset and the future belongs to you. This track will help you better understand the basics of three principles: customer service, strategic planning, and quality management. Material departments exist to satisfy and support their customers. Therefore, it is critical to understand customer’s needs or quality service will not be provided.
Keep up with the latest advancements in healthcare technology and stay at the top of the field. In today’s market, information technology (IT) is crucial to every organization’s success. It has made purchasing, automation, improving efficiencies, and e-Commerce much easier and more important than ever before. This track focuses on how the field can and will benefit from the IT evolution.
