AHRMM UDI Forum 2023
UDI Forum 2023
On-Demand | Available until April 2024
Members: $99 | Non-Members: $199
By attending the UDI Forum, participants may earn up to 5.5 AHRMM Continuing Education Credits (CEC) toward recertification of the Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) and AHRMM Fellow designations.
Schedule of Events
Schedule of events is subject to change. All sessions are listed in Central Time.
Tuesday, October 31
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. CT
Mike Schiller
Opening UDI Session
Speaker:
Mike Schiller, Senior Director of Supply Chain, AHRMM
Welcome and review of conference agenda.
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Nancy LeMaster
Terrie Reed
Indira Konduri
Unique Device Identification System: Overview and FDA Regulatory Update
Speakers:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC
Terrie Reed, Chief Strategy Officer, Symmetric Health Solutions
Indira Konduri, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA
This session will provide those new to health care supply chain or those needing a refresher, an overview of the UDI System and its benefits. It will include defining the parts of the Unique Device Identifier (UDI), the relationship of the identifier to data in GUDID, the need for ongoing quality improvement, and the importance of participation by all stakeholders to realize UDI system benefits for health care delivery.
An update on the most current FDA regulations will be provided and participants will gain insight into future FDA initiatives as well as collaborations underway between the FDA and CMS.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT
Carl Gomberg
Karen Dean
LUC tools to Assist with UDI Adoption
Speakers:
Carl Gomberg, Lead Solutions Analyst, ITS Cost Management, Premier, Inc
Karen Dean, Senior Director Supply Chain Services, Kaiser Permanente
The Learning UDI Community (LUC) chartered the Transactional Efficiency workgroup to identify opportunities to expand adoption and maximize utilization of the UDI. In this session participants will learn about the mapping tools that were created to assist providers and suppliers in using the UDI in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction sets to reduce errors and improve efficiency. The maps provide a simple “how-to” guide with links to additional educational materials. This session will also share the workgroup’s Best Practices guide for improving data quality in the Global UDI Database (GUDID). Including examples of how providers are using the data from GUDID to improve operations and enhance patient safety.
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. CT
Solutions Showcase
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Wednesday, November 1
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CT
Jack Koczela
John Blackketter
UDI: The Key to Improving Supply Chain Efficiency and Enhancing Patient Care
Speakers:
Jack Koczela, Director of Supply Chain Services, Froedtert Health System
John Blackketter, Manager North America Business Care Integration, Cook Medical
Maximizing the use of the UDI can improve supply chain operations for both manufacturers and health care providers. For providers it can also improve clinical workflow efficiency, enhance patient care, and provide the information necessary to position the organization for the future. In this practical how-to session learn how one organization partnered with its manufacturers to use the UDI in their EDI transaction to improve supply chain operations. They then expanded into using it to capture information at the point of care.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT
Brian DeBusk
Rhett Suhre
John Blackketter
John Terwilliger
UDI: Challenges and Benefits from Manufacturers Perspective
Speakers:
Brian DeBusk, President and CEO, DeRoyal
Rhett Suhre, Director, Business Solutions North America Sales Operations, W. L. Gore & Associates
John Blackketter, Manager North America Business Care Integration, Cook Medical
John Terwilliger, GS1 Senior Consultant, Abbott
It has been ten years since the FDA’s Unique Device Identifier ruling went into effect and set out a tiered schedule, based on medical device classification, for compliance. As of September 24, 2022, all manufacturers are required to comply. Find out from leading manufacturers their perspective on the successes and challenges of achieving the full benefits the use of the UDI can provide. Learn how manufacturers and provides can leverage each other’s knowledge and resources to expand adoption and maximize utilization.
Thursday, November 2
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CT
Javier Rodriguez
Franklin Lopez
Ashlea Souffrou
Dave Sterlow
UDI Success Stories
Speakers:
Javier Rodriguez, Director Materials Management, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Franklin Lopez, Assistant Director Logistics Operations, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Ashlea Souffrou, CEO and Founder, SxanPro
Dave Sterlow, Director Clinical Operations, St. Luke’s
Learn how UT Southwestern and St. Luke’s are successfully utilizing the UDI in a variety of ways to enhance patient safety and improve operations. Find out how these organizations have incorporated use of the UDI into inventory management, recall management, the patient documentation process and other creative uses.
- Participants will be able to explain how these health care organizations incorporated the UDI into their operations.
- Participants will be able to explain the benefits that were achieved by leveraging the UDI.
- Participants will be able to develop a plan to gain support and implement the UDI within their own organizations.
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Mike Schiller
Nancy LeMaster
Closing Session
Speakers:
Mike Schiller, Senior Director of Supply Chain, AHRMM
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC
Mike and Nancy will summarize the highlights of the Forum, and share a glimpse of the LUC roadmap ahead, challenging each participant to create their own individualized plan on what actions they will take to move beyond the vision to our future goal – ubiquitous use of the UDI across the health care ecosystem.
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