HEALTH CARE SUPPLY CHAIN
AHRMM26 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise: Strengthening Health Care Supply Chain Resilience

Designed for health care supply chain leaders and professionals who are responsible for ensuring continuity of essential supplies, equipment, and services during disruptions. Through a facilitated, scenario-based discussion, participants will work through a realistic supply chain disruption requiring rapid assessment, coordinated decision-making, and strategic allocation of limited resources. Participants will explore practical strategies to anticipate risk, strengthen engagement with existing and emerging suppliers, enhance cross-functional coordination with clinical and operational leaders, and improve surge planning. The session will emphasize real-world application and lessons learned from recent national disruptions.

Health Care Supply Chain 101: Technical Essentials of Health Care Supply Chain

Whether you’re new to the supply chain function or just entering the health care industry, this session is designed to equip you with the fundamental knowledge and confidence to navigate this complex field. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the core areas of the health care supply chain, including strategic sourcing, value analysis, purchasing, materials management, accounts payable, and program management—and how they enable you to powerfully deliver all forms of value to your organization.

Health Care Supply Chain 201: Leadership Essentials of Health Care Supply Chain

As leaders, we hold the key to unlocking our team’s full potential and driving excellence within the supply chain function. This session explores the six critical elements of infrastructure essential for enabling high performance: talent management, risk management, technology and data management, process management, change management, and alignment. Beyond managing operations, supply chain leaders must shape the strategy, culture, and innovation that fuel long-term success.

CMRP Examination Overview

The Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP), the premier national supply chain credential, provides a personal and professional distinction in an increasingly competitive health care supply chain marketplace. This session provides an overview of the Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) examination, helpful study tips and discussion of requirements to earn the designation.

Health Care Value Analysis 101

This foundational course will focus on creating total value through principles, processes and philosophies that facilitate informed decision making for Providers, Value Analysis, Supply Chain and Suppliers in today’s state of healthcare. Concepts for creating total value will be shared including navigating organizational culture, maintaining a focus on patient outcomes and identifying quality improvement opportunities through a data and clinical evidence based integrated approach.

Health Care Value Analysis 201

Building on the foundations of creating total value, this course will define various aspects of utilization, including supplies, services, procedures, site of care, suppliers, distributors, space, and standard work . Additionally, the course will focus on the importance of understanding and collaborating with physicians and organizational leadership l to establish a high value culture. A brief overview of current healthcare pressures, such as Population Health, Chronic Disease Management, and Value Based care will be provided.