AHRMM24 Conference & Exhibition
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Bridging Powerful Connections & Transformational Partnerships
September 22 - 25 | Columbus, OH
Prepare to evolve and elevate your supply chain! AHRMM24 Conference is a forward-thinking, solutions-focused, power-packed experience for supply chain professionals. Explore the latest and greatest solutions and enhance your knowledge with programming across 5 learning tracks. Network, meet your peers, and build collaborative relationships. Discover fresh ideas and insights from influential thought leaders. Attend AHRMM24 to propel your organization toward excellence.
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Dynamic speakers, thought leaders, and field experts.
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Exhibitors to engage and forge powerful partnerships.
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Supply chain professionals to connect and collaborate.
Conference Knowledge Tracks
Tailor your conference experience with five specialized knowledge tracks and enhance your professional skills. Gain insights into the entire supply chain and choose the solutions that align with your goals and organization.
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This track emphasizes key areas of clinical resource management and value analysis as it relates to the health care supply chain.
Featured Sessions:
- Are You Driving the Clinical Supply Chain
- Vendor Management – What Vendors Roam Your Campus?
- Collaborate & Automate – Enhance Your Substitution Process
- Supply Disruption Response – Becoming a Full Time Role
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This track focuses on how health care supply chain professionals can build a transformational and compassionate supply chain and will explore the essential skills and strategies needed to achieve both operational excellence and positive social impact.
Featured Sessions:
- Women in Health Care Supply Chain: Leading with Purpose
- OODA or OUGHTA? What Drives Your Decision-making Processes?
- Future is Now: A Roadmap for Developing and Empowering Tomorrow’s Health Care Leaders
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This track focuses on strategies for implementing new technologies as well as case studies on the impact these changes can have with respect to efficiency, productivity and financials, as well as the importance of utilization of standardized key metrics to manage performance, utilization and outcomes.
Featured Sessions:
- The New Frontier and Art of the Possible - AI Adoption for Health Care Supply Chains
- Utilizing Supplier Scorecard Approach to Drive Meaningful Improvements
- Add-On-Costs: Are Hidden Fees Increasing Your Spend?
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This track will focus on the impact data standards and the UDI can bring to the health care field, the latest updates from the Learning UDI Community and regulatory agencies, as well adoption and implementation strategies.
Featured Sessions:
- The Barcode Dilemma: Improving Barcode Scanning in Health Care
- Leveraging Technology to Solve Everyday Supply Chain Challenges
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This track focuses on key updates for military, VA, and Department of Defense attendees, as well as exploring common challenges and solutions for stakeholders in the federal and civilian sector and essential skills and strategies needed to achieve operational excellence and transformational leadership.
Featured Sessions:
- Leveraging the DoD SkillBridge Program to Build Human Resource Gateways and to Maximize Industry Partnerships
- Leading Transformational Leadership in America’s Health Care Systems
- Contested Logistics: Enabling Medical Materiel Sustainment in the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility
Pre-Conference
Health Care Value Analysis 101
AHRMM24 Pre-Conference
Sunday, September 22 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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 health care.
Health Care Value Analysis 201
AHRMM24 Pre-Conference
Sunday, September 22 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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 to establish a high value culture.
Health Care Supply Chain 101: Technical Essentials of Health Care Supply Chain
AHRMM24 Pre-Conference
Sunday, September 22 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dive into the core of health care operations with a comprehensive overview of the functional areas that make up the 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 essential knowledge and confidence to navigate this complex field.
Health Care Supply Chain 201: Leadership Essentials of Health Care Supply Chain
AHRMM24 Pre-Conference
Sunday, September 22 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
As leaders, we hold the key to unlocking our teams' 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.
Sustainability in Health Care: What to Know, What to Do
AHRMM24 Pre-Conference
Sunday, September 22 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
This FREE pre-conference session will provide an overview of how health care executives and supply chain leaders are approaching increasing market and regulatory demands for more sustainable practices and products. Learn about the American Hospital Association's (AHA) initiatives, the role of supply chain in the fight against climate change, learning communities development and other departments' role in sustainability.
CMRP Examination Overview
AHRMM24 Pre-Conference
Sunday, September 22 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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. Participants will review concepts and example questions from each of the five exam content areas covering both recall and application questions.
Featured Speakers
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AHRMM24 Exhibit Hall: Learn, Network and Discover Solutions
Find ways to integrate leading solutions in the field, improve your systems and refine your processes with in-person demonstrations of products and strategies. Take your organization and goals to the next level with the AHRMM exhibit hall. You’ll discover a network of suppliers and providers while collaborating for your supply chain needs.
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