10:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT

Mike Schiller

Nancy LeMaster

Opening UDI Session

Speakers:
Mike Schiller, Executive Director, AHRMM
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC Project Manager

Preview of the upcoming sessions. LUC update, highlight AHRMM UDI course.

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. CT

Cynthia Shumway

Beth Wells

The Barcode Dilemma: Improving Barcode Scanning in Healthcare 

Speakers:
Cynthia Shumway, Director, Supply Chain Business Applications, Intermountain Health
Beth Wells, Senior Director, Community Engagement GS1 US

Most medical devices now have barcodes carrying the product’s UDI and other important information. Scanning the barcode allows clinicians and supply chain professionals the ability to capture and store critical information that can enhance patient safety and improve operations. However, too often we hear comments such as “the barcodes won’t scan” or “there are too many barcodes on the package, and we don’t know which one to scan” as reasons for not scanning at the point of care. Attend this interactive session to gain insights from a recent study of medical device barcodes scanning practices at Intermountain Health. Learn how providers and suppliers can work together to take advantage of all the benefits scanning can provide.

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT

James Russell

Carmen Winfield

Marcy Corbat

Successfully Implementing Barcode Scanning at the Point of Care 

Speakers:
James Russell, Director of Value Analysis at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carmen Winfield, VP Supply Chain at McLeod Health 
Marcy Corbat, Director, Supply Chain, Michigan Region, Trinity Health 

Moderator:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC

Learn how to overcome obstacles and successfully implement barcode scanning at the point of care from a panel of experts who have been through the process. Find out how they engaged the staff, overcame challenges and the lessons they learned along the way. Hear how the process has improved patient care and the major benefits that they have achieved.

Learning Objectives:

1. The participant will be able to identify strategies for engaging clinicians in barcode scanning at the point of care that could be applied to their organization.
2. The participant will be able to explain various approaches to helping clinicians know which barcode to scan.
3. Participant will be able to develop a strategy for implementing or expanding barcode scanning at the point of care for their organization.

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. CT

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CT

Ed Hisscock

Scott Gasiorek

UDI's Role in Developing a Patient Bill of Materials

Speakers:
Ed Hisscock, SVP, Supply Chain Management, Trinity Health
Scott Gasiorek, Director Informatics, Trinity Health
 

Moderator:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC

Learn about one organization's journey to create a Patient Bill of Materials (PBoM) and the critical role the UDI played in enabling this strategy.  You will hear about the challenges and successes they experienced in their quest to get real-time visibility into the supplies consumed in every case as well as how the data is being used to improve supply chain efficiency.  Learn about the collaboration between supply chain and clinical professionals and how the use of barcode scanning at the point of care improved patient safety and enhanced clinical workflow.

Learning Objectives:

1. The participant will be able to explain the use case for PBoM and how it would be applicable to their organization.
2. The participant will understand how adopting and maximizing the use of the UDI supports the implementation of a PBoM strategy
3. The participant will be able to apply the lessons learned and the use case presented to their organization

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT

Amy Conway

Cherie Bragg

Doug Smith

Improving the Medical Device Recall Process 

Speakers:
Amy Conway, Enterprise Recall Analyst, Mayo Clinic 
Cherie Bragg, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Recall Administrator, Yale New Haven Health System 
Doug Smith, Director of Product Development, Oracle 

Moderator:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC

Learn about the issues that currently exist within the Recall Management space and progress that has been made and the efforts to improve the recall management process. Find out how the Recall Management Interest Group is collaborating with manufacturers and the FDA to standardize the recall information given to providers as well as the efforts underway to implement the LUC recall workgroup’s recommendations regarding the creation of an electronic recall process. Learn how the UDI can reduce time and improve the accuracy of managing recalls.

Learning Objectives:

1. The participant will be able to articulate the key recall management issues.
2. The participant will be able to describe how participation in the Recall Management Interest Group would benefit their organization.
3. The participant will be able to identify how their organization can support efforts to implement an electronic recall process.
4. The participant will be able to explain how utilization of the UDI can reduce time and increase the accuracy of the recall process

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. CT