AHRMM UDI Forum 2024
UDI Forum 2024: Breaking Through Barriers
October 29-31 | On-Demand
Members: $59 | Non-Members: $159
The UDI Forum brings together supply chain stakeholders to advance the adoption and utilization of the unique device identifier (UDI). This virtual event will build upon the collaborative format used within the LUC work groups to enable you to move your organization to the next level along the adoption spectrum. By participating, you may earn up to 6 AHRMM CECs.
Agenda
Schedule of events is subject to change. All sessions are listed in Central Time.
Tuesday, October 29 | The Barcode Revolution: From Dilemma to Success
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT
Mike Schiller
Nancy LeMaster
Opening UDI Session
Speakers:
Mike Schiller, Senior Director of Supply Chain, AHRMM
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC
Preview of the upcoming sessions. LUC update, highlight AHRMM UDI course.
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. CT
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
Successfully Implementing Barcode Scanning at the Point of Care
Speakers:
James Russell
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:
- 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.
- The participant will be able to explain various approaches to helping clinicians know which barcode to scan.
- Participant will be able to develop a strategy for implementing or expanding barcode scanning at the point of care for their organization.
Wednesday, October 30 | Building Better Health Care Systems: UDI's Dual Impact
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CT
Ed Hisscock
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
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:
- The participant will be able to explain the use case for PBoM and how it would be applicable to their organization.
- The participant will understand how adopting and maximizing the use of the UDI supports the implementation of a PBoM strategy
- 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
UDI’s Role in Improving the Medical Device Recall Process
Speakers:
Amy Conway, Mayo Clinic
Doug Smith, Oracle
Moderator:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC
Learn how the UDI can reduce time and improve the accuracy of managing recalls. 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.
Learning Objectives:
- The participant will be able to explain how utilization of the UDI can reduce time and increase the accuracy of the recall process.
- The participant will be able to describe how participation in the Recall Management Interest Group would benefit their organization.
- The participant will be able to identify how their organization can support efforts to implement an electronic recall process.
Thursday, October 31 | Bridging the Gap: Realizing the Full Potential of UDI
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CT
Terrie Reed
Breaking Through IT Barriers to Maximize Utilization of the UDI
Speakers:
Terrie Reed, Symmetric Health Solutions
Cynthia Shumway Intermountain Health
Moderator:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC
Join an interactive session with healthcare providers and representatives from ERP and EHR software vendors as well as data management companies to discuss their future vision and best practices to get the most out of your IT resources and ways to improve interoperability. Learn about resources that are available to assist providers and how you can take advantage of those resources to improve your supply chain and clinical operations.
Learning Objectives
- The participants will understand current regulations (FDA, ONC, CMS) that support clinical data interoperability and ways to tie those requirements to data captured in supply chain (ERP, data management, warehouse management) and clinical systems.
- Participants will be able to explain the key priorities for providers and technology companies that need to be addressed to improve operations
- Participants will be able to identify providers and technology company representatives who could assist them in making improvements to their own operations.
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT
Indira Konduri
John Blackketter
Mike Schiller
Jack Koczela
Moving from Vision to Reality: How do We Make This Happen?
Speakers:
Indira Konduri, Deputy Director, CDRH, FDA
John Blackketter, Manager, North America Businesscare Integration, Cook Medical
Mike Schiller, Executive Director AHRMM
Jack Koczela, Director Sourcing and Transformation Froedtert
Moderator:
Nancy LeMaster, AHRMM LUC
Learn what the FDA is doing to support efforts to maximize the use of the UDI and how you can support and benefit from these efforts. Hear advice from supply chain leaders regarding how you can take the information presented during the Forum and turn it into an action plan for your organization. Find out how the use of the UDI and data standards sets the foundation for your organization to be able to take advantage of future technologies and AI.
Learning Objectives:
- The participant will be able to explain efforts underway by the FDA to support maximizing the use of the UDI and how those efforts impact their organization.
- The participant will be able to explain how the UDI and data standards are the foundation that will support your organization’s use of future technologies and AI.
- The participant will be able to develop an action plan to expand utilization of the UDI for their organization that incorporates best practices learned during the forum.
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