Second Annual HSCN National Healthcare
Supply Chain Conference

PRELIMINARY AGENDA


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

1. Lawton Burns, Professor of Health Care Management, Health Care Management Department, Wharton Center for Health Management and Economics
Presenting: Healthcare Value Chain: Producers, Purchasers and Providers



2. Vance Moore, President, Resource Optimization & Innovation (Division of Sisters of Mercy Health System)
Presenting: The Clinically Integrated Supply Chain: Supply Chain at the Sisters of Mercy Health System

The presentation will describe the progression of the Sisters of Mercy Health Systems’ supply chain from a very traditional and fragmented state to its current status as an integral element of Mercy’s care delivery model.  The presentation will focus on the clinical, operational, and financial significant of an integrated supply chain with clinical focus.  The story will highlight their rational for change, their disintermediation model, their clinical integration success, and a brief perspective on their vision for the future.



John Damm, Materiel Manager, Concordia Hospital
Presenting: E-Commerce Full-Circle Supply Chain

A case study of the transformation of a paper-oriented organization into an electronic supply chain in a healthcare environment, illustrating the results of moving into the digital age: savings gained, errors reduced and service increased.



Wendy Watson, OR Inventory Manager, University Health Network
Presenting: Transformation Offers Financial Opportunities while Maximizing Collaboration

A supply chain solution for the OR requires extensive research, needs identification, and commitment from key stakeholders.  The solution needs to be scalable, transferable, and flexible to meet current and future needs. This presentation will answer why is a solution for the OR/procedural area different from other areas and explain how to define goals with collaboration/meeting needs of stakeholders. It will discuss the research process, evaluating solution options, business case development, preparation and other items to consider (such as item master, touch points, work flow engineering, etc.) Wendy Watson will talk to the UHN experience and capabilities that solutions need to deliver while highlighting the keys to success.



Nigel Wood, Director, Standards, GS1 Canada  
Presenting: Canadian Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Project

Canadian governments, healthcare providers, suppliers, GPOs and solution providers are collaborating to standardize the healthcare supply chain. Find out how the Canadian Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Project is leading this process through the integration of global standards, and the development of industry-adopted implementation guidelines.  The session will identify the business process pain points and highlight the efficiencies and cost saving opportunities that can be realized through trading partner adoption.



Bill Bailey, Vice-president and Project Director, Sullivan Healthcare Consulting Canada Co.
Presenting: Optimizing the Perioperative Supply Chain – Roles, Tools and Processes

The OR represents the most challenging supply management area in any health system.  To run an efficient and effective program, hospitals must apply schedule planning systems, product evaluation and selection protocols, product utilization data and inventory management techniques to balance clinical needs with financial obligations.  This presentation will identify the needed roles, resources, tools and techniques required to meet the demands of the modern surgery supply chain program, and keep costs in check.



Peter Roman, Supply Chain Strategies, Ontario Hospital Association
Presenting: Ontario’s Operating Room Supply Chain Pilot Program 

Building Capacity and Leveraging Leading Practices for Clinical Service Supply Chain Excellence
This presentation will consist of an overview of the existing OHA’s projects, talk to the OHA and their commitment to developing a community of Supply Chain Excellence and talk about the ‘Building a Clinical Service Supply Chain Workbook’. This workbook reveals how OHA is building on their successes, capturing lessons learned, documenting leading practices, encouraging and assisting hospitals to begin to see the benefits of effective supply chain management in their operating rooms and other clinical service areas.



Mike Neely, President, Perimeter Solutions Group and Laura Wood, President, eXpense Management eXperts
Presenting: Leading Practices in Supply Chain Management

Healthcare organizations continue to be challenged to reduce cost and improve operations. What better way to do so than to learn from the cumulative knowledge of what has been implemented from multiple facilities and operations. The presenters have worked in over a hundred hospitals and have selected a group of leading practices that have the ability to assist Materials and Clinical Managers to reduce cost and enhance operations within their facilities. While not all practices will work for everyone, the program is designed so that attendees will take away ideas that once implemented will financially benefit their organization and enhance the reputation of the supply chain function.   

Colleen Cusick, Clinical Products Specialist, Materials Management Department, Johns Hopkins Health System
and Dennis Orthman, Project Director, Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI)
Presenting: Using the New Product Introduction Management Tool To Improve Product Introduction Processes

The Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) utilizes the New Product Introduction Management Tool from SMI to support the intense efforts required to manage a large pipeline of potential new products through the decision processes. Attendees of this session will learn how JHHS has utilized this new industry tool to streamline the new product request process, manage and document the multiple steps in the decision process, and increased communication among the many stakeholders. This session will highlight real-life examples of the day-to-day use and benefits of the New Product Introduction Management Tool, while also providing attendees with a demonstration of actual tool and insight into the new product decision process.



Bill Brewer, Purchasing Manager, Shands HealthCare, Gainesville, FL
Presenting: Supply Chain Excellence: What Are The Key Drivers?

This session will outline a collaborative study conducted to identify the characteristics of top performing organizations and the proven strategies and tactics that would be beneficial for all organizations in improving organizational supply expenditures. A unique supply chain performance metric was devised to rank all UHC organizations, and interviews were completed to identify the key differentiators in supply chain performance. The project was overseen by a task force composed of academic medical center leaders to provide critical input and review the methodology, performance measures, interview guides, final report, and other key aspects of the study.



Jean-Marc Legentil, Président, Bell Nordic inc. Conseil\Consulting
Presenting: The Toyota Approach in the Healthcare Sector

Improving Supply Chain Management and Value-added Activities
Several governments around the world have been taking methods originally developed by Toyota and using them to improve the efficiency and productivity of their healthcare systems. Under the "Lean Toyota" model, non-value-added work is minimized or eliminated and the focus is instead put on activities that generate value at the professional level. This conference will introduce the various aspects of this approach to supply chain management and the techniques required to put it into practice.



Kate Davis, speaker, writer, comedian and actress!
Presenting: Humour in the Workplace & Work Life Balance

Kate Davis has the unique ability to find humour in any situation, and to offer creative solutions to defuse the frustrations in the home and workplace. Kate’s generous insight and outspoken character, provides a powerful combination to help organizations empower their staff with effective tools for managing stress and sustaining motivation. Between our jobs, home, relationships with family, friends and co-workers learning how to balance our busy life demands a strong sense of Personal Development and most importantly a Sense of Humour. People, who attend Kate’s “Balancing Life with Humour” lecture, leave with an understanding of practical techniques for refuelling, rediscovering and reengaging their true selves. Learning to use humour as an instrument of communication creates an atmosphere of compassion, caring and productivity.


Judy Wilson, partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Presenting: Procurement Law and Practice: Current Issues and Trends and how to Respond to Them

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