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The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management and RFID in Health Care are the only industry events that bring together over 300 of the health care industry's forward thinking Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Finance and IT Executives to present best practices in technology implementation and process improvement utilization for increased efficiency and cost control in the health care supply chain. Leveraging on the success of last year's event, we have assembled a distinguished group of industry practitioners and thought leaders to present innovative solutions for the following:

  • Acceleration of financial returns
  • Containment of costs and control of waste
  • Implementation of integrated IT systems
  • Streamlining of supply chain management processes
  • Critical push towards stakeholder collaboration in the health care industry

At this executive summit, you'll have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions designed to maximize your learning experience and provide you with the necessary tools to increase the efficacy and efficiency of your supply chain. From thought-provoking case studies and in-depth presentations, to industry-specific breakout sessions and hands-on workshops, health care executives address a myriad of supply chain management topics as they relate to improving efficiencies, controlling costs and facilitating change in the health care industry, including:
  • Addressing the Need for Stronger Leadership and Alignment between Supply Chain Executives and the C-Suite
  • Improving Location Identification and Traceability in Your Organization
  • Integrating the Revenue Cycle and the Supply Chain
  • Pharmacy Automation within the Hospital Supply Chain
  • Examining the Impact that Materials Mangers have on Patient Safety and Quality of Care
  • Electromagnetic-Interference: What You're Not Hearing About RFID
  • The FDA Perspective on Supply Chain and Clinical Initiatives: Utilizing the Impact of UPNs and UDIs on Device Recalls
  • Perfect Order: The New Metric for the Health Care Supply Chain
  • Calibrating Your Strategy: Finding a Balance in Clinical Integration, Regulatory Compliance and Business Strategy
  • Understanding Waste Reduction though Lean Methodologies
Co-located 2nd Annual RFID in Health Care!

Learn How to Cut Costs and Improve Patient Outcomes Using RFID
January 22nd, 2009 • RIO All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
RFID Journal hosts the 2nd Annual RFID in Health Care event, co-located with the 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management. RFID in Health Care is the one event where you can hear health care providers and leading early adopters share real-world case studies that reveal the business benefits of RFID technology. Plus, meet the leading technology companies and see their latest solutions. Click here for more details!

Continuing Professional Education: 21 CPE Credit Hours
  • Program Level: Intermediate
  • Prerequisites: No prerequisites required
  • Advanced Preparation: To download available speaker presentations prior to arrival on-site, please click here
  • Delivery Method: Group Live

Advisory Board and Confirmed Speakers:
 
Pete Alvarez
Senior Director, Healthcare GDSN
GS1 Healthcare
 
Donna Babcock
AIR Manager
Aurora Health Care
 
Halsey Bagg
Director, Cardiology Services
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
 
Rob Bell
Director
GS1 Canada
 
Laura Bix, PhD
Assistant Professor
MSU School of Packaging
 
Éric Blanchette-Ouellet
Agent Gest. Financière
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
 
Lee Brooks
Senior Director, Product Management
MedAssets, Inc.
 
Vance Brown, MD
Chief Medical Officer
MaineHealth
 
Allen S. Caudle, MBA
Partner, Appleseed Healthcare Resources;
Former Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Swedish Health Services
 
Paul Alexander Clark, DrPH(cand.), MHA, MPA, MA, FACHE
Senior Director, Research and Programming
The Health Management Academy
 
Robb Clarke, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Packaging
Michigan State University
 
Jack Colletti
General Manager
Prodigo Solutions, LLC
 
Photo Not Available Joe Colonna
Interim Vice President, Supply Chain
Piedmont Health
 
Sharon J. Conklin, MBA
Vice President
Premier Consulting Solutions
 
Photo Not Available Mitch Cooper, BS
Health Care Administration
Healthcare Supply Chain Consultant
 
Jake Crampton
President and Chief Executive Officer
MedSpeed
 
Joseph T. (Jody) Crane, MD, MBA
Associate Director, Fredericksburg Emergency Medical Alliance;
Adjunct Professor, The University of Tennessee
 
Jay Crowley
Senior Advisor, Patient Safety
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
 
Photo Not Available Jenine Davignon
Management Engineer
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
 
Michael DeLuca
Director, Supply Chain Systems and Consulting Services
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
 
Paul Marc Frenette
Senior Manager
Deloitte
 
Rajit Gadh, PhD
Professor and Director
UCLA-WINMEC
 
Jerome R. Gardner
Vice President, Special Projects and Consulting Services
Integris
 
Alan Gresch
Corporate Manager, Clinical Engineering
Aurora Health Care
 
Tim Heist
ERP Database Manager
Bon Secours Health System
 
Ed Hisscock
Chief Executive Officer
Appleseed Healthcare
 
Steve Huckabaa Steve Huckabaa
Network Vice President, Supply Chain Management & Retail Pharmacy
Kettering Health Network
 
Frank Kilzer Frank Kilzer
Vice President of Material and Facility Resources
St Alexius Medical Center
 
Dr. Art Koblasz
Civil Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
 
Alice W. Lee
Special Assistant to the President of Business Transformation
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
 
Ray Lowe
Chief Information Officer
Kaiser Permanente L.A., Medical Center
 
Photo Not Available William H. Maisel, MD
Director, Medical Device Safety Institute
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
 
Michael Manley
Senior Director, Health and Life Sciences RFID
Impinj
 
Peter M. Mendes, MBA, BSME
Contract Utilization Manager
MaineHealth Supply Chain Program
 
Charles Miceli, CPM
Vice President, Supply Chain
Fletcher Allen Healthcare
 
Vance Moore
President, Resource Optimization and Innovation
Sisters of Mercy Health System
 
Thomas Nash, CPM, CPIM
Corporate Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
Ministry Health Care
 
Roger Nolan
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Accounts
Broadlane
 
David Novotny
National Institute of Standards and Technology (invited)
 
Dennis Orthman
Project Director
Strategic Marketplace Initiatives
 
Harry P. Pappas
Founder, President and CEO
International RFID Business Association Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
The RFID Educational Foundation
 
Matt Perkins
Chief Technology Officer
Awarepoint
 
Steve Pitzer
System Director, Supply Chain Management
CHRISTUS Health
 
Joe Pleasant Jr., FHIMSS
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President
Premier
 
Les Popiolek
Senior Vice President, Purchasing Services
Broadlane
 
Jeffrey A. Post, RPh
Network Director, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy Services
Kettering Health Network
 
Jitendra Prasad
Senior Director, Corporate Contracting Office, Supply Chain Operations and Equipment Management
Alberta Health Services – Capital Health
 
David Ricker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Broadlane
 
Dennis Robb
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
 
Mark Roberti
Founder and Editor
RFID Journal
 
John Roberts
Director, GS1 Healthcare US
GS1US
 
Donald Sands
Director of Systems, AP
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
 
Steve Schaefer
Vice President of Finance
Virginia Mason Medical Center
 
Eugene Schneller Eugene Schneller, PhD
Professor, Director, Health Sector Supply Chain management and Policy, W.P. Carey School for Business
Arizona State University
 
Joe Sheil
Director of Contracting
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
 
John K. Stevens
Chair
IEEE RuBee Working Group
 
Thayer Stewart
Vice President, Business Development and Marketing
OB10
 
Scott Sullivan
Business Manager
University of California San Diego Medical Center
 
Jim Szilagy
Chief Supply Chain Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 
Patrick Trim
Vice President, System Logistics
Aurora Health Care
 
Patricia Tyson, RN, MSA
Vice President, Clinical Specialty Services
VHA
 
Erik Jan van Lieshout, MD
Medical Head, Mobile Intensive Care Unit Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Departments of Intensive Care and Mobile Intensive Care Unit
 
Tom Werthwine
Global Process Owner
Auto ID Technology and Data Standards
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc.
 
Alan Wilde
Vice President, Supply Chain
University Hospital Health System
 
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Held: January 15, 2009

David Ricker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Broadlane


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