Identification, Mitigation, and Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships 
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. 

It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.

Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
Vizient, Inc., Jointly Accredited for Interprofessional Continuing Education, defines companies to be ineligible as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

No one in a position to control the content of this educational activity have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Faculty

Juli Hermanson, MPH, RDN, CPHQ
Director
Member Education and Learning
Vizient

Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, NEA-BC
CEO / Founder
The Reach Initiative
 

Planning committee
Marly Christenson, PhD, MS, RN, NP, CPHQ 
Associate Vice President
Vizient
  
Juli Hermanson, MPH, RDN, CPHQ
Director, Member Education and Learning
Vizient
  
Shanel Martens, MSOL, BSN, RN, NPD-BC
Lead Learning and OD Consultant
Vizient

Lisa McClain, BS
Manager, Member Education and Learning
Vizient