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. 

Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

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.

FDA Off-Label Use
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States. 

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS:

Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
The following planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
 

Planning committee members
Evy Olson, MSN, MBA, RN
Vice President, Nursing Programs 
Vizient Inc

Angela Renkema, MPH, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CV-BC, CPH
Programmatic Advisor Director
Vizient Inc
 
Meg Ingram, MSN, RN
Programmatic Advisor
Vizient Inc
 
Vickie Adams, 
MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Programmatic Advisor
Vizient Inc
 
Dana Garcher, MSN, RN
Programmatic Advisor
Vizient Inc
 
Megan Buckley, BA
Sr. Program Manager
Vizient Inc
 
Jessica Cerese, BA
Project Manager
Vizient Inc
 
Crystal Flores
Sr. Member Support Specialist
Vizient Inc

Presenter(s)

Jeanette Palermo, DNP, NPD-BC, PCCN-K
Nursing Professional Development Specialist – Nurse Residency Coordinator
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital