2025 LISN Supply Chain Institute

March 25, 2025 to March 26, 2025

LISN Supply Chain Institute is an exclusive, in-kind offering for LISN member organizations, collaboratively developed by Vizient and the LISN Strategic and Operational Excellence Subcommittee. This unique offering, which contributes to the execution of its Workforce Advancement strategy defined in LISN’s strategic plan, will help attendees gain a greater understanding of contemporary spend management principles, category management contracting, negotiation skills and clinical supply chain integration. Participants will be able to join unique networking opportunities with LISN colleagues from across the nation.

Target Audience

  • LISN member supply chain management staff serving between years 1 and 3 in each organization.

 

Participant Requirements: Ability to log into Vizientinc.com with basic knowledge on how to use Contract Catalog, user profile settings, network group communities and applicable Vizient tools. Know the difference between local and Vizient national or aggregation group contracts.


As a reminder, Institute classes are camera-on and highly interactive. We keep our class size small to enable individualized attention and hands-on learning.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  

  • Identify supply chain managements fundamental principles.
  • Discuss essential supply chain terms, contract types, and the significance of using metrics for performance improvement.
  • Recognize supplier performance management and effective techniques for managing and evaluating suppliers.
  • Demonstrate negotiation skills specific to supply chain contexts and analyze case studies for effective application.
  • Assess the significance of business continuity planning in the supply chain and gain insights into developing and implementing comprehensive plans.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 9.50 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
03/25/2025
Course expires: 
05/25/2025
Event starts: 
03/25/2025 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
03/26/2025 - 5:00pm CDT
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March 25th
Day 1
Karen Kresnik, Andrea Schiemo
09:00am - 09:15am
Andrea Schiemo
09:15am - 09:30am
Peggy Kaufman
09:30am - 10:15am
Deanna Elder, DeAnne Short
10:15am - 11:15am
Andrea Schiemo
11:15am - 11:30am
LaSheia Strong, Michelle Nguyen
12:15pm - 01:15pm
Bruce Moilan, Justin Wise
01:15pm - 02:00pm
Ernie Robles, Cathy Klinehoffer
02:15pm - 02:45pm
Sue Hogan
02:45pm - 03:15pm
Sue Hogan, Cathy Klinehoffer
03:15pm - 04:00pm
March 26th
Day 2
Rachel Martin
10:00am - 10:45am
Elizabeth Flewharty, Kelly Flaharty
10:45am - 11:30am
Blythe Boncek
11:30am - 12:30pm
Andrea Schiemo
12:30pm - 12:45pm
James Cohen, Colin McDermott
01:30pm - 02:15pm

FACULTY & PLANNERS

Faculty
Peggy Kaufman  
VP, Sourcing Operations                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Deanne Elder
Sr. Consultant                  
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Deanne Short, RN, MBA, MSN, HCM 
Sourcing Director                   
Vizient, Inc.
 
LaSheia Strong 
Lead Program Services Manager                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Michelle Nguyen 
Sr. Program Services Manager                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Bruce Moilan 
Sr. Solutions Engineer, P2P                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Justin Wise
Solutions Engineer, P2P                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Ernie Robles  
Consulting Director        
Vizient, Inc.
 
Sue Hogan, RN 
Consulting Director        
Vizient, Inc.
 
Cathy Klinehoffer, RN
Consulting Director        
Vizient, Inc.
 
Rachel Martin
Associate Principal, Supplier Strategy and Business Development                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Elizabeth Flewharty
AVP, Contract & Program Services                   
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Kelly Flaharty
Sr. Dir, Contract Services                 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Blythe Boncek
Contract Director                
Vizient, Inc. 
 
James Cohen 
Sr. Consultant                 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Colin McDermott
Consulting Director                   
Vizient, Inc. 
Planning Committee
Andrea Schiemo    
Director, Member Networks                  
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Kim Bentley, CHCP   
CE Programs Manager              
Vizient, Inc.
 
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education       
Vizient, Inc.
 

 

Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
 

 

Designation Statement(s)

 

Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)

 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

Available Credit

  • 9.50 General CE - Attendance
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Participant Requirements: Ability to log into Vizientinc.com with basic knowledge on how to use Contract Catalog, user profile settings, network group communities and applicable Vizient tools. Know the difference between local and Vizient national or aggregation group contracts.


As a reminder, Institute classes are camera-on and highly interactive. We keep our class size small to enable individualized attention and hands-on learning.