Ambulatory Infusion Site of Care Strategy - On Demand

This webinar session will define the current landscape of ambulatory infusion services in U.S health-systems, identify challenges and opportunities for optimization of the historically fragmented model, discuss innovative infusion related site of care optimization strategies leveraged by the speaker’s institutions, and share perspective on most contemporary optimization strategies leveraged by institutions with newer vs established alternate site of care infusion offerings.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

 

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

 

  1. Summarize the current state of U.S. health-system structure of ambulatory infusion services.
  2. Define external and internal challenges to the necessary growth and sustainability of legacy and contemporary ambulatory infusion service models.
  3. Identify the various site of care options for ambulatory infusion operations, billing, and reimbursement
  4. Discuss approaches to ambulatory infusion strategy optimization/growth implemented by speakers at their organizations

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
  • 0.10 IACET
Course opens: 
10/28/2026
Course expires: 
10/27/2027
On Demand
United States
FACULTY & PLANNERS

Mital Desai, PharmD
Director, Vizient Networks
Vizient Inc.

Dmitry Walker, PharmD, MS
Senior Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
University of Maryland Medical system

Ryan Birk, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCPS
System Director of Pharmacy Infusion
BJC HealthCare

Kofi Andoh, PharmD, MS
Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer
UC Davis Health

Kevin Krueger, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy, Infusion Oncology and Research Services
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education       
Vizient, Inc.
 
Rebecca Easterwood
CE Programs Manager              
Vizient, Inc.
 

 
DISCLOSURE
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.
 
 
 
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.
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
 
Disclosure Statements
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
 

 

Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
Designation Statement(s)
Pharmacists (CPE)
Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours for pharmacists.
 
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-26-155-H04-P
 
IACET
Vizient, Inc. is Jointly Accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education and has been approved to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CEUs are awarded for learning events that align with the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training. IACET is recognized internationally as a standards development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality continuing education and training. 
 
This learning event is eligible for 1.00 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 
 
 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
  • 0.10 IACET
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