LISN Spring Meeting 2025

Minneapolis, MN US
May 8, 2025

The LISN Spring Meeting & 20th Anniversary Celebration will bring together healthcare supply chain leaders to share insights, discuss strategic initiatives, and celebrate two decades of LISN’s impact. Hosted by Allina Health, the event will feature a mix of networking opportunities, leading practice discussions, and site visits focused on governance, community engagement, and sustainability.

Target Audience

  • Healthcare Executives
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

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

 

1.    Identify tactics and approaches to meet the growing challenges to financial health in today’s market; to illuminate the unique characteristics such as demographic and other headwinds that exist in the State of MN affecting healthcare systems and their planning.
2.    Analyze how to approach frameworks and governance of managing non-labor spend management across a healthcare system today.
3.    Assess strategies for cost management and inflation monitoring, leveraging data-driven approaches to improve financial resilience in a changing market.
4.    Describe environmental and social responsibility investments by learning about community-impact projects and infrastructure improvements.
5.    Identify opportunities to align supply chain strategies with organizational objectives, improving efficiency, resilience, and long-term impact.
6.    Identify how data from community needs assessments, patient screenings, and external databases are used to inform investment decisions.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.25 ACHE
  • 4.25 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
05/08/2025
Course expires: 
07/07/2025
Event starts: 
05/08/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
05/08/2025 - 2:30pm CDT
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Allina Health
2925 Chicago Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407
United States

FACULTY & PLANNERS

Planning Committee:

Andrea Schiemo, CMRP
Director, Member Networks
Vizient, Inc.

Faculty

Doug Watson
EVP & System Chief financial Officer
Allina Health

L. Pearce McCarty III, MD, MBA
Orthopedic Surgeon
Allina Health

Tom Lubotsky, MHA
VP and Chief Supply Chain Officer
Allina Health

Jeromie Atkinson, MBA, MHA
VP Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Performance
Allina Health

Gary Fennessy, MBA
VP and Chief Supply Chain Executive
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

Andrew Lam, MBA
VP, Procure to Pay
Kaiser Permanente

Tami Koosmann, MBA
Vice President of Treasury
Allina Health

Allison Pence, MPH
Director of Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships
Allina Health

Kerri Gordon, MPP
Vice President, Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer
Allina Health

Martha Bergstedt, MBA
Vice President Strategic Sourcing
Novant Health

Steve Downey, MBA
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Cleveland Clinic

Tom Harvieux, MSLSCM
Chief Supply Chain Officer
BJC Health System

Jeff Gavi, MBA
Director Sourcing & Contracting
UCHealth

Bruce Mairose         
Division Chair Supply Chain Management-Sourcing and Networks
Mayo Clinic

Deborah Avalos, MBA,MSN,RN
Director Procurement Services
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

John Tomochek, MHA
VP, Supply Chain Management
Memorial Hermann Health System

 

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.

 

Designation Statement(s)

 

 

Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
 
By attending the LISN Spring Meeting 2025 offered by Vizient, Inc., participants may earn up to 4.25 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. 
 
Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualifying Education hours should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification. Participants are responsible for maintaining a record of their ACHE Qualifying Education hours. To self-report, participants should log into their MyACHE account and select ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
 
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

  • 4.25 ACHE
  • 4.25 General CE - Attendance
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