Overview
 
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Target Audience
 
Healthcare Executives
Healthcare Quality Professionals
Nurses
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
Physicians
Physician Associates
Other Healthcare Professionals
 
Learning Objectives
 
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  
 
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Accreditation
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)
 
Nurses (CNE)
This activity is designated for X.XX contact hours.
 
Nurses (CNE)
 
This activity is designated for X.XX contact hours.
 
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for X.XX contact hours.
 
Pharmacists (CPE)
 
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of X.XX contact hours for pharmacists.
 
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Pharmacy Technicians (CPE)
 
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of X.XX contact hours for pharmacy technicians.
 
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Physicians (CME)
 
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of X.XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Physician Associates (AAPA)
 
Vizient Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for X.XX AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
 
Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
 
By attending the <program name> offered by Vizient, Inc., participants may earn up to X.XX 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.
 
Healthcare Quality Professionals (CPHQ)
 
This activity is approved by NAHQ® for X.XX CPHQ CE credits.
 
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.
 
FACULTY & PLANNERS
 
Faculty
 
Name, Credentials     
Title                  
Organization
 
Planning Committee
 
Name, Credentials     
Title                  
Organization
 
Name, Credentials     
Title                  
Organization
 
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education      
Vizient, Inc.
 
Kim Bentley, CHCP  
CE Programs Manager             
Vizient, Inc.
 
Rebecca Easterwood
CE Programs Manager             
Vizient, Inc.
 
Samantha Gordon, MS
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.
 
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.
 
Usage Disclosure: “Off-label/unapproved drug uses or products are mentioned within this activity.”
 
Evidence-based Content: “Low/absence of evidence-based topics are mentioned within this activity.”
 
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.
 
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.
 
All relevant financial relationships listed for these individual(s) have been mitigated.
 
All others in a position to control content for this educational activity have no 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.

 

 

Session date: 
01/01/2026 - 12:00am CST to 12/31/2026 - 11:59pm CST
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