Vizient COVID-19 Series: Organizing: Command Center, Staffing, and Surge Capacity
April 1, 2020
The goal of the webinar series is to facilitate member collaboration through the impact of COVID-19. We are gathering leading practice insights on preparedness and response and sharing this through a webinar series.
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Healthcare leaders
- Supply chain leaders
Learning Objectives
- Assess the current week-to-week state of the challenges faced to address the COVID-19 pandemic from a clinical, supply and pharmacy perspective
- Identify the emerging clinical and supply practices member organizations have implemented to provide care for patients affected by COVID-19
- Discuss the workforce requirements needed to adequately staff facilities to care for patients affected by the COVID-19 virus
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Live via webinar
United States
Dr. Li-Kheng Ngov and Dr. Sophia Peng will discuss investigative use of drugs
Dr. Michael Lin has disclosed these financial relationships: Research support in the form of donated product from OpGen Inc. and research support in the form of donated product from Sage LLC (now part of Stryker Corp)
Planning committee members
Lindsay Mayer, MSN, RN, CPHQ (nurse planner)
Senior Director, Programs
Vizient
Nicole Spatafora, MS-HSM
Senior Director, Programs
Vizient
Julie Cerese, BSN, MSN, PhD
Group Senior Vice President, Solutions Delivery and Performance Management
Vizient
Cindy Abel, RN, MSN, CEN
Vice President, Improvement Collaboratives
Vizient
James Lichauer, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
PI Program Director, Pharmacy
Vizient
Robert Dean, DO, MBA
Senior Vice President, Performance Management
Vizient
Course reviewer
Lindsay Mayer, MSN, RN, CPHQ (nurse planner)
Senior Director, Programs
Vizient
Presenters
Lindsay Mayer, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Senior Director, Programs
Vizient
Madeleine McDowell, MD, FACCP
Principal Medical Director
Sg2
Meghan Robb, BS
Principal
Sg2
Michael Lin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush University Medical Center
Paul Casey, MD
CMO, Senior Patient Safety Officer
Vice Chairman Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Sophia Peng, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
University of Colorado
Li-Kheng Ngov, MD
Division of Hospital Medicine, Assistant Director of Patient Safety
University of Colorado
Dan Kistner, PharmD
Group Senior Vice President, Pharmacy
Vizient
Cathy Denning, BSN, MSN
Group Senior Vice President, Sourcing Operations, Analytics and COE
Vizient

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.
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Designation Statements:
NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.50 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.80 contact hours.
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-20-079-L04-P
PHYSICIAN
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 1.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 ANCC
- 1.80 CBRN
- 1.50 General CEU – Attendance