The 37th Annual Statewide Conference for Healthcare Resource and Materiel Professionals
“Supply Chain Best Practices – Healthcare & Beyond”
Penn Stater Conference Center, State College PA
September 30 - October 2, 2015
11:30 Lunch for CMRP session attendees
12Noon-4PM – CMRP Review Session – Sponsored by PA Statewide - Fee includes lunch and study guide
4:00 Conference Registration Ongoing through the Evening
4:15 - 5:30 PM – Jacquelyn Bechdel - “Reprocessing Revealed: Insights to Building a World Class Program”
6:00 PM Vendor Fair and Reception
7-8:00AM Breakfast in the Gardens Dining Room
8:00 AM Opening Remarks
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Tom Skorup – “New and Emerging Healthcare Technologies - 2014” Sponsored by ECRI
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM - Break
9:45 AM – 11:00AM – TBD
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM – Matthew Benton – “Don’t Just Eat What You’re Served. Understanding and Challenging Supplier Pricing Models”
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM – Luncheon in the Gardens Dining Room
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM – Maj Stephen Spulick – “Military vs Civilian Supply Chain Thought Through the Years”
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – Break
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM – Timothy Ohrum – “Politics of Pennsylvania and how it Impacts us in Healthcare Supply Chain”
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – PA Statewide 2014 Organizational Meeting
**Additional Volunteers are Needed**
Evening on your own
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast in the Gardens Dining Room
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM – Opening Remarks
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM – Mary Beth Lang – “What if Wal-Mart were a Hospital Supply Chain”
9:45 AM – 10 AM – Break
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Stephen Tambolas – “Strategies vs. Best Practices”
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM – TBD
12:30 PM Adjourn
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM – Luncheon in the Gardens Dining Room
Pennsylvania Statewide Conference
The 37th Annual Statewide Conference for Healthcare Resources and Material Professionals
2015 Conference Registration Fee $300.00Guest Attendee ____ Yes ____ No Registration Fee $75.00
The fee includes the Wednesday evening reception, breakfast Thursday and Friday morning, and luncheons.
CMRP Registration ___Yes ____No $125 fee includes lunch and CMRP review guide ($100 value)
THE REGISTRATION FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
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Daily Rates: $150/day. Please specify day attending ______ / Make Checks Payable to: PA Statewide Conference
Please Note: Dress Casual (No suites, ties, etc.) / Mail Checks to: Matt Brennan
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
500 UniversityDrive
PO Box 850
Mail Code: CH21
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
Questions? Contact Matt Brennan
Email:
Phone: 717-531-2911
Accommodation Information
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pennsylvania is the most advanced university- based conference facility in the United States. Rooms have been reserved at a special rate for those attending this seminar. Hotel fees are not included with the seminar registration fee. Each seminar attendee is responsible for securing his/her own hotel accommodations.
To reserve your room contact the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA 18063 1 - 800-893-4602. Don't forget to mention that you are attending the PA Statewide Conference 2015 Meeting, GROUP CODE # PASI15A in order to qualify for the special discount. Room rates are $125/single and $135/double. Rooms will be released to the general public after Sept 1, 2015 at 12:01 A.M. Please reserve your room early.
$300 Conference Registration
A refund less a $50.00 service fee will be permitted with a (30) thirty day advance notice. The deadline for advance notice will be Sept. 1, 2015. Individuals may cancel and send a substitute after the 30-day period, or forfeit their registration fee.
CEUs
AHRMM and ISM CEUs have been applied for. Please note that CEUs will only be available for those individuals who participate in the entire program and certificates will be presented at the close of the meeting on Friday. Consideration will be given to those who register for the "Thursday-One Day" sessions and who attend the entire day.
Things to Do:
There are many things to do in the State College region to enjoy your Thursday evening on your own. Suggestions can be found on the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau website at www.visitpennstate.org.
Directions
University Park (Borough of State College) is located in the geographical center of Pennsylvania, just south of the Bellefonte Exit of 1-80 (Exit 24). The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel is accessible via the following directions:
FROM NEW YORK CITY AND THE EAST: Take 1-80 W
in PA to Exit 161 (Bellefonte). Follow PA 26 S to US 220
S, and take Exit 74 for Innovation Park/Penn State University. Stay in the lane of the exit and follow the sign for Innovation Park. Turn right at the end of the ramp onto the Park Avenue extension, and turn left at the stop sign onto Innovation Boulevard. The hotel is on the right.
FROM PHILADELPHIA: Take PA Turnpike/I-76 W to Exit
247 (Harrisburg East), and follow signs for the next 15 miles to Route 322 West. Take 322 W past Lewistown toward State College (staying on 322 W at Boalsburg) and take the Penn State University/Innovation Park Exit. Turn left at the stoplight, and follow signs for Innovation Park Exit A directly to the hotel in Innovation Park.
FROM THE WEST: Take 1-80 E in PA to Exit 161 (Bellefonte). Follow PA 26 S to US 220 S, and take Exit 74 for Innovation Park/Penn State University. Stay in the lane of the exit and follow the sign for Innovation Park. Turn right at the end of the ramp onto the Park Avenue extension, and turn left at the stop sign onto Innovation Boulevard. The hotel is on the right.