AHRMM Podcast

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert…

Guest: Jeff Grizzaffi, Senior Director in Healthcare Supply Chain at Oracle

Topic: The Current State of AI in Healthcare Supply Chain

Outline:

- Welcome Jeff

- The current state of AI in healthcare supply chain.

- How agentic AI can streamline workflows and reduce repetitive tasks.

- AI's impact on workforce roles and responsibilities.

- Navigating AI governance, security, and costs.

- Overcoming adoption challenges and identifying opportunities.

- How suppliers can use AI to improve collaboration and supply chain performance.

Welcome to the AHRMM26 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in San Antonio, TX. I am your host Suzi Collins, and joining me today is…

Guest: Caitlyn Traffanstedt, Supply Chain Leader

Outline:

- Guest Intro

- What keeps you coming back to the annual AHRMM conferences?

- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career?

- How do people and relationships shape your approach to leadership?

- If you could magically fix one challenge in healthcare supply chain overnight, what would it be?

Welcome to the AHRMM26 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in San Antonio, TX. I am your host Suzi Collins, and joining me today is…

Guest: Kunal Mangaonkar, Director of Supply Chain (Systems, Data and Analytics) at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Outline:

- What keeps you coming back to the annual AHRMM conferences?

- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career?

- How has your background in systems and data shaped your approach to healthcare supply chain?

- If you could magically fix one challenge in healthcare supply chain overnight, what would it be?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin…

October ‘26 Update:

- Recall volume in September

- AHRMM Academy Cohorts are available on demand

- Fall Forum

- Hope everyone enjoyed Healthcare Supply Chain Week!

- Field insights for supply chain resiliency has been released

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert…

Guest: Michael LaRocca, CEO @ Ready Computing

Topic: Procedure Readiness: Protecting Access to Rural Care

Outline:

- Welcome Michael

- Supply chain readiness is patient care, not a back-office function.

- Rural hospitals have far less margin for supply-chain failure.

- Shift the mindset from “inventory management” to “procedure fulfillment.”

- Procedure readiness is both a clinical and financial imperative.

Welcome to the AHRMM26 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in San Antonio, TX. I am your host Suzi Collins, and joining me today is…

Guest: Diana Carvajal, Vice President, Healthcare & Commercial at Sierra-Cedar.

Outline:

- Introduction

- What keeps you coming back to the annual AHRMM conferences?

- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career?

- If you could magically fix one challenge in healthcare supply chain overnight, what would it be?

- What has been your biggest “aha” moment at AHRMM26?

- Closing

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin…

September ‘26 Update:

- FCC Proposed Rule - Long Term Viable GPS Solution

- AHRMM Activity

* Supply Chain Week Oct 4-10 coming up!

* Fall forum (virtual conference Oct 28/29)

* Call for committee volunteers next week too

* All 4 AHRMM Academy courses are available for registration

- On the fringe - Ifosfamide update

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert…

Guest: Dr. Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth, Senior Vice President, Social Impact & Population Health @ Hackensack-Meridian Health

Topic: Hackensack-Meridian has developed a resource kit of leading practices on human trafficking for other hospitals to reference. See resources here: https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/preventing-human-trafficking/resources

Outline:

- Welcome Dr. Nicole

- Tell us about your role at Hackensack Meridien and your career path?

- Why is Human Trafficking important to you?

- The United States is the #1 country for human trafficking?!

- Tell us about the project you have been working on (the resource kit)

- What are some of the elements of the Resource Kit that would be good call outs for our supply chain audience?

- Closing

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin…

July ‘26 Update:

- AHRMM Academy: Still time to sign up for the live cohort

- Supply Chain Week: Oct 4th - 10th (new theme for 2026)

- AHA Announced New CEO: Rick Pollack will remain through the end of the year

- AHRMM Conference Coming Up

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert…

Guest: Vic Suarez, MS, PMP, CMRP Colonel (Ret), U.S. Army & Co-Founder & Principal Growth Partner @ BluZoneBio

Topic: Supply Chain Resiliency and Vulnerability

Outline:

- Intro to Vic

- Tell us about Operation Warp Speed

- How does that relate to the work that you are doing today?

- Risk Management - What should they be concerned about?

* MedSurg

* Pharmaceutical

* Others

- What are supply chain leaders not aware of behind the scenes that should concern them?

* PE and Capital Involvement in our supply chain?

- The Real Dilemma - cost reduction process are not congruent with the push for near sourcing

- Practical Next Steps

- Presenting at AHRMM ‘26