AHRMM Power Up Podcast – October ’25 Updates

This is the AHRMM Power Up Podcast with Mike Schiller, hosted by Justin Poulin. Every month, we highlight trends, strategies, and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain industry. In this episode, Mike and Justin share what you need to know from October ’25:

• Heat Map Project Initiative
• AHRMM Academy Updates
• AHRMM ‘26 – Call for Presentations
• Around the World:
  • Tariffs – Nov 10th truce ends with China (no indication where that is heading)
  • Peace Talks in Gaza

#AHRMM #PowerSupply #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #OctoberUpdate

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Power Supply is proud to partner with AHRMM, the leading professional membership group for the healthcare supply chain. Through this collaboration, Power Supply offers Continuing Education Credit (CEC) approved podcast episodes to the healthcare supply chain audience.

AHRMM25 Conference Podcast featuring Kevin Capatch

This week on the AHRMM25 Conference Podcast, recorded live at #AHRMM25, host Justin Poulin sits down with Kevin Capatch, Director of Supply Chain Technology & Process Engineering at Geisinger Health System. Kevin shares his conference highlights and reveals which annoying daily task he would automate if he could. He also tackles the fun question of what the secret password would be for a supply chain speakeasy at the conference. Tune in for this engaging conversation with Kevin about process engineering and his perspective on healthcare supply chain optimization!

#PowerSupply #AHRMM #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #ProcessEngineering #SupplyChain #Optimization #Automation

AHRMM SME podcast featuring Dr. Jimmy Chung

This week on the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast, host Justin Poulin welcomes Dr. Jimmy Chung, Chief Medical Officer at Advantus Health Partners. Dr. Chung shares his journey into the healthcare supply chain through his passion for patient safety, waste reduction, and healthcare affordability. He explains how climate change is influencing healthcare sourcing and highlights key sustainability improvements in surgical settings. Tune in to hear Dr. Chung’s insights on reducing healthcare’s environmental impact while maintaining clinical excellence!

#PowerSupply #AHRMM #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #SustainableHealthcare #PatientSafety #WasteReduction

AHRMM25 Conference SME Podcast featuring Matt Samples

This week on the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast, recorded live at the AHRMM25 conference in Denver, CO, host Justin Poulin sits down with Matt Samples, Strategic Account Executive at SteelcoBelimed. Matt shares his conference highlights and reveals what he would fix first if granted one wish from a healthcare genie. He also tackles the fun question of what the secret password would be for a supply chain speakeasy at the conference. Tune in for this engaging conversation and Matt’s unique perspective on the healthcare supply chain industry!

#PowerSupply #AHRMM #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #AHRMM25

AHRMM Power Up Podcast – September ’25 Updates

This is the AHRMM Power Up Podcast with Mike Schiller, hosted by Justin Poulin. Every month, we highlight trends, strategies, and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain industry. In this episode, Mike and Justin share updates from September ’25:

• UDI Forum in November (5th & 6th)
• Things to keep an eye on:

• Tariffs – Nov 10th truce ends with China

• Government shutdown: October 1st?

•  Geopolitical events and impact
• Stay tuned to eNews – Synthesizing what his happening around the world into one place

#AHRMM #PowerSupply #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #SeptemberUpdate

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Power Supply is proud to partner with AHRMM, the leading professional membership group for the healthcare supply chain. Through this collaboration, Power Supply offers Continuing Education Credit (CEC) approved podcast episodes to the healthcare supply chain audience.

AHRMM SME podcast featuring Lee Ann McWhorter

This week on the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast, host Justin Poulin welcomes Lee Ann McWhorter, VP of Business Development at Meperia. Lee Ann breaks down the concept of functional equivalents and explains how increasing backorders and stockouts have transformed the healthcare supply chain landscape. She shares best practices for managing functional equivalents, including identifying critical items, developing robust formularies, and engaging clinicians with data-driven insights. Tune in to hear Lee Ann’s insights on navigating product shortages and how recall histories can powerfully shape your supply chain strategy!

#PowerSupply #AHRMM #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #FunctionalEquivalents #SupplyChainStrategy #ProductShortages #DataDriven