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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

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… June ‘26 Update: - National/High Level Work (SCRC) * Situational Alert on expediting same day courier service (American expediting) - Conference Updates * Book Hotel Rooms * Exhibiter update and appreciation * Supply Chain awards - On The Fringe – Where can they learn more (upcoming SME podcast) * BD Spinal tray on recall

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… May ‘26 Update - Compensation Survey ‘26 - Upcoming Events * Information Systems - Data Management Academy * Finance Academy * Spring Summit - On Demand - AHRMM Conference Awards - Welcome Reception * Patient First - Clinically Integrated Supply Chain * Supply Chain Advancement * Federal Sector Supply Chain Performance - On the Fringe * Neuro Sponge Shortage - extends through 2026 * Medline Angiographic Rotating adapter control syringes * Nitrile Gloves and Allocations

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: Tom Redding, Executive VP, Healthcare @ St. Onge Company Topic: Centralization Efforts - Strategy and Planning Best Practices Outline: - Welcome Tom & Background - Examples of Centralization that are commonplace today? * SPD * Pharmacy * Distribution - When is the right time? - Leveraging Scale/Do you have it? - Evaluating Maturity - Financial Viability - Other Considerations

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: Ginger Sharp, VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Legacy Health Topic: Best Practices for Setting the Table Around Services Sourcing Outline: - Services Sourcing - Overview * Why is it important to continuously engage your internal stakeholders? * Clinically integrated supply is fairly well-established, but generally focused on supplies * How services comes into focus with value analysis * What about non-clinical services? - Best practices for engaging those internal stakeholders around services sourcing * Developing Metrics * Setting cadence for evaluating performance * Establishing Supplier Requirements * Ownership - As you have done this in your own organization, how have department leaders responded to your engagement efforts?

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: David Newton, Head of AI Orchestration @ Green Security Topic: AI and the Future of Vendor Strategy in Healthcare Outline: - Welcome David - Background in AI: What kinds of applications have you developed embracing AI? - What are some of the easiest and best use cases and application * Solving micro to medium problems * Reducing demand on your already strained IT resources and analytics teams - What are some examples that you have seen where Healthcare Supply Chain leaders have leaned significantly into the technology?

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… April ‘26 Update Spring Summit is around the corner Annual Conference - Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise On The Fringe – Neuro Sponge Recall & Back Order