You will want to register as early as possible for this: it’s the web seminar on “Improving Patient Safety and Supply Chain Efficiency with Data Standards: The Basics of GS1 Standards in Healthcare.”
GS1 sent out this email flyer to me this afternoon and I cut and paste from it liberally so that you can get a feel for yourself:
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Presented by Jean Sargent, CMRP, FAHRMM
Director, Supply Chain, UK HealthCare
Immediate Past President AHRMM
GS1 Healthcare US Leadership Team
November 11, 2008
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
GS1 Standards can help deliver the right product, to the right patient, at the right time. For over 35 years, the GS1 System of global supply chain standards have delivered proven results in many industries and is now being adopted by healthcare providers to achieve the same results. The healthcare movement to GS1 has begun – are you ready?
Join us for this informative web seminar and learn how GS1 standards will help you to improve your supply chain efficiency, while improving patient safety. This how-to session provides an overview of GS1 standards, the benefits to be gained, and the new Healthcare Provider Tool Kit to help you get started. Presented by Jean Sargent, Director of Supply Chain at UK Healthcare, who also serves on the GS1 Healthcare US Leadership Team and actively speaks on this topic to support the understanding and implementation of standards to materials managers, manufacturers, distributors and software providers. A GS1 US expert will also be available to answer any questions directly related to your implementation.

