The Learning Academy delivers a unique portfolio of fee-based educational offerings designed and led by Vizient experts. Build your skills, capability and confidence by engaging alongside your peers in these inter-professional programs.
Overview of programs
These offerings are available to all Vizient members and, in many cases, open to non-Vizient organizations. Vizient members are eligible for preferred pricing. These programs are organized into five key focus areas:
- accreditation and regulatory
- leadership and governance
- performance improvement
- pharmacy practice
- spend management
Review our Course Catalog to learn more about the Learning Academy offerings.
At Vizient, we provide services and resources to help you stay on top of the constant changes coming from healthcare accreditation organizations. Learn how our accreditation consulting services can help your organization.
Review our Learning Academy Course Catalog to learn more about the Vizient Learning Academy and the current collection of offerings.
For more information, contact us at learningacademy@vizientinc.com
Continuing education
Healthcare professionals can earn continuing education credits through most of our Learning Academy programs. In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Vizient also now awards continuing education to support the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality through the National Association for Healthcare Quality.
For more information, contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com.
2024 educational and professional development opportunities
See our course catalog for more detail, including schedule, registration and pricing. Offerings open to non-Vizient members are marked with an asterisk.
| Offering | Key audiences | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Accreditation and Regulatory | ||
| Accreditation Professional Orientation Certification Program* Apr. 23-May 22 Aug. 13-Sept. 13 |
Accreditation professionals new to the field or other leaders with accreditation oversight for their department or area | Register for Apr. Register for Aug. |
| Advanced Accreditation Series* Jan. 22, Feb. 26, Mar. 25, May 20, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, Oct. 28, Dec. 9 |
Accreditation professionals or those with responsibilities for accreditation and regulatory oversight | Register now |
| Annual Accreditation and Regulatory Update* Nov. 5-7 |
Accreditation leaders, clinicians, quality, safety, and risk professionals |
Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available |
| Fundamental Accreditation Series* (on-demand) | Accreditation leaders, clinicians, quality, safety, and risk professionals |
Register now |
| Leadership and Governance | ||
| Trustee Education Offering | Board chairs, committee chairs and trustees with their CEOS | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com or visit trustee education offering to register and learn more |
| Performance Improvement | ||
| The Fundamentals of Performance Improvement Dates TBD |
Novice clinical or operational staff who have the potential and opportunity to participate in performance improvement | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available |
| Performance Improvement Training Workshop Dates TBD |
Quality leaders, performance improvement professionals, process owners and organizational leaders | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available |
| Pharmacy practice |
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| Practical Pharmacy Sterile Compounding Training Program (on-demand) |
Pharmacy technicians and pharmacists | Contact pharmacyquestions@vizientinc.com to register |
| Spend Management | ||
| Spend Management Operations Learning Series On hold in 2024 until further notice |
Supply chain staff, team leaders and supervisors with less than three years of service in their current role. Those newly associated, transitioning or have a general interest in supply chain in both the clinical acute and non-acute areas | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available |
*Indicates registration is open to non-Vizient organizations
The Vizient Learning Academy empowers excellence by delivering healthcare learning experiences to advance individual and organizational performance.
Tremendous thanks to Vizient staff, instructors, and coaches for teaching me how to better utilize Vizient's vast data repositories to parse signals from noise and hone in on clinical improvement opportunities so that we can deliver more effective patient care!