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
Advance high performance through effective governance
The Vizient Governance Academy empowers healthcare boards and executives to drive high performance through effective governance. The unique curriculum — featuring quarterly webinars, a multi-day summit, board assessment with benchmarks and more — strengthens governance practices, improves board performance and drives impactful decision-making.
Learn moreContinuing 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.
2025 educational and professional development opportunities
See our course catalog for more detail, including schedule, registration and pricing. Offerings open to non-Vizient organizations are marked with an asterisk.
| Offering | Key audiences | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Accreditation and Regulatory | ||
| Accreditation Professional Orientation Certification Program* Apr. 8-11 Aug. 12-15 |
Accreditation professionals new to the field or other leaders with accreditation oversight for their department or area | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available |
| Advanced Accreditation Series* Jan. 27, Feb. 24, Mar. 24, May 27, June 17, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Dec. 8 |
Accreditation professionals or those with responsibilities for accreditation and regulatory oversight | Contact lisa.taylor@vizientinc.com to register your organization |
| Annual Accreditation and Regulatory Update* Nov. 4-6 |
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 |
Contact lisa.taylor@vizientinc.com to register your organization |
| Leadership and Governance | ||
| Vizient Governance Academy In-person Summit Feb. 5-7, Jekyll Island, GA or Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Boulder, CO |
Board chairs, committee chairs and trustees with their CEOS | Register now for the Feb. Summit Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com or visit our governance academy website to learn more |
| Performance Improvement | ||
| Performance Improvement Training Sessions 2025 dates TBD |
Staff who have the potential and opportunity to participate in performance improvement | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available |
| Pharmacy Practice | ||
| 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 2025 dates TBD |
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