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Making the Leap from Lean Tools to Lean Culture for a Self-Sustaining Performance Improvement Culture
Webinar
April 8, 2008
Time: 12 - 1 p.m. CENTRAL TIME
Register for this event online:
April 8, 2008 ($295 per line)
Program Description
Hospitals need to go beyond the simple application of the Lean tools to create a cuture of improvement at all levels of the organization. The purpose of this webinar is to provide methods that will create a self-sustaining performance improvement culture in a hospital. The session will focus on the Lean philosophy, identifying waste in a process, examine a typical improvement approach and the Toyota improvement approach, as well as discuss how to achieve a Lean culture.
Program Topics
- A Lean philosophy
- Identification of waste in a process
- Typical improvement approach
- Toyota improvement approach
- Lean culture and how to achieve
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
- Describe strategies that will sustain a performance improvement culture in a hospital.
Who Should Participate
Chief Executive Officers/Administrators
Chief Operating Officers
Chief Nursing Officers
Safety Officers and staff
Performance Improvement Director and staff
Risk Managers
Joint Commission Coordinators
Faculty
Frank Mewborn, PE
Group Leader, Georgia Tech Healthcare Performance Group
As a member of the research faculty at Georgia Tech for the past 24 years, Frank Mewborn works with manufacturers and health care providers to train employees and guide management through the implementation of state-of-the-art management techniques. He is the Group Leader of the Healthcare Performance Group, which helps hospitals and other health care providers increase capacity, reduce costs and improve safety. His primary area of expertise is the application of Lean principles to reduce waste and improve work flow. He is a frequent speaker at state and national health care conferences. He recently conducted a four-hour workshop on Applying Lean Principles in Rural Hospitals at the American Hospital Association Rural Hospital Leadership Summit. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Mewborn held industrial engineering and management positions with Reynolds Metals Company and Emery Worldwide. He holds Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Masters of Industrial Management from Georgia Tech. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Georgia.
The views expressed by the speaker do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions or the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
Registration Information
Fee:
$295.00 for one phone line per site
Please register only one name per connection.
Additional phone lines will be billed at $295.00 each.
How the Webinar Will Work
Dial-in instructions and any other reference materials will be emailed to each registrant approximately three days prior to the conference. If you do not receive them by this date, please email Lisa Geishirt at lgeishirt@wha.org.
It is the responsibility of the registrant to access presentation materials prior to the day of the event. If your e-mail address changes, you do not receive an e-mail with instructions from WHA, or if you are unable to open presentation materials, please contact
Lisa Geishirt at WHA two days prior to the event to allow time to address the issue.
Substitution, Transfer and Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing up to five business days prior to an event will be given a full refund less a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations received less than five business days prior and day-of-program no-shows. Substitutions are accepted.
Register for this event online:
April 8, 2008 ($295 per line)
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