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9th Annual Lean, Six Sigma and Process Excellence in Healthcare Summit
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Workshops: May 11 & 14, 2010, New Orleans, LA
Summit: May 12-13, 2010, New Orleans, LA
Program: http://www.wcbf.com/quality/5104
Dear Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement Colleague,
WCBF have been leading the way with the biggest and best Lean, Six Sigma and Process Excellence Summits for the last 8 years. I am writing to give you advance notice of our latest event, the 9th Annual Lean, Six Sigma and Process Excellence in Healthcare Summit which takes place in New Orleans on 11-14 May 2010. This will be the biggest and the best Summit ever for Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement professionals in the healthcare industry.
Five reasons why this is an event not to be missed:
· 16 tracks of powerful case study presentations and topical breakdowns according to your interest, with 4 different tracks running simultaneously in the tracked session
· Over 50 speakers covering a wide range of topics for beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners, with no repeat speakers from previous events
· Plenty of opportunity for networking, including 'speed-dating' and 'communities of interest'
· 9 powerful practical pre-summit workshops that get to the nitty-gritty of tools and methodologies
· Covering Lean, Six Sigma and Process Excellence methodologies, exclusively catering for the needs of healthcare
Wherever you are on your Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement journey, this is the Summit for you. The unique Summit agenda and workshops have been developed through extensive research with your peers to meet your needs.
'I only use Lean in my organization. Will there be enough content for me?'
Yes, there is plenty of content just on Lean, with an entire track dedicated to it. So if you are only interested in Lean, no problem.
'I am a beginner. Will the content be too sophisticated for me?'
No, the event has been put together to meet the needs of all levels of practitioners, including potential users, new users and sophisticated users.
'I don't want any sales pitches.'
No problem, we only recruit practitioner speakers for the main Summit and strictly control content to prevent sales pitches.
Attend this event and benefit from:
· An agenda tailored for POTENTIAL USERS, NEW USERS AND SOPHISTICATED USERS to ensure that your level of knowledge and experience is catered for
· High level expert speakers from a wide variety of HOSPITALS and HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
· Presentations that focus on the issues you want to hear about to help you align Six Sigma and Lean with your organization's strategic objectives
· PROJECT ORIENTATED case studies that give a step-by-step guide to how success is achieved and how challenges can be overcome
· INTEGRATING Six Sigma, Lean and other methodologies from your performance improvement toolkit
Places are strictly limited and all those involved in Lean, Six Sigma, Quality and Process Improvement are encouraged to reserve their places early.
The summit will be a sell-out so I recommend you register ASAP. When registering, please use the following Registration Code to give you a priority place:5104PME100 You can register online at www.wcbf.com/quality/5104 or by telephone on +1-800-959-6549 or +1-312-466-5774 or email me at jacelyn.sharp@wcbf.com
Please note, you can save up to $1000 if you register by 21 December 2009.
Leading Practical Case Studies including:
Norman Bodek
President
PCS INC.
Steve Hoeft
Lean Six Sigma Director
ALTARUM INSTITUTE
Author of Stories from my Sensei: Two Decades of Lessons Learned Implementing Toyota-Style Systems
Robert W. Pryor, M.D.,M.B.A., FAAP, FCCM, FCCP
Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Medical Officer
SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Rick Morrow
Director of Business Excellence, MBB
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare
Stephen R. Mayfield, DrHA, MBA, MBB
Senior Vice President
American Hospital Association
Dr Robert Lancey
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director Bassett Heart Care Institute
Bassett Healthcare
Bob King
Founder and CEO
Goal/QPC
Dr Robert C Sizemore
Professor of Healthcare Administration
STRAYER UNIVERSITY
Diane Frndak
Vice President of Organizational Excellence
West Penn Allegheny Health System
Donna Isgett
Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Sabi Singh
Director of Operational Improvement
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Carol Oys
Senior Director, Provider Service Quality
UnitedHealthcare
Dean Bliss
Lean Improvement Specialist
IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM
Michael Pickels
Director of System Excellence
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
Jean Tauber, FACHE, LSSBB
Director, Performance Improvement/Risk Manager/Patient Safety Officer
Shriners Hospital for Children
Marilyn Sherril, RN, CNOR, CPQH
Implementation Manager
VHA, Inc.
Ron Geguzys
Senior Vice President, Operations
Broadlane
Jack Merritt
Managing Master Black Belt
Quest Diagnostics
Roop Hazarie
Senior Director, Lean Sigma
Rochester General Health System
Dr. Dick Mitchell
LEAN Facilitator
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Jennifer Panco
Process Improvement Specialist
Providence Health and Services
Jennifer Smith
Program Manager, Lean Six Sigma
Cancer Centers of America
Kristopher Goetz
Manager, Performance and Innovation
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Tina Coker
Chief Nursing Officer
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Anna Ivory
VP Organizational Quality
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Robert E Matthews
Executive Director
PriMed Physicians
Steve Osborn
VP, Quality Compliance and Improvement
SAINT VINCENT HEALTH CENTER
Larry Dyer
Director of Process Improvement
WC Strategy and Process
COVENTRY HEALTHCARE
Lois Yingling
Clinical Best Practice Implementation Coordinator
FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Jessica Vastola
Lean Facilitator
DENVER HEALTH HOSPITAL
Karl Krecke, M.D.
Consultant Diagnostic Radiology
MAYO CLINIC
Donna Powers
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
NORTH SHORE LONG ISLAND JEWISH HOSPITAL
Wendy Novicoff
Manager, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Science
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM
Todd Masser
Senior Director of Lean Six Sigma
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Doug Dulin
Program Manager, Lean Six Sigma
Akron Children's Hosptial
Melody Dickerson
Six Sigma Black Belt
WAKE FOREST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Jenn Lingenfelter
Project Leader
Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Stace England
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
Meleah Monroe
Six Sigma Black Belt
BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL
Chris Weisbrod
Lean Six Sigma Project Leader
Center for Operations Excellence
AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
I look forward to welcoming you to this event in New Orleans in March.
Denise Taylor
Conference Director
WCBF Limited
www.wcbf.com/quality/5104
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