Lean in Healthcare Certificate Program
The New Hampshire Hospital Association and Parkland Medical Center, in conjunction with GBMP, will be hosting an upcoming session of the Lean in Healthcare Certificate Program beginning Friday, December 6, 2019.
In this unique program participants learn the fundamentals of continuous improvement/lean in a classroom setting. They will then work in small teams to apply the principles and tools of an actual healthcare process during gemba activities. Each day participants will be introduced to appropriate best practices to address the challenges facing healthcare professionals every day. This learn-by-doing method will prepare students to return to their own workplace with the confidence to implement continuous improvement methodologies within their own organizations.
This essential program was developed to provide the healthcare professional with the knowledge and experience needed to effect positive change within their own organizations. Participants will learn critical steps, which they can take to assure dramatic, continuing improvements.
PROGRAM DETAILS
The program will be held at Parkland Medical Center, located at 1 Parkland Drive in Derry, New Hampshire, and will be a combination of classroom and tacit learning (learn by doing). The cost for the Lean Healthcare Certificate is $2,395.00 for the 8-week course, and space is limited to 25 participants.
SCHEDULE & WEEKY TOPICS
Week 1 – Friday, December 6, 2019 Introduction to Lean in Healthcare
Week 2 – Friday, December 13, 2019 Creating Stability
Week 3 – Friday, January 3, 2020 Improving Flow & Creating Pull
Week 4 – Friday, January 10, 2020 Standardized Work & Turnover Time Reduction
Week 5 – Friday, January 17, 2020 QC Tools – The Junction of Lean & Six Sigma
Week 6 – Friday, January 24, 2020 Management Responsibility
Week 7 – Friday, January 31, 2020 Value Stream Mapping
Week 8 – Friday, February 7, 2020 Kaizen Planning
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of lean in Healthcare principles
- Learn tools & techniques that can improve patient & staff satisfaction
- Determine key improvement opportunities and how to apply the tools within their own facility
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is a must for anyone in your hospital or healthcare organization who is seeking to apply lean thinking in their facility by implementing a CI program, new employees at a company already using lean principles who need to get up to speed, and professionals and staff looking for a comprehensive refresher.
FACULTY
Dan Fleming, Continuous Improvement Manager, Shingo Prize Recipient and Examiner
Dan Fleming has over 30 years experience in operations management, including over 25 years of Continuous Improvement experience. Dan has been involved with continuous improvement efforts on the shop floor and in support areas since 1986 and has been a speaker at many regional and national conferences. Prior to becoming a Continuous Improvement Manager at GBMP in 2002, Dan was Director of Operations at United Electric Controls Company, where he was a recipient of the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence. Dan has worked with hundreds of companies in many industries, including healthcare organizations, consumer, missile and defense systems, medical device, pharmaceutical, equipment manufacturers, food processing, machine shops, contract manufacturers, and warehouse and distribution. Dan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology from Northeastern University.
ABOUT GBMP
GBMP is a not-for-profit organization based at UMASS Boston whose sole focus is to help organizations become more productive, competitive and profitable through continuous improvement education and hands-on implementation of best practices. GBMP has worked with hundreds of New England companies, including many healthcare organizations, teaching the tools of Lean. GBMP is also the administrator of The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence in the northeast.
Download the Lean in Healthcare Certificate Program Brochure & Registration Information