Join us in Nashville, Tennessee on March 30th - 31st for the 4th Annual Lean Healthcare Conference. The conference will focus on the applications of Lean thinking and problem solving to healthcare. We will be joined by Lean Healthcare professionals and leaders from throughout North America who will share their approaches, successes, and challenges with applying Lean principles to all aspects of healthcare. The two-day conference will be set up with different tracts which you can customize your participation to fit your status in your organization's Lean journey. The various tracts available are:
Introductory to Lean Healthcare
Case Studies of Lean
Lean Healthcare Simulations
Leadership in a Lean Healthcare Environment
Lean Clinical & Facility Design
Whether you have already begun a Lean Healthcare journey or are just considering starting, you are at a critical juncture. The year of 2009 may very well be the most difficult year in many decades for the healthcare industry. Your decisions about Lean in your organization may not only determine your level of success throughout the healthcare crisis and recession, but in some cases your very survival. With most of the significant improvement in outcomes coming from the start, is there a better time to invest in Lean?
The conference will be held in March 30-31, 2009 on the campus of Belmont University in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. General Registration is $950 and space is limited. Group conference registrations are available for organizations sending three or more members to the conference. Contact info@hpp.bz for more information or call (615) 206-0701.
Keynote Speakers will include some of the most experienced Lean Healthcare facilitators in North America, such as:
Dr. Richard Shannon, Chief of Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital
Charles Hagood,President and CEO of Healthcare Performance Partners
Cindy Jimmerson, President Lean Healthcare West
Susan Sheehy, Director of Education Programs for Lean Healthcare West
Naida Grunden, Author of "The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare
Plus many other speakers in breakout sessions for all levels and topics.
We hope you can join us for this unique event where Lean practitioners, Physicians, Administrators, Quality Leaders, and Management Engineers from various organizations will be sharing their experiences and knowledge gathered throughout their Lean work. This conference is the perfect starting point or stepping stone for your Lean Healthcare journey!
Click here to view the 2009 Conference Brochure. To reserve your room at the host hotel, Embassy Suites Nashville at Vanderbilt and receive the preferred conference rate call: 1-615-320-8881.
