LSU in partnership with Lean Healthcare Solutions provides exclusive training to healthcare professionals, executives, directors, managers, supervisors, college students, and others the fundamental knowledge they need to transition into a "lean" culture. Those who take advantage of Lean Healthcare Certification training program will acquire a thorough understanding of all lean concepts. Our facilitators have a successful, hands-on practical experience implementing lean methodologies and principles and our curriculum is filled with examples, photographs, quizzes, tests, case studies, and interactive exercises.

Major topics to be presented include:

• Advanced Lean Tools and Practices
  Understand the concept of Lean Thinking and explain its associated principles and benefits as applied to the healthcare sector. Provide a detailed explanation on how to gain a thorough understanding on patient and staff perspectives in order to accurately define what value-added activity is in a healthcare process. How to use advanced Lean tools and practices to deliver this value in the most efficient manner through optimizing process flow and capacity and improving workplace organization.
  
• Managing Lean Projects
  Managing Lean Projects focuses on the fundamental concepts of project management - an essential element in ensuring that any Lean transformation is successful. Basic principles, tools and techniques used in managing projects as well as the role of the project manager will be addressed. Important concepts in project planning and implementation are illustrated and participants practice project management planning.
  
• Lean Strategic Planning and Implementation
  Outline and explain the steps involved in developing a strategic plan for a Lean implementation in a healthcare organization. Also explain the role of 'rapid improvement events' in implementing Lean solutions and gaining the quick wins that are vital in promoting an overall Lean transformation. Understand lean philosophies and how they apply to all industries and particularly healthcare.
  
• Effective Leadership and Change Management
  Leadership and change management are combined to give the student the ability to create a new vision of what 'could be' and turn it into a plan that the organization can execute upon and make a reality. Understand the key elements of leadership's effectiveness and their impact on team/organizational performance. Understand leadership intelligence - the ability to manage oneself as well as relationships with others.

• Healthcare executives
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Clinical staff
• Industrial and management engineers
• Laboratory and specialized healthcare services
• Insurance company staff
• Pharmaceutical staff
• Service Staff (Transport Services, Administration, Nutritional Services, etc.)

• Ability to apply Lean practices whilst achieving a global and professionally recognized Lean accreditation/certification
• Certification that provides third-party professional and academic validation of achievements
• Recognition and career enhancement for new found knowledge and skills that are relevant within the organization and beyond
• Immediate entry to a flexible self-paced program that can be completed over a time period suitable to specific requirements
• Ability to achieve/drive process improvements leading to long-term sustainability
• Organizations gain a common language and standard for 'Lean' throughout the company

Seminar Leaders:
Carlo Graffeo holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Orleans. He is certified in Lean Principles and Methodologies, certified as a Lean Black Belt, and holds a Lean Healthcare Master Certification from the University of Michigan. Mr. Graffeo has 15+ years of experience implementing process improvement and optimization strategies in such industries as petroleum, chemicals, food manufacturing, plastics, and healthcare, in which he's helped save millions of dollars.

Mr. Baxter Saucier holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a certified Professional Business Advisor, Strategic Planning Facilitator, and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He is certified through the University of Michigan as a Lean Healthcare Master qualified to train using the Lean Enterprise System and has 20+ years of experience implementing process improvement methodologies in manufacturing, petroleum, and healthcare industries with millions of dollars of impact.

For more information about this program contact: Lisa Graves, Program Coordinator.