WCBF's Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare
May 16-17th 2012 | Marriott New Orleans, LA

11th Annual Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit 2012
The largest gathering of senior-level executives responsible for deploying Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare

DATE: Pre-Summit Workshops: May 15, 2012
Two Day Summit: May 16 & 17, 2012
Post-Summit Workshops: May 18, 2012

WCBF’s Lean Six Sigma and Process Excellence in Healthcare Summit is the largest gathering of senior executives responsible for deploying Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare.  Presenting an unrivalled global speaker panel, the Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit forecasts over 400 senior-level attendees, delivering unparalleled networking and learning opportunities. 

Featured Keynote:
Dr Gary Kaplan, Chairman and CEO, Virginia Mason Health System.  Virginia Mason is considered to be the national leader in deploying the Toyota Production System to health care management — reducing the high costs of health care while improving quality, safety and efficiency to deliver better, faster and more affordable care. 

Headline Address:
Roger Gerard, Chief Learning Officer, Thedacare who has recently co-authored a book entitled "On the Mend" focused on the ThedaCare Lean Journey. 

A few of the confirmed speakers
Atil Koyuncu, Director, Quality Innovation and Improvement, New York Presbyterian

Bob Hody, Assistant Director, Lean Sigma Deployment. Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Muhanad Hirzallah, Director, Business Applications, Mayo Clinic

Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD, President and CEO, Jewish Healthcare Foundation. CEO, Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative

Guido Bergomi, Director of Patient Safety Insititute, Cleveland Clinic

Maria Galaviz, Lean Six Sigma Lead, Sandia National

Dr. Robert Lancey, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Bassett Healthcare

Lisa Demko, Master Black Belt, Virtua Health

Tejas Ghandi, Director of Management Engineering and Lean Leader, Virtua Health

Dorothy Goulart, Director of Performance Improvement, Brigham and Women’s

Mary Cramer, MBB, Process Improvement Program Director, Massachusetts General Hospital

Andrew Fordyce, Consultant Oral and Facial Surgeon, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Erik Steele, Chief Medical Officer, VP, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

Lisa Fuller, Director of Six Sigma, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Kathy Moorman, Director, Pharmaceutical Services, University Community Hospital

Susan Yu, Chief of Systems Redesign, Veterans Administrative Medical Center

Ekta Punwani, Director, Operations Improvement, Advocate Health Care

Karen Miller, Lean Six Sigma Director and Master Black Belt, Charleston Area Medical Center

Lee Campbell, Continuous Process Improvement Director, US Army Military District of Washington

Kevin W. Lobdell, MD , Director of Quality & Program Director, CT Surgery, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System