





2018 Conference Speakers

Thom Singer
Certified Speaking Professional and Master of Ceremonies
The Paradox of Potential

Mike Frisina
The Frisina Group
Becoming a Behavior Smart Leader

Mark Cichonski
JELD-WEN
The Intersection (or Collision) of Continuous Improvement & Data Science

John Kidder
United States Air Force
Using Logic Trees to Bring Big Problems Down to Size

Kanchan Barve
Baptist Health
Daily Management

Lisa Bartanus and Sharon Walb
Self Regional Healthcare
Inpatient Care Delivery Redesign

Chad Smith
Continuous Improvement Solutions, LLC
Untwisting Performance Improvement Tools and Culture Change

Efrain Solis
Operations Director,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Presentation: Work In Progress

Bianca Garcia, Freddie Weiss, and Monica Gurtu
Emory Healthcare
Emory Healthcare’s Kennedy Initiative

Caroline DeLongchamps
Medical University of South Carolina
Transforming to a Culture of Patient-and Family-Centered Care

Deborah Wingler
Clemson University
Engaging Clinicians in the Design Process through Simulation-based Mock-up Evaluations

Mike Ford
TQM Consulting
Leveraging Lean Logistics to Lead in the 21st Century

Jarvis Gray
Quality Coaching Co
Clarifying Organizational Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard

David Nelson
Tidelands Health
The Staffing Impact on PI Methods in Healthcare
Poster Presenters

