Keynote Speakers
Breakout Presentations
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A Homegrown Lean Education Program
Aaron Shaull, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN
Quality Tools for Identifying Problem Drivers in Subjective Situations
Bob Kollm, CI Solutions, Archdale, NC
5 Ways That Podcasting Has Helped My Healthcare Career and Coaching Firm
Jarvis Gray, The Quality Coaching Co., Tucker, GA
Improving Patient Satisfaction and Experience
Jennifer Durbin, Expeditor, Alpharetta, GA
Continuous Improvement for the "Rest of Us"
Katie Labedz, Learning to Lean, Hortonville, WI
Getting Off the Hamster Wheel: A CI Approach to Removing Project Pain Points and Winning in Business
Mark Cichonski, Tactegra, West Concord, NC
Lean Six Sigma Performance Measures
Michael Ford, TQM Works Consulting, Port Crane, NY
Show Me the Money! – ROI in Healthcare PI
Robert Marsh, Tidelands Health, Murrells Inlet, SC
A Hospital-based Healthcare Quality Management System
Grace Duffy, ASQ, Eustis, FL
Reducing Inpatient Falls through 8-Step Problem Solving
Mindy Cate, Roper Saint Francis, Charleston, SC
Building a Dream Team to Accelerate Your Team’s Journey to Perfection: Heartbeat Leaders First
Joseph Barto III, TMG Inc, Spotsylvania, VA
Prevention of Patient Falls at MUSC: A Pilot Program and Clinical Dashboard
Kelly Howard, Kristine Harper and Jennie Nguyen, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Poster Presentations
Timely Antibiotics for Pediatric Oncology Patients with Fever
Karen Lindley, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC
Development of nutrition-related protocol using process improvement tools
Abbie Hebron, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Hands-On Approaches for Staff Engagement in PI
Christy Vance, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Reducing Opportunities for Controlled Substance Diversion Using PFMEA
Denise Robertson, Tidelands Health, Murrells Inlet, SC
Capturing What You Do: Envisioning Improved Nursing Professional Development Productivity
Heather Galang, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Cutting the CORD: Specimen Labeling Errors in L&D
Heather Toepner, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Improve Digestive Health Patient Communication
Jennifer Regan, Tidelands Health, Murrells Inlet, SC
ICU We Have A Problem: Failure is Not an Option
Kimberly Rogers, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
IMPROVEment Focused Leadership: A Process Development Analysis
Nikolaus Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
A Technology-Enhanced Program to Promote Emotional Recovery after Traumatic Injury
Tatiana Davidson, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC