Lean Healthcare New England is proud to be the only bi-annual Lean Healthcare conference located exclusively in New England.  What makes us unique?

	Always located in New England
	No theory - this conference is all about what works
	More value & less waste than any other Lean conference
	Presentations exclusively by or for hospitals in New England
	Meet and network with other healthcare professionals who are right next door

The upcoming conference will be held at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel and Conference Center, in Portsmouth, NH.  Highlights include: One full day with 15 sessions to choose from Great location to enjoy post conference activity Convenience to highway and central New England Perfect atmosphere to maximize networking and learning A pre-conference workshop to learn Lean Healthcare hands-on Nearly 10,000 sq ft for a comfortable conference experience Two simultaneous presentations - pick the topics that interest you!

The presentation categories are below and we will ensure that each category has at least 2 presentations within them to provide the maximum value to attendees who work in specific areas of a health system.  We realize that people from the Emergency Department, for example, would like to hear more than one presentation in their own category.  The categories for this upcoming conference will be:

	Perioperative and Surgical Services (i.e. O.R.'s, sterilization, pre and post care)
	Emergency Services (i.e. emergency, ambulatory, intensive care, cardiac trauma)
	Outpatient Services (i.e. GI, endo., imaging, catscan, surgery consults, physician practices, post care)
	Research and/or Benchmarking (i.e. unique tools/techniques, current events and up-and-coming trends)
	Inpatient Care (i.e. med surge units, progressive care, family care, inpatient services like rehab, radiology)
	Overall Lean Applications (i.e. across the entire organization, hospital or health system, materials management, 5S across the organization)

At every conference, the committee awards a Lean Change Agent Prize ("CAP") to the organization demonstrating the highest change agent impact.  Impact is qualified and judged by the following four criteria.  To be eligible, a representative from the organization must contact the conference Director of Operations to start the application process.

1. Number of change agents engaged within your organization.  A change agent is one who leads Lean projects.  Leading a Waste Walk or Kaizen will qualify!  Change Agents are also considered:

   	Lean Facilitators, Sensei's and Champions
   	Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts
   	Active project sponsors (denoted on project charter)

2. The number of Kaizen events (improvement projects) completed.  Completion means that at least 1 audit has been conducted.

3. A Lean Steering Committee is engaged, meets regularly and has a formal mission statement

4. Has an impact realization tool that measures the success, results and savings of each Lean project

Conference will be held Friday, March 5, 2010 from 8am - 5pm.

Questions? E-mail the Conference Director of Operations