Quality Improvement Process for LEAN for Curriculum Revision
Lean methodology has been utilized throughout the healthcare industry for many years as a standard to improve processes and outcomes in healthcare. Lean is a common quality improvement methodology born out of manufacturing that focuses on minimizing waste and adding value to processes. In this webinar, the principles of Lean will be explored and practical examples will be given on how Lean can be utilized to streamline curriculum, improve outcomes and decrease the time to accomplish common academic processes. Lean is a hearty quality improvement tool that can be utilized in higher education to improve curriculum and academic operational processes. Faculty that previously have had no exposure to Lean can successfully participate in Lean Kaizen initiatives to improve organizational outcomes.
NOTE:This webinar is open to everyone including non-members, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff and students
Webinar Speakers
Dianne Conrad, DNP
Assistant Professor
Kirkhof College of Nursing
Grand Valley State University
Family Nurse Practitioner
Cadillac Family Physicians
Dr. Dianne Conrad is a Family Nurse Practitioner with Cadillac Family Physicians, PC and is Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management and a certified diabetes educator. She is also an Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof College of Nursing, a track coordinator in their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. She is a recognized and published authority in the Doctor of Nursing Practice education and practice as well as the use of nursing and informatics in the primary care patient-centered medical home. Dr. Conrad was elected to Distinguished Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice and the Nursing Academy as a Distinguished Practitioner & Fellow in 2014. Dr. Conrad has an extensive nursing practice focus including DNP practice scholarship, diabetic management, spinal cord injury prevention as well as parish nursing. This year Dr. Conrad was recognized as a nurse practitioner leader by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), named to the Competency-Based Education for Doctoral-Prepared APRNs Work Group. The DNP degree from Madonna University has opened doors for opportunities at the local, state, national and international level. In addition to receiving the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Madonna University, she received a post-master’s certificate for her nurse practitioner study at Michigan State University. She has masters and bachelor nursing degrees from Northern Illinois University and a diploma in nursing from St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, IL.
Karen Burritt, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Kirkhof College of Nursing
Grand Valley State University
Family Nurse Practitioner
Hauenstein Neuroscience Center
Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Grand Rapids Michigan
Dr. Karen Burritt is the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the Kirkhof College of Nursing at Grand Valley State University. She is academic associate dean responsible for the advanced generalist MSN program and three tracks of DNP programs: Adult/Older Adult primary care nurse practitioner, Child/Adolescent Nurse Practitioner and Health Systems Leadership. Karen Burritt is a Family Nurse Practitioner in joint appointment with Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hauenstein Neuroscience Center. Her practice specialty is neurology and complex neuromuscular disorders. She is a recognized authority in neurologic conditions such as neuromuscular disease, stroke and migraine. She has an extensive practice background with strengths in quality improvement in health systems. Dr. Burritt is trained in Lean and has transitioned this quality improvement method from practice to academe to improve the performance of academic systems. In addition to receiving her PhD from Michigan State University, Dr. Burritt received her MSN from Grand Valley State University as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Her bachelor’s degree in Nursing is also from Grand Valley State.