Lean Healthcare Black Belt Certification Program

This Black Belt Program is designed to provide participants with a practical application of advanced Lean Healthcare tools and techniques and prepare them to lead project teams.

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This program is aimed at health professionals such as Quality Improvement Specialists, Operations Managers, Medical Directors, Clinical Leads, Project Managers, Patient Safety Leaders and Nurse Practitioners from organizations across the health sector including hospitals, health authorities, mental health and addictions, youth services, long term care, public and community health.

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“I am forever thankful to the Leading Edge Group for not one but two quality improvement certificates, most recently the lean six sigma black belt certification. You have inspired me to challenge the current state and continually assess, monitor, evaluate, and recommend new ways of working. The knowledge and skills that were acquired through the black belt certification were immeasurable and have allowed me the opportunity to lead larger scale projects.

The certification offers advanced knowledge and skills not only with quality improvement principles but incorporates a systems thinking that focuses on both project management and change management. Thank you for expanding my scope of practice and for the new tools I now have in my toolbox that allow me to identify new areas of opportunities that result in added value to our clients, programs, and services”

Krista Galic - Manager, Quality, Monitoring, Staff & Student Development, Corporate Services and Knowledge and Strategic Services Public Health Sudbury & Districts

All our Lean Healthcare belt programs are developed and delivered by accomplished Lean Healthcare and clinical experts. Experts who have worked at the coalface and have tangible experience putting theory to practical use in real-world environments.

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Chris Chadwick

Chris has extensive experience managing teams and projects within the healthcare and manufacturing industries. He has been able to utilize his training in varied methodologies to complete numerous projects using diverse approaches of Lean, Six Sigma and Shainin. For over ten years, Chris has managed a continuous improvement team as a Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt. During this time, he has enabled organizations to achieve significant cost savings through the development of efficient processes and the implementation of cost control measures. Specifically, he has eliminated various deficiencies, implemented more efficient transportation systems eliminating the need for warehousing and has…

This program can be delivered through self-paced e-Learning or instructor-led (for groups of participants). One-to-one online mentoring support is provided throughout the program.
• Program/Contact Hours: Approximately 200 hours
• Completion Timeframe: Up twelve (12) months
• Prerequisites: Lean Green Belt qualified or similar level of practical Lean experience
• Materials: Three textbook are provided upon enrollment. All other materials will be provided online, including recommended readings.
• Assessment and Certification: Assessment is based on completing of four assignments and submission of a work-based improvement project.

Upon successful completion participant will receive Lean Black Belt certification from Leading Edge Group.

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Program Content & Structure

The Lean Healthcare Black Belt program is made up of five learning blocks each containing a series of courses. One-on-one online mentoring support is provided for participants throughout the program and assessment is based on completing a course assignment and submission of a work-based improvement project.

Introducing Lean

  • Introduction to Lean
  • Lean principles
  • Applying Lean in healthcare
  • Identifying wastes

Understanding & Practicing Lean

  • Lean healthcare tools and practices
  • The Kaizen approach to healthcare
  • PDSA and A3 thinking in Lean healthcare
  • Problem solving in Lean healthcare

Planning for and initiating a Lean Activity

  • Managing change in Lean implementation
  • Demand, data collection, and analysis
  • Value stream mapping in healthcare

Leading a Kaizen event by Implementing and Sustaining Improvements in Healthcare

  • Leading a 6S initiative in healthcare
  • Improving healthcare process capacity and flow
  • Reducing healthcare variation and improving quality
  • Lean and Six Sigma in healthcare
  • Sustaining and controlling improvements

Leading and Managing Lean

  • ­Lean Healthcare Strategy: Planning and Deployment
  • Managing Lean Healthcare Programs
  • Effective Leadership and Change Management
  • Advanced Lean Healthcare Tools and Practices

Program Content & Structure

The Lean Healthcare Black Belt program is made up of five learning blocks each containing a series of courses. One-on-one online mentoring support is provided for participants throughout the program and assessment is based on completing a course assignment and submission of a work-based improvement project.

Introducing Lean

  • Introduction to Lean
  • Lean principles
  • Applying Lean in healthcare
  • Identifying wastes

Understanding & Practicing Lean

  • Lean healthcare tools and practices
  • The Kaizen approach to healthcare
  • PDSA and A3 thinking in Lean healthcare
  • Problem solving in Lean healthcare

Planning for and initiating a Lean Activity

  • Managing change in Lean implementation
  • Demand, data collection, and analysis
  • Value stream mapping in healthcare

Leading a Kaizen event by Implementing and Sustaining Improvements in Healthcare

  • Leading a 6S initiative in healthcare
  • Improving healthcare process capacity and flow
  • Reducing healthcare variation and improving quality
  • Lean and Six Sigma in healthcare
  • Sustaining and controlling improvements

Leading and Managing Lean

  • ­Lean Healthcare Strategy: Planning and Deployment
  • Managing Lean Healthcare Programs
  • Effective Leadership and Change Management
  • Advanced Lean Healthcare Tools and Practices