Lean Healthcare White Belt Certification Program

The Lean Healthcare White Belt certification program is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a basic knowledge of the Lean methodology and concepts. It emphasizes how to apply these concepts in a healthcare environment.

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This program is aimed at health professionals starting their Lean journey including Administrative Assistants, Quality Administrators, Research/Business Analysts, Public Health Dieticians/Nutritionists, Health Policy Specialists, Registered Nurses and Physicians 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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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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Annette Sonneveld

Annette Sonneveld has over 35 years experience at various public health units across Ontario including Kent Chatham, Middlesex London, North York and Toronto Public Health. She has extensive knowledge and experience managing complex assignments; leading and directing teams; implementing quality improvement and performance management projects and facilitating training. Annette provided leadership and expertise to promote a culture of quality improvement, not only at Toronto Public Health, but across the City of Toronto through her involvement on various city-wide workgroups and committees. Annette has led multidisciplinary teams, including quality improvement specialists and program evaluators. She has led or participated in many…

This program can be delivered through self-paced e-Learning or instructor-led (for groups of participants).

  •  Program/Contact Hours: Approximately 8 hours
  •  Completion Timeframe: Up to one (1) month
  •  Prerequisites: None
  •  Reading List/Textbook: No textbook required. All materials will be provided online, including recommended readings.

Assessment and Certification: This is a non-exam-based program. Participants are assessed based on completion and full participation. Upon successful completion participant will receive Lean White Belt certification from Leading Edge Group

Program Content & Structure

The Lean Healthcare White Belt certification program provides participants with a basic introduction to and awareness of Lean thinking; develops an appreciation for the applicability of Lean across the health sector and creates the ability to participate on and contribute to an improvement project. It is the first step in learning about Lean and its relevance in healthcare. The program also enables participants to recognize those processes and activities that are providing value and quality care for patients and those that are wasteful and contributing to inefficient services and dissatisfaction. The Lean White Belt program is made up of the following key topics:

An Introduction to Lean

  • What is Lean and why apply it?
  • Goals and origins of Lean
  • Application of Lean in healthcare
  • A Lean improvement system

Lean Principles

  • Lean and continuous improvement
  • Lean principles
  • Value stream, flow, pull, and perfection in healthcare
  • Creating value in healthcare

Applying Lean in Healthcare

  • Key issues in healthcare
  • Healthcare cost, quality, and value
  • Creating value by managing processes
  • Scope of Lean application in healthcare

Identifying Wastes

  • Healthcare and waste overview
  • The concept of value in Lean
  • Lean classification of wastes and Gemba walk
  • Identifying waste across healthcare systems

Program Content & Structure

The Lean Healthcare White Belt certification program provides participants with a basic introduction to and awareness of Lean thinking; develops an appreciation for the applicability of Lean across the health sector and creates the ability to participate on and contribute to an improvement project. It is the first step in learning about Lean and its relevance in healthcare. The program also enables participants to recognize those processes and activities that are providing value and quality care for patients and those that are wasteful and contributing to inefficient services and dissatisfaction. The Lean White Belt program is made up of the following key topics:

An Introduction to Lean

  • What is Lean and why apply it?
  • Goals and origins of Lean
  • Application of Lean in healthcare
  • A Lean improvement system

Lean Principles

  • Lean and continuous improvement
  • Lean principles
  • Value stream, flow, pull, and perfection in healthcare
  • Creating value in healthcare

Applying Lean in Healthcare

  • Key issues in healthcare
  • Healthcare cost, quality, and value
  • Creating value by managing processes
  • Scope of Lean application in healthcare

Identifying Wastes

  • Healthcare and waste overview
  • The concept of value in Lean
  • Lean classification of wastes and Gemba walk
  • Identifying waste across healthcare systems