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Lean Laboratory

This programme is available In-House and currently delivered through virtual classroom training.

The concept of Lean was developed in the early 1990s from studies of the Toyota Production System. It focuses on eliminating waste in processes, waste being anything that impedes the flow of work as it is being transformed in the value chain. Lean to coin a phrase means ‘getting the work to where it is needed, when it is needed, in the quantity needed’. Errors, bottlenecks, inefficient process flow, lack of information, duplication of effort and non-value added process steps, all impede flow in the “value chain” of an organisation. Lean uses a variety of tools focusing on the elimination or reduction of these process issues. These tools target improvements in quality, process reliability, workplace organisation, process set-up time and streamlining work flows. This two day course serves as an introduction to Lean Pathology. The workshop presents the concepts, tools, and techniques involved in the practical application of Lean from a pathology laboratory perspective. This course has been specifically designed to give medical scientists the practical knowledge necessary to implement lean thinking into their laboratories. To achieve this, the course uses a number of practical examples of the successful application of lean thinking across a number of different pathology laboratories.

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Course Code
LSS007

Duration
2 training days

What's covered?

Day 1 provides the practitioner with a good understanding of the concepts of Lean and some of the basic tools for identifying improvement opportunities and stabilising the work environment. Day 1 also initiates a simulation game which is concluded on Day 2.

Day 1 – Introduction

  • The 5 Principles of Lean
  • The 10 Wastes
  • Laboratory Organisation and Visual Management
  • Voice of the Customer
  • Laboratory Process Families and Standard work
  • Process Mapping (Process Flow Analysis, Cross Functional Maps, Others)

Day 2 gives the practitioner hands-on application of the improvement techniques, through implementation within simulated game, review of successful case studies and other team based exercises.

Day 2 – Application

  • Lean Tools (5’s, Kaizan)
  • Takt Time, turn-around-times (TAT) and Resource allocation
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Pull in the laboratory environment
  • Implementing Change
  • Action Plan and Close out

Who should participate?

This course has been specifically designed for medical scientists working within pathology laboratories.  The course is aimed at laboratory managers/chiefs or medical scientists who are focused upon continuous improvement activities.

What will I learn?

Participants achieve the following learning outcomes from the programme;

  • Understand the concept and origins of Lean Thinking.
  • Understand the 5 Principles of Lean and the practical know-how to identify opportunities for waste elimination in a clinical laboratory.
  • Understand the importance of change management in successful project delivery.
  • Deploy Lean tools as part of cross functional project teams within a clinical laboratory environment to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

Who are the tutors?

Padraig Kelly

Padraig Kelly has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering, has a Masters of Business Administration and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He has a total of 20 years of experience in the field of Process Improvement and Lean Systems, as an Engineer, Senior Manager and Senior Consultant.

For the past 10 years Padraig’s work has focused entirely within the Healthcare sector with change management and process improvement roles within Large University Teaching Hospitals. During this time he has led major Lean Implementation projects within individual Hospitals and Hospitals groups.

In the past four years Padraig has trained over 500 Lean Healthcare practitioners and mentored over 30 major lean Healthcare projects that have resulted in dramatically improved patient service, reduced turnaround time (TAT), increased job satisfaction and reduced workload for staff, reduced costs, and increased capacity.

He has also developed and taught Lean Healthcare White, Yellow, Green Belt courses specifically tailored to the healthcare environments.

Organisation that Padraig has worked with to introduce Lean Healthcare Systems include, the Health Services Executive, the National Cancer Control Programme, Mater University Hospital, Rotunda Maternity Hospital, RCSI Hospital Group, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin Dental Hospital, Cork University Hospital, Abbot Diagnostic, Wyeth, Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine, and Qaigen.

Currently undertaking a Doctorate by publication on developing and implementing a roadmap for the introduction of a Lean Six Sigma quality methodology into laboratory and Healthcare environments. He is known for his effective results-oriented training solutions and activity-based lean leadership workshops.

Padraig is a past overall winner of the Irish Institute of Engineers National Maintenance Project award and is three-times winner of the Xerox International Earth award for Lean project implementation.

Some articles and publications:

  • In vitro fertilisation optimisation: a structured approach to removing variation during the in vitro culture process using the Lean Six Sigma industrial model
  • The Lean A.R.T (Assisted Reproduction) Journey: Painting a new landscape
  • Compliance in Assisted Reproduction Journey: Keeping your finger on the Q-pulse
  • Lean Laboratory Step 1: Implementing 5S

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