Connecting the Dots

Tilo supports organizations and managers in successfully leading change and empowering their teams for improvement, adaptiveness, and superior results. He was a plant manager at a renowned German power-tool manufacturer, where he and his management team started practicing Toyota Kata as part of Mike Rother's groundbreaking research in 2006. By doing so, Tilo and his team established continuous improvement as a daily working routine throughout all processes and areas of the plant. That led to winning the A. T. Kearny manufacturing competition "Factory of the Year" and a WHU/INSEAD Industrial Excellence Award. Tilo is co-founder of the Campus for Leaders at the University of Applied Science Ansbach and the author of several books on coaching and Toyota KataLink to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Tracy A. DefoeKata Coach, Consultant, Community Builder, Researcher, Program Developer, Educatorspecializing in learning at work.Tracy Defoe is co-founder of Kata School Cascadia and Kata Girl Geeks. Both are growing coaches and building the kata community world-wide. Tracy helps Tilo Schwarz with the Kata Dojo Masterclass, too.Her consulting company is called TLFI The Learning Factor. She aims to be smarter about learning.Tracy Defoe is a Canadian adult education consultant and researcher specializing in workplace learning. She is a proud Kata Geek and a humble lean practitioner. When her first client, Teleflex Canada, (now Dometic Marine), invited her to help them teach continuous improvement, she set herself the challenge of taking all the waste out of the ‘push’ lean training they were using. She built the modules of what would become the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters program TeamTime™ around questions. When Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata book came out in 2009, a consultant who saw that like Mike, Tracy was teaching people to ask questions, study learners, and never give answers, put her in touch with early kata practitioners in the Pacific Northwest. Since a Kata Meet Up in early 2010, Tracy has been learning, coaching and sharing her experiences with the Improvement and Coaching Katas. Tracy’s clients have led her to help them with continuous improvement and culture change, front-line worker and supervisor skills, strategic planning and executive development. Tracy is keen on customization and on supporting informal peer-led learning. Tracy Defoe has a BA in French and a MA in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from UBCwhere she started her career in English as a Second Language education. A consultant to business, labour and government, Tracy Defoe is President of TLFI The Learning Factor Inc. and a very part-time instructor at Capilano University in British Columbia, Canada. www.thelearningfactor.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracydefoe/Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Mark Rosenthal, with over 30 years of experience in Lean implementation, discusses the importance of grasping the current condition before making improvements. He highlights the tendency to prioritize action over understanding, the role of coaching in the Kata process, and the significance of standardized processes in healthcare.

Gemma started her career studying Mechanical Engineering. She quickly discovered the world of Continuous Improvement and spent 20 years working to improve processes and systems within various manufacturing industries including Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Dairy, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Food, and Medical Devices. She has been a CI Manager numerous times and an Operations Manager running a factory of over 500 people.Gemma is hugely passionate about Manufacturing and strongly believes in Lean Thinking. She gets such a kick out of coaching and facilitating, especially when she sees the lightbulb switch on in someone's head – when they solve a problem; when they realise they have the power to change; or when they get excited about all the improvements they could make.In 2018, Gemma left the world of employment to establish her own business, SPARK Improvement, aiming to switch on as many lightbulbs as possible. Her mission is to help organisations be the best they can be, through a combination of Lean Thinking, Toyota Kata, Visual Facilitation, and Experiential Learning.Gemma is based in Cheshire in the UK. www.sparkimprovement.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-jones-spark/Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Kevin Monroe grows gratitude globally and generationally. For him, it’s more of a crusade than a mission. He truly believes that gratitude changes everything. He also believes gratitude experienced is better than gratitude explained. And it is best experienced in community. To that end, he creates environments, hosts encounters, and curates experiences allowing people to explore, express, and experience gratitude. His most recent gratitude innovations are the I’M GRATEFUL FOR YOU Movement and 21 Days/Ways of Growing Gratitude. Kevin holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University and an undergraduate degree in theology from Mercer University.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Steve is responsible for Gemba Academy's lean coaching and certifications. Prior to Gemba Academy, Steve had a diverse career ranging from being responsible for a large medical device sales territory, plant manager where he leveraged lean methods to drive improvement, and VP Operations at Specialty Silicone Fabricators, where he led the lean efforts of the company. He has served on the western region board of The Association for Manufacturing Excellence and has worked with the Michigan Lean Learning Consortium and the California Central Coast Lean Forum.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Dr. Summers is the Chief Medical Officer of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. In October 2020, Wake Forest Baptist Health formalized a strategic partnership with Charlotte-based Atrium Health to become one of the largest academic health systems in the U.S.Dr. Summers joined Wake Forest Baptist Health in July of 2010 as a Hospitalist in the Section of General Medicine. By 2012, he was named the first Chief in the Section on Hospital Medicine. In 2014, he was appointed Associate Chief Medical Officer, and in 2018 was promoted to Chief Medical Officer at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. As CMO, he holds responsibilities including leadership over the Medical Staff, Advanced Practice Providers, Care Coordination, and the Clinical Documentation Excellence Team.Dr. Summers career has been defined by the ability to implement new processes quickly and efficiently to improve patient care. He has succeeded in three major academic medical centers making change (East Carolina Health, Mayo Clinic, Atrium Health Wake Forest).He brings disciplined leadership to bear on complex issues where clinical expertise, strategic thinking, and organizational savvy are essential. As a leader, he uses experience and insight to provide structure, order, and clarity to help make rapid and lasting progress on critical issues.His work at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health has changed the organization over the last twelve years. Among the many projects, he has implemented at Wake Forest include the following: The Section of Hospital Medicine, The Patient Flow Operations Center, The Inpatient Diabetes Management Service, The Orthopedic/Hospitalist Co-management Service, Bed Geography for all Inpatient services, the Discharge Lounge, the Discharge holding unit, a new ED triage process to maximize throughput, and a transfer process between network hospitals to maximize bed space.One of Dr. Summers areas of interest is patient flow. His efforts in this area, along with his leadership in Care Coordination and the Physician Advisor Program, have led to one of the lower LOS indexes in the country for academic medical centers.Dr. Summers earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Virginia and his Medical Degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.Active in professional organizations, Dr. Summers currently serves on the AAMC CMOG Steering Committee. He was also named by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2022 as one of the 89 Chief Medical Officers of Hospitals and Health Systems to know.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

  Dr. Boissy is a practicing neurologist and global thought leader who was most recently Chief Experience Officer at the Cleveland Clinic. In addition to her duties as Chief Medical Officer for Qualtrics, Dr. Boissy will continue as a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Boissy co-chaired the Empathy and Innovation Summit, the largest independent summit on patient experience in the world. She has published extensively on novel patient experience metrics, digital innovation, burnout and patient engagement. She is a Harvard Macy Scholar and has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, USA Today, Forbes and many other publications. Her TED Salon talk “Can empathy help us heal healthcare?” details how systems can operationalize empathy in meaningful ways. She is the co-editor of “The Cleveland Clinic Way: How to Drive a Relationship-Centered Strategy for Superior Patient Experience.” Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

Shane Michael Hatton is an expert in leader communication, blending his experience in business and psychology to help leaders communicate, connect and collaborate more effectively in order to bring out the best in those they lead. As a speaker, coach and trainer, Shane has partnered with well known and loved businesses across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. He is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and the author of Lead the Room: Communicate a message that counts in moments that matterLink to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

 Dr. Patak has worked in the healthcare industry for over 30 years and is currently a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Children's Hospital. He spent his early years working as a nursing assistant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, which is where he researched communication problems with mechanically ventilated patients and helped bring to market the Vidatak EZ Board, an evidence-based communication tool for intubated and non-verbal patients. He then went on to become a nurse where he spent another 8 years working at UCLA Medical Center while completing his medical degree at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Concurrent to his medical degree, he also earned a Master’s in Business Administration at the Marshall School of Business at USC. When the EZ Boards began being used as a point-of-care translation tool for patients who could speak, but had limited English proficiency, he combined his understanding of this need and developed VidaTalk. This effort was funded by the NIH with a 5-year longitudinal research study conducted at the Ohio State University School of Nursing ensuring VidaTalk would be an effective solution for critically ill patients. The EZ Board and VidaTalk are now used globally, driving equitable care for patients with speech and language barriers across the world.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.