Speaker

Naida Grunden has become a popular speaker on the topic of Lean in healthcare for audiences as varied as clinicians, students, engineers, community organizers, and information technologists. She has told her engaging stories from the frontlines of healthcare in venues across the US and internationally as interest in the application of Lean to healthcare increases.

Naida also helps others craft their own speeches. For example, using her background knowledge of aviation safety, she has assisted Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger (www.safetyreliability.com) in the nuances of some of his speeches connecting aviation and healthcare safety.

To engage Naida as a speaker or assistant in crafting your speech, email her

“Naida’s material and presentation were organized, very engaging, and well received. She fielded audience questions in a confident, clear, and skillful manner. Event feedback forms were all very strong.

“Naida is able to speak in a relaxed manner using personal experiences and easy-to-understand examples. She is also a very personable individual and easy to work with. I would not hesitate to recommend her as a public presenter for small or large events.”
--Bob Zider, Director, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center

As one who spent many years developing conference programs for major healthcare associations, I find it particularly delightful when I hear someone speak who can deliver what every educator wants to accomplish – an audience who walks away from a session with excitement and the learning that was their objective in attending. I have also had the opportunity to interact professionally with Naida in a number of other instances since the session in which I heard her speak, and can recommend her, not only on her speaking skills, but also on her professionalism, her interactive skills, and her insight. You will not be disappointed in working with her.
--Margaret Schulte, DBA, FACHE, CPHIMS
Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Health Administration
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

List of Engagements

2010

• May 20, 2010, Breakfast Seminar, "Lean Healthcare: What is Possible?"
  2010 Global Summit on Operational Excellence,
  Shingo Prize Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah
• May 18, 2010 2:45 pm National Lean Healthcare Conference
  Nashville, TN
  Sponsored by: Healthcare Performance Partners
  Topic: "Aviation safety and Lean healthcare: Checklists and beyond"
• May 6, 2010, Production and Operations Management Society’s (POMS) College of Healthcare Operations Management (CHOM), Vancouver, BC, through Harvard Business School. http://www.poms.org/colleges/chom/#conf
• March 1, 2010, Keynote address, Davies Award Breakfast, HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference, Atlanta GA. http://www.himssconference.org

2009

• Featured Speaker, 35th Annual Operational Excellence Seminar, September 16-17, 2009, Salt Lake City, UT   http://www.partners.usu.edu
• Keynote Speaker, Fletcher Allen Health Care Academic Medical Center, Burlington, VT and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont, Montpelier. Sponsored by Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
• Keynote address, Davies Award Breakfast, HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference, Chicago, IL, April 6, 2009. Register at http://www.himssconference.org
• Lean Healthcare Certificate Program February 23-27, 2009, Belmont University, Nashville, TN (Register at http://www.buleancourse.com/registernow.aspx)
• American Society for Quality, Pittsburgh Chapter, February 3, 2009, Westinghouse Energy Center Auditorium, Monroeville, PA. Register by email: m.gaetano@eswp.com

2008

• December 1, 2008 interview with NPR’s Pittsburgh station. Scroll to ‘Toyota Healthcare’ and click LISTEN
• November 18-19, 2008, Lean Healthcare Europe Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Register at http://leanhealthcarewest.com)
• October 7, 2008, Lean Healthcare Forum, Nashville, TN, featured speaker. (Register at www.productivityinc.com)
• August 18-20, 4th Annual Lean Leadership Retreat, Big Sky, MT. (Register at www.leanhealthcareperformance.com)
• July 22, 2008, Center for Competitive Management teleconference on Lean Lab Success. (Register at http://www.c4cm.com/laboratorymanagement/leanlab.htm)
• May 16, 2008, Edwards Lifesciences Quality Forum, Irvine, CA
• April 21-22, 2008 3rd Annual Lean Healthcare Conference, Denver, CO (Register at leanhealthcareperformance.com)
• February 29, 2008 Author reading from The Pittsburgh Way to Healthcare Improvement, 7 pm, Village Books, Bellingham
• February 6, 2008, APICS Association for Operations Management, Western Washington University
• January 30, 2008, Keynote speaker, Puget Sound Health Alliance, Seattle, WA

2007

• November 4-7, 2007, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA

Naida Grunden is available for speaking engagements.
For information and pricing details, please contact her.