(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- Health care managers interested in operational excellence are invited to the University at Buffalo’s (UB) health care improvement conference, “Sustaining Improvement: Using Lean Six Sigma as a Path to Excellence” on Sept. 30 at the Buffalo/Niagara Marriot in Amherst, New York, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The conference will show attendees how delivery of services and patient safety can be enhanced by reducing waste and using a data-driven methodology. It will feature educational workshops on the problem-solving approach of lean Six Sigma, panel discussions with health care professionals who have applied the quality management philosophy, and presentations of successful improvement projects undertaken in the field.

Dr. David L. Dunn, Ph.D., UB’s vice president for health sciences, will give opening remarks.

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