Virtual Yellowbelt February 2025

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 8:00 AM - Thursday, February 13, 2025, 12:00 PM, Webinar

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (13.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (13.00 hours)

The Value Institute Learning Center (VILC) is pleased to offer Virtual Yellowbelt Training, utilizing the Cisco WebEx Meetings app. Students are introduced to Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology of process improvement, while simultaneously developing their skills as team members.

Participants will get a better understanding of how these tools can be applied in their organizations to increase productivity and efficiency, decrease the complexity of processes and eliminate waste. This training has been designed to fit the needs of health care workers through the use of hands-on activities and presentations that directly relate to real world situations.

This class requires use of a computer or laptop with high speed internet. The class cannot be taken via a smart phone or tablet. Use of a web camera is required to ensure you are able to fully participate in the interactive class activities. If this presents any challenges, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Schedule
February 5, 6, 12 and 13 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

1. Lead a small-scale improvement initiative in their department.
2. Participate as an active member of a DMAIC improvement project team.
3. Utilize primary quality improvement tools in daily problem solving activities.

Registration for this event is full. For questions, or to be added to the wait list please email [email protected].

Registration is online and by credit card only.

Registration closes one week prior to class on January 28, 2025.

The registration fees are as follows:

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics Employees and Member Organizations: No Charge

  • Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

  • Cheshire Medical Center

  • Mt. Ascutney Hospital

  • New London Hospital

  • Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

  • Valley Regional Hospital

  • VNH of NH & VT

• Dartmouth Health Partners: $250

  • Dartmouth College

  • New Hampshire Hospital

  • WRJ VA Hospital

• NEAH Members: $350

• All others: $500 per student

For information on group rates, group registration or on-location courses, please email [email protected] for more information.

Pre-registration and payment required. For registration questions, please e-mail [email protected].

Cancellation policy
If you need to reschedule, please contact the VILC staff as soon as possible. We are happy to work with you to reschedule for another time. A full refund less $25 processing fee will be issued for cancellations made 15 or more days prior to the class date. If you must cancel your registration within 15 days of the class, a 10% fee will be assessed per registered student.

Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 13.00 ANCC contact hours. 

All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

Requirements for Successful Completion
To be considered a Trained Yellowbelt, you must:

• Attend and participate in each day of training.
• Take the post-class exam and score 80% or higher.
• Submit a class evaluation.

An email with this information and links are provided at the end of class.

For questions or technical support, please email [email protected] or call (603) 653-1234.

Certification
To earn Yellowbelt Certification, you must complete an improvement project that utilizes the tools and methodologies taught in class. This may be done either independently on a work-related project, or as a member of a Greenbelt team that has completed a project.

 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Dartmouth Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including planners, faculty, authors, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies^.  All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

^Ineligible Company is any entity whose primary business purpose is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.