Presidents Panel

In yesterday’s historic Presidents Panel, a distinguished group of case management experts, all of them former presidents of CMSA, fielded questions and shared their extensive knowledge and experience with a large group of attendees in Ballroom D.

Jeanne Boling introduced and moderated the panel. She said, "They’ve been where you are. They’ve sat in your seats. They know how it feels."

Boling recognized the past presidents who couldn’t attend, after which the panelists introduced themselves:

• Connie Commander, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, ABDA, CPUR
• Kathleen Fraser, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN
• Margaret Leonard, MS, RN-BC, FNP
• Anne Llewellyn, RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN
• Sandra Lowery, RN, BSN, CCM, CNLCP
• Mary McLaughlin-Davis, DNP, MSN, APRN-BC, CCM
• Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM;
• Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM
• Mary Beth Newman, MSN, RN-BC, CCP, CCM, CHCQM
• Nancy Skinner, RN, BC, CCM

The Q&A addressed the following issues: challenges case managers face every day, challenges of leadership, challenges facing case management today, and challenges facing case management and CMSA in the future.

The panel fielded questions for about ten minutes on each topic area, after which Boling asked the speakers about their vision for case management and CMSA, and what words of encouragement they have for attendees.

Mary Beth Newman told the crowd, "Let the standards of practice be your guiding light. Never lose sight of your purpose."

"Start getting out in the community to tell people what you do, and have the metrics to back it up," Anne Llewellyn said.