Join President, Teri Treiger, RN-BC, MA, CCM, CCP and President-Elect, Mary Beth Newman, MSN, RN-BC, A-CCC, CMAC, CCP, MEP, CCM, as they address the Annual Meeting.  Find out what’s happening in the Case Management Society of America to discover interesting news in the case management industry, what’s affecting the association, and it plans for the future.

You’ll have the opportunity to address CMSA Board members with questions about CMSA, current and future plans, industry news, public policy, ideas and suggestions, and other issues pertinent to case management.

2010-11 CMSA President Address by Teri Treiger, RN-C, MA, CCM, CCP

Join current CMSA President as she reviews the accomplishments of CMSA over the past year. She’ll discuss CMSA’s continued forward strides in growth and recognition and how our strength is in being a symphony of skills and not a solo act!

She discovered that family caregivers are part of a "silent and neglected workforce," and that the impact of these situations extends to national health care and social policy.

Thus began her work to help family caregivers receive the recognition, training, support, assistance, and public policy attention they deserve. As co-founder of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) in 1993, she has built the group into the nation’s premier organization in support of these unsung heroes.

She has served on numerous national advisory committees and boards related to family care giving and is a founding advisor of Consumers Advocating for Patient Safety and board member of the National Patient Safety Foundation. She also serves on the Board of Directors of URAC and the Advisory Task Force of the National Transitions of Care Coalition.

An author of several books and numerous articles about family caregivers, Suzanne is often quoted by the media and has testified before Congress multiple times. Policy makers and legislators regularly request her input to ensure that the family caregiver perspective is included in public policy initiatives. She was named a winner of The Purpose Prize® in 2006, a major initiative to invest in Americans 60 and older who are leaders of a new age of social innovation, and was the 2004 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eli Lilly Welcome Back initiative.

After graduating from the New York Institute of Technology with a BS degree in Behavioral Science, our speaker received a Registered Nurse diploma from Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing. After founding her first medical case management firm, Options Unlimited, she began Mullahy & Associates in 2007, kicking off the next chapter of her professional career to promote "Best in Class Practices."

She is author of The Case Manager’s Handbook, the 1998 American Journal of Nursing book of the year. Now in its fourth edition, it is widely regarded as a definitive textbook for the industry. A respected health care writer with a multitude of published articles and book chapters, she was editor of The Case Manager magazine, as well as contributing editor and editorial board member for many health care and case management publications.

Mullahy has served as National President of CMSA, as well as Chair of and committee member for numerous entities of the Commission for Case Manager Certification and other professional groups. Awarded CMSA’s 1999 "Case Manager of the Year," award, recipient of the Professional Rehabilitation Association’s Rehabilitation Professional of the Year in 1997 and CMSA’s distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.

Her current mission is to empower case managers and give them encouragement, education, and training. With a deep passion and compassion for patients, she believes case managers can play a much greater role as advocates for patients and ombudsman for our ailing healthcare system.

BOOK SIGNING -- The Case Manager's Handbook by Cathy Mullahy
A must-have guidebook for every case manager, it was the 1998 American Journal of Nursing book of the Year. Now in its fourth edition, it is widely regarded as a definitive textbook for the industry.

You may purchase the book Tuesday from 2:15p – 2:45p and after Tuesday’s Main Session, as well, at which time author Cathy Mullahy will sign copies.

Kick back and enjoy yourself at this exciting all-Texas Opening Night Event! Wear your cowboy hat, jeans, and boots and kick up your heels for some good old-fashioned fun.

Enjoy socializing in the grand banquet hall of this real working Texas cattle ranch, then sit down to a delicious grilled dinner prepared by some of the state’s finest chefs. There will be a cash bar, live entertainment, dancing, and more excitement to round out your evening!

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE:
Shuttles will start departure at 6:00p (no earlier) through 6:30p. Shuttle area will not open until 5:30p at Convention Way at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Attendance is complimentary for Full-Paying Registrants. Others are welcome.

Tickets for guests must be purchased by 5:30p, Tuesday, June 14, in CMSA’s Attendee Registration Area.

LIABILITY WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM:
All individuals planning to attend CMSA's Opening Night Event at the Knibbe Ranch will be asked to sign the following liability waiver as boarding begins for the event.

Read the full text of the Liability Waiver and Release Form

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Our focus fosters deep engagement with medical specialists and we make it our business to listen closely to their needs so that together we can advance patient care. We combine this strategic focus with a diversified approach that enables us to follow our research and development into new specialty areas where unmet needs are significant.

TOMORROW'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011:

MAIN SESSION
9:15 – 11:00a, Grand Ballroom C2-C3
featuring an address by CMSA's Executive Director, Cheri A. Lattimer, RN, BSN.

Also hear from Dr. Bill Crounse, Microsoft's worldwide health senior director, who will present on Opportunity & Risk: How eHealth Changes the Game for CM Professionals & Their Patients.

Broadband access to the web, on-line medical records, mobile applications, connected devices, and tele-presence in the home are laying the foundation for a new kind of health delivery system—a system that puts consumers at the center with far greater control than they typically have today. What are the implications, risks and opportunities for case managers and case management organizations?

In this session, Bill Crounse, MD, Microsoft’s Senior Director of Worldwide Health, surveys the landscape and points to the knowledge, resources, and tools you’ll need to navigate your way across choppy seas.

CM EXPO HALL GRAND OPENING
11:00a - 2:30p, Exhibit Hall C

You’ll have generous opportunities to meet with vendors from across the nation. Over 300 exhibitors will be present who know that case managers are drivers of care management services and resource procurement, as well as movers and shakers in the health care industry.

• Lunch will be served in the Hall
   
• Exhibitor Prize Drawings from a variety of exhibitors.
   
• Don’t forget to enter the $500 Cash Giveaways (2):
   
  • Lifecare Hospitals - Booth #1107
  • Mission Resiliency at Laurel Ridge - Booth #1004
    

• Children’s book (newborn to 12 yrs.)
• Board books (babies & toddlers)
• Quality picture books (paperbacks preferred)
• Teen-themed books (13 to 18 yrs)
• Graphic novels appropriate for kids of any age

Drop off books at the marked donation boxes placed in CMSA’s Attendee Reg area.