REGISTER HERE   This event will be hosted by the Cleveland Chapter of CMSA Online Presentation begins at 5:30pm EST; log in at 5:15pm for vendor presentations and introduction to topic. In-person meeting 5:30pm at HOME INSTEAD in Oakwood Village - 7650 1st Pl Building B, Suite H. Oakwood, OH 44146 RSVP via the webpage: cmsacleveland.com or to our Gmail: cmsa.cleveland@gmail.com by February 10th. Presenter: Mary McLaughlin Davis, DNP, ACNS-BC,NEA-BC, CCM-R Fees: CMSA Members - FREE Non-members - $25 Meeting and Food sponsor - Home Instead Oakwood Village  

REGISTER HERE   Join host chapter CMSA Central Virginia and the Southeast Coalition for this exciting opportunity to network and learn virtually with your CMSA colleagues across the southeastern region! Isn’t failure a bad event? Failure isn’t planned or pretty, but it can be the catalyst for greater achievement. The ability to bounce back and offer quality patient/client/family outcomes is essential for the future of healthcare and case management practice. Including flexibility, motivation, and resilience is valuable in case management practice. Through interactive discussion, this presentation will discuss failure as a valuable element in case management practice and describe failure as a transformative opportunity with strategies that promote case manager professional responsibilities. Objectives: Define failure and how it impacts professional knowledge and growth. Discuss and describe approaches that transform failure into resilience, humility, and motivation. Apply strategies for improving the case manager’s responsibilities such as maintaining knowledge and evidence-based innovations. Presenters: Elaine Bruner, MSN, RN, CMGT-BC Lori Bruce Continuing Education: 1 hour credit for RN, CCM, and SW Fees: Members - FREE Non-members - $10 If you have questions or trouble registering, please email Anne Llewellyn at allewellyn48@gmail.com  

REGISTER HERE! Join us for the February 2025 International Special Interest Group networking session! CMSA's International SIG Advisory Panel will lead an interactive discussion about case management across the international spectrum of healthcare settings. Thursday, February 20th, 2025 9a Pacific | 10a Mountain | 11a Central | 12p Eastern This event is open to members and non-members! If you would like to join CMSA, please visit https://cmsa.org/membership/to learn more! For questions, contact Ashton Roach, aroach@parthenonmgmt.com

REGISTER HERE   Join your Case Management Colleagues for an onsite meeting that will allow you to network, learn and become famliiar with the All Flordia Case Management Network. The All Florida Case Management Network is the State Chapter for the Case Management Society of America, the largest professional organization for case management professionals. This will be our first meeting in the Treasure Coast area and we hope YOU will join us and share this invite with your case management colleauges so we have a good turnout. The event will include networking, dinner and a continuing education program titled: We All Seek Good Outcomes – What is a Good Outcome for the Patient? This program will look at outcomes from a new lens – the lens of “the patient” Doing so will help nurses, social workers and case managers see how new value-based payment models are changing the focus of healthcare to be patient centered and outcomes based. Presenter: Anne Llewellyn, Past President of the Case Management Society of America and the All Florida Case Management Network Continuing Education: 1 hour credit for RN, CCM, and SW Fees: FREE event for case management professionals Questions: Please reach out to Rebecca […]

REGISTER HERE Join host chapter Hudson Valley CMSA and the Northeastern Regional Coalition for a virtual networking and education event, providing 2 hours of CE credit for CCM (2.0 CE NY SW Pending) Objectives: Identify how these care services work together and why patients and family caregivers are looking for a more impactful healthcare experience Review the elements for collaborative care, collaborative agreements and payment models Discuss the GUIDE model and its focus on supporting dementia patients and their family caregivers to remain at home utilizing these models Presenter: Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN, serves as the Executive Director for the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) and President/CEO of Integrity Advocacy & Management Continuing Education: 2.0 CCM with 2.0 CE NY SW Pending Fees: Members - FREE Non-members: $20

REGISTER HERE Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the critical relationship between Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and infective endocarditis (IE), particularly in the context of injection drug use. Discover how to tackle SUD through early intervention, addiction medicine consultations, medication-assisted treatment, and harm reduction strategies. Learn about the transformative power of peer support in reducing stigma and providing practical recovery advice. We’ll also delve into the importance of transitioning to supportive environments that offer structured aftercare, supportive housing, continued medical and counseling support, and community integration. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and make a difference! Objectives: Describe the impact of treating patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and substance use disorder (SUD) on health systems and health plans. Identify an alternative paradigm for treatment of a population at high-risk for repeat surgery and mortality. Explain the benefit of comprehensive treatment for patients with IE and SUD. Continuing Education: 1 hr RN, CCM, and SW Presenter: Mary McLaughlin Davis, DNP, ACNS-BC, CM-R, NEA-BC Fees: Members - FREE Non-members- $40

SUBMIT HERE The CMSA Foundation recognizes those organizations and departments with programs that have demonstrated improved case management processes and advancements in case management that result in improved patient outcomes. This is what case managers do EVERY DAY! Why not share your wins? As case managers, we are constantly faced with challenges and obstacles in our daily work. By sharing our experiences, we can help others learn from our successes and avoid common pitfalls. The CMSA Foundation would love to hear your stories and outcomes. Together, we can help elevate the field of case management and improve patient care for all. Submit your application! There is opportunity for special recognition in the CMSA Foundation library, webinars, articles and blogs, as well as a cash award to support your program. Nominations are open through March 1: Case Management Practice Improvement Award  Case Management Research Award  New this year! Recognize your outcomes for diabetes management programs.

REGISTER HERE! The CMSA Military/VA/DoD Special Interest Group (MVD SIG) provides a dedicated platform for case managers within the military, VA, and Department of Defense sectors, facilitating collaboration and knowledge-sharing on critical topics relevant to this specialized area of case management. Through quarterly networking sessions, participants engage in discussions about sector-specific processes, standards, training methodologies, and practical tips garnered from experienced case managers within the military, VA, and DoD.

REGISTER HERE! Join us for the March 2025 Rural Special Interest Group networking session! CMSA's Rural SIG Advisory Panel will lead an interactive discussion. Topics will be chosen based on responses to the Rural SIG Survey sent to CMSA membership. Monday, March 17th, 2025 2p Pacific | 3p Mountain | 4p Central | 5p Eastern This is a CMSA Member Only event. If you would like to join CMSA, please visit https://cmsa.org/membership/to learn more! For questions, contact Ashton Roach, aroach@parthenonmgmt.com

REGISTER HERE Concussions continue to be a recurring topic of conversation among the media, health professionals, and the general public. In 2013, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine released a position statement that estimated as many as 3.8 million concussions occur within sports annually, with up to 50% of concussion injuries unreported. In this webinar, we will learn new advances in concussions that will help case managers working with injured workers, kids who play sports, and the elderly who are high fall risks. Objectives: Identify patients that may be experiencing a concussion Understand considerations for prevention, treatment and recovery of patients with concussion Be able to determine appropriate “return to” protocols for patients depending on their needs and desired outcomes Presenter: Heather Coffel PT, DPT with CORA Physical Therapy Continuing Education: 1 hour RN, CCM, and SW Fees: Members - FREE Non-members - $25

REGISTER HERE   Join us for an insightful panel discussion as we explore the history and evolution of social work within case management. Our panelists, each with unique perspectives and extensive experience, will delve into how social work has shaped and transformed case management practices through interdisciplinary approaches and advocacy. The panelists will talk about the diverse career paths available, showcasing the broad impact and versatility of social work in case management. Attendees will leave this session inspired, informed, and ready to contribute to the ongoing advancement of case management. Objectives: Define the contributions of social work to case management, highlighting significant developments and achievement. Examine the evolution of social work methodologies within case management, focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration. Identify the various career pathways within case management, exploring opportunities in healthcare and other sectors. Presenters: Tiffany Ferguson, MSW, ACM, CMAC Ellen Fink-Samnick, DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP, FCM Michele O’Brien, MSW, LCSW, CCM, FCM Continuing Education: 1 hour RN, CCM, and SW Fees: Members - FREE Non-members - $40

REGISTER HERE Join the NYC Chapter of CMSA for an in person education offering on the evening of Thursday, March 27 at Upper East Side Rehab and Nursing Center, NYC, NY. This offering is free to members, $15 for non-members and offers 1.5 CCM and NY State SW credits. Presenter: Dr. Amy Swift, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Silver Hill Hospital Continuing Education: 1.5 hours CCM and NYSED Fees: Members - FREE Non-members - $15

RSVP to cmsacleveland.com by April 1st!   This event will be hosted by the Cleveland Chapter of CMSA Online presentation begins at 5:30pm EST; log in at 5:20pm for vendor presentations and introduction to topic. Meeting and Food sponsor is Option Care located at 6288 Hudson Crossing Parkway, Hudson, Ohio 44236 RSVP via the webpage: cmsacleveland.com or to our Gmail: cmsa.cleveland@gmail.com by April 1st. Continuing Education: Pending - 1 hour CCM Approved - 1 hour RN and SW Presenter: Lynn Hermensky - Provider Relations Manager, Hospice of the Western Reserve Fees: Members - FREE 1st guest - FREE Bring a non-CMSA Colleague for Free (THE $25 DOLLAR ADMIT FEE WILL BE WAIVED) when you RSVP for 2. Join CMSA the night of the event and receive a $25 gift card!

REGISTER HERE   Join the CMSA Northeastern Regional Coalition and host chapter, CMSA Mid-Atlantic, for a presentation on discovering and maintaining a work-life balance that works for you and your patients. Objectives: What is Authentic Work-Life Balance and How to Discover It Navigate the challenges with ease The Results Formula you can Apply to Start Accelerating Your Results to the Parts of Your Life that Matter Most   Presenter: Denise Fuchs, RN, CCM Continuing Education: 1.5 hours RN, CCM, and SW Fees: CMSA Members - FREE Non-members - $20

REGISTER HERE   Join CMSA National and Diamond Partner, Solventum, for this informative webinar on recovering from hard-to-heal wounds. Objectives: Review scientific and clinical evidence-based recommendations for wound healing treatment Learn about innovative therapies and advances leveraging Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Develop strategies for continuous quality improvement during the wound healing trajectory through case-based studies Participate in a question-and-answer session Presenter: Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, ANP/ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates  

REGISTER HERE   Data-driven insights and evidence-based approaches are shaping the future of case management, refining best practices, and improving patient outcomes. This webinar, hosted by the CMSA Foundation, brings together CMSA Foundation award recipients, alongside key contributors, to explore how research and practice advancements are driving meaningful change in the field. Dr. Melanie Prince, a leader in case management, will highlight the critical role of data and evidence in advancing the professional practice of case management. Dr. Colleen Morley, a past Case Management Practice Improvement (CMPI) award recipient, will share her earning the award has influenced her work and professional growth. Shelley O’Brien, the 2023 CMPI award winner, will discuss the immediate impact of her recognition and the importance of sharing findings to benefit the broader healthcare community. Dan Swift from Insulet Corporation, a proud sponsor of the 2025 CMPI for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Management Award, will offer insights into why supporting practice improvement aligns with their mission and the future of case management. Objectives: Describe how evidence-based approaches are shaping case management and enhancing patient care. Recognize the professional impact of receiving the CMPI award and how it fosters leadership and contributions to the field. Identify effective strategies for sharing findings […]

REGISTER HERE   Virtual event attendance will begin at 6pm This presentation explores comprehensive housing solutions for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Illinois, focusing on Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA). The program emphasizes personalized, high- quality housing that promotes independence, dignity, and an enhanced quality of life for residents. Collaboration with local hospitals and Independent Service Coordination (ISC) agencies is a key component, ensuring timely and effective placements for individuals transitioning from crisis situations to community living. By fostering partnerships with healthcare professionals and families, the program provides the necessary support for smooth adjustments and long-term success. The presentation will highlight tailored support services, skill development opportunities, and strategies for effective community integration. The goal is to empower individuals with IDD to achieve personal growth, enhance their well-being, and contribute positively to their communities. Objectives: Understanding the disability Understanding the support and Community team members How to expedite the process Presenter: Alberto A. Rosario, Executive Director/QIDP, Ohana Community Services, LLC Continuing Education: 1 hour RN, CCM, and SW Fees: $15.00 Member Ticket $35.00 Guest Ticket $15.00 Remote Access MEMBER $35.00 Remote Access Guest Non-member Guest

REGISTER HERE   Join the CMSA Midwest Education Coalition and host chapter, CMSA Detroit for a discussion on the battle of diabetes and obesity and how these conditions effect population health. Clinical care teams can play a significant role in GLP-1 utilization from identifying appropriate patients, ensuring patients follow-up care after a GLP-1 is prescribed, counseling on lifestyle changes, and assisting in decisions related to deprescribing if therapeutic targets are not met. It is essential case managers are equipped with the facts, up-to-date research, and successful examples of clinical programs to make evidence-based decisions. Presenters: Abigail Johnson, PharmD, BCACP Julie Early, PharmD, BCACP Continuing Education: 1 hour RN, CCM, and SW Fees: CMSA Members - FREE Non-Members - $25

REGISTER HERE   This conference brings together esteemed national and regional speakers who will share their expertise on effective SDoH assessment and implementation strategies, as well as the critical implications of AI use in risk assessment and reimbursement. We will also explore essential leadership and performance strategies, including the importance of self-care in maintaining your physical and emotional well-being. Join us for an engaging and informative conference that will enhance your professional practice and support your growth as a case manager. Continuing Education: 6 CCM, RN & SW CEs anticipated Questions: Please reach out to Maureen Ferguson Email: cmsne@comcast.net

REGISTER HERE   Please Join CMSA NYC at the stunning Sunrise at East 56th for an evening of live music, cocktails, and Spring fun. This is a great opportunity to network with colleagues in your field or just unwind with friends. All CMSA members and theirs guests will have access to the open bar, along with hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages. We'll also have a caricature artist on site for anyone who wants to bring home a great momento. We look forward to hosting you for a wonderful night! Thank you, The CMSA-NYC Board of Directors Fees: Members - FREE with a free +1 Non-members - $30

REGISTER HERE   Organ transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure into a life-saving intervention that offers renewed hope to thousands of patients worldwide. For professional case managers, understanding the historical progression, current landscape, and future advancements in transplantation is essential for providing informed, patient-centered care. This presentation will explore pivotal milestones in transplantation, beginning with the first successful kidney transplant in 1954 to the pioneering liver transplant in 1967. By examining the past, present, and future of transplantation, case managers will be equipped with the knowledge needed to advocate for best practices, anticipate future challenges, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of comprehensive, transplant patient care. Objectives: Identify the critical role of case managers in the transplant process, from patient evaluation and education to long-term post-transplant care. Explain the case manager’s role in coordinating multidisciplinary care for transplant patients, ensuring seamless communication between providers, patients, and caregivers throughout the transplant continuum. Discuss strategies to address barriers to transplant access, including socioeconomic disparities, health literacy challenges, and psychosocial considerations. Discuss best practices in case management to optimize post-transplant care, including medication adherence, complication monitoring, and long-term patient support to enhance graft survival and quality of life. Presenter: Janet Coulter, MSN, […]

REGITER TODAY!   CMSA is turning 35 — and YOU are a part of that legacy. The 2025 CMSA Annual Conference & Expo in Dallas will be more than just education and CEUs (though there'll be plenty of that! — it's a milestone celebration of our community, our profession, and the impact we've made together. Join us at #CMSA2025 and help us mark this incredible chapter in style. But don't wait — ⏰ Early bird registration ends TODAY! Secure your spot at the biggest event of the year. We can't wait to celebrate with you in Dallas! Presenters: Legacy Leaders, Board Members, Chapter Leaders, Volunteers, and Subject Matter Experts! Continuing Education: RN, SW, CCM, CCM Ethics, CDMS, CDMS Ethics, CRC, CRC Ethics, CPHQ, and CNLCP hours available!