The Premier Case Management Event of the Year Is for Everyone: 2023 CMSA Annual Conference and Expo

Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM

Make plans to join us for the 2023 CMSA Annual Conference and Expo titled “Discovering Solutions, Driving Change,” which will be held June 27–30, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a jam-packed schedule offering loads of CEs, this is the chance to spend 4 days with case manager peers, learn from experts in the field, find out about the latest advances in support and resources in the CMSA Exhibit Hall, and have a ton of fun!

Just a few of the Conference highlights in the works:

CMSA Military-VA-DoD Day

This special 1-day event, which is developed for case managers working in the military services, VA, and Department of Defense, focuses on hot topics to help them become better case managers and serve their patients. As a key membership segment of CMSA, we are committed to delivering education on top trends and innovations unique to MVD case managers.

Dr. Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, is the current President of the Case Management Society of America National Board of Directors and Associate Chief Clinical Operations–Continuum of Care at University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Her current passion is in the area of improving health literacy. She has recently authored her 1st book, “A Practical Guide to Acute Care Case Management.” Dr. Morley has over 20 years of nursing experience. Her clinical specialties include medical/ surgical, oncology, and pediatric nursing.

Opening Keynote: Kai Kight “Compose Your World”

As a classical violinist turned innovative composer, Kai Kight uses music as a metaphor to inspire individuals and organizations across the world to compose paths of imagination and fulfillment. Kai is on a mission to spark a global mindset shift in which ingenuity is the norm and not the exception.

Day 2 Keynote: Bruce Berger, PhD “Living With Your Eyes Open”

Professor Emeritus, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy (AU HSP); President, Berger Consulting; Former Chair of the Department of Pharmacy, Care Systems at AU HSP; he is codeveloper of comMIt (Comprehensive Motivational Interviewing Training).

Closing Keynote: Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN)

Internationally renowned Jean Watson is an American nurse theorist and nursing professor who is best known for her theory of human caring. She is the author of numerous texts, including “Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring.” As I based my doctoral project on Dr. Watson’s work, this is a dream come true for me!!

Plus Educational Sessions & Poster Presentations

The 2023 concurrent lineup will focus on the latest trends and updates in case management, which may include:

• Maternal/child health/pediatrics

• Mental/behavioral health

• Communication techniques

• Value-based reimbursement/ managed care/managed Medicare & Medicaid

• Disease/condition-specific case management

• Readmission prevention/transition management

• Ambulatory case management

• Technology

• Older adult/geriatric care

• Community care

• Professional development/leadership/ self-care

• Legal/regulatory/ethical

• Military services/DoD/Veterans Affairs

Each session will have the appropriate level represented as follows: continues on page 38

• NOVICE: New to case management practice, care coordination, and transition management culture, students or health care professionals not familiar with case management as a subspecialty.