WASHINGTON MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Platinum Event Sponsors
Conference Schedule:
7:45 am Attendee check-in/ light breakfast
7:45-9:45 am Conference begins with Exhibitor Fair and CEU Posters
9:45 - 10:00 am Opening remarks, Terri Wilson, WMCMA President 2017
10:00- 10:55 am "Case Managing Individuals with TBI" Mary Hughes, RN, BSN, CCM
11:00 - 11:55pm "Tramatic Brain Injury and the Zachary Lystedt Law: Saving Lives and Preventing Preventable TBIs" Richard Adler, Adler Giersch PS and special guest Zachary Lystedt
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch / Exhibitor Giveaways & Introductions during lunch (exhibitors may leave after giveaways/lunch if they choose, or they are welcome to stay as audience members for rest of conference)
1:00-2:00pm "Sexuality After TBI" Laura T. Opson, RN LNCC, CCM
2:00-2:10 pm Break
2:10-4:00pm "Case Management Ethics: Lifting the Fog" Kathleen Fraser, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN
Closing Remarks: Terri Wilson, WMCMA President 2017
2017 WMCMA Annual Fall Conference & Expo Sponsors
GOLD Sponsors
SILVER Sponsors
BRONZE Sponsors
Koelsch Communities - Cedar Creek Memory Care
SafetyLine
General Exhibitors
ABC Medical
Advanced Health Care
American Medical Resonse
ATI Physical Therapy
Aveanna Healthcare
Brain Injury Alliance of Washington
CHC Services
Concierge Care Advisors
Family Resource Homecare
Homewatch Caregivers of Western Wa
Ida Culver House, Broadview
Infusion Solutions
Kaiser Permanente of Washington
Maxim Healthcare Services
Medical Consultants Network
Mud Puddle Fitness
NNI - Novo Nordisk, Inc.
OptionCare
Platinum Advisors, LLC
Project Access Northwest
Regency Pacific Management
Sunrise Senior Living
Whitmire & Associates
WMCMA
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION
WMCMA Annual Fall Conference & Expo 2017
"Case Management: Exceptional People, Exceptional Care. Empowering Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury"
Thursday, October 12, 2017
3711 196th ST SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Full Conference 7:45 am to 5:00 pm ~ Attendee check-in at 7:45 a.m.
Cost (includes 6 CEs, Meals, All Sessions & Expo):
WMCMA Members: $80
Non-Members: $120
Presentations:
“Case Management Ethics: Lifting the Fog” 2.0 Ethics CEs
Kathleen Fraser, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN, Executive Director, Case Management Society of America.
Kathy Fraser is the Executive Director of CMSA and also a Past President of CMSA National, and of the Houston/Gulf Coast CMSA Chapter. She has 36 years of nursing experience, 24 years of case management experience and was named the 2016 CMSA National Case Manager of the Year. Kathy is the author of the CMSA Case Management Medication Adherence Guideline for COPD.
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"Case Managing Individuals with TBI" 1.0 CE
Mary F. Hughes, RN, BSN, CCM, Resource Manager, Brain Injury Alliance of Washington; Past President, WMCMA
Mary F. Hughes is a Nationally Certified Case Manager and Baccalaureate graduate registered nurse. She has been a Case Manager for over 19 years in complex, catastrophic medical case management, specifically, brain and spinal cord injury, and including management through the spectrum of care from injury, acute treatment, rehabilitation, as well as post injury case management.
Resource Management is a direct mirror of brain injury resource case management, a specialty practice providing education, advocacy and assisting the individual by assessment of needs, locating resources, arranging medical support services, connecting or reconnecting individuals to governmental and community based organizations. The Resource Management program is offered to traumatic brain injury survivors, their caregivers and families at no cost. The goal is to improve the quality of life for those survivors by assisting them to fill in the gaps of needed services,and, supporting them in their healing journey.
Laura T. Opson, RN, LNCC, CCM Opson Legal Nurse Consulting_____________________________________________________________________________
"Traumatic Brain Injury and the Zachary Lystedt Law: Saving Lives and Preventing Preventable TBIs" 1.0 CE
Richard H. Alder, Alder Giersch PS
with special guests, Zachery Lystedt and Victor Lystedt
Richard H. Adler is an honors graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and founding principal and partner of Adler Giersch PS, a law firm dedicated to representing those with brain and spinal cord trauma.
Mr. Adler has served as President of the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington (BIAWA) from 2003 to 2009, and currently serves as Chairman of the BIAWA Executive Board. As President of BIAWA led a multi-year effort organizing a powerful coalition of healthcare, businesses, sports, and community partners to enact the “Zackery Lystedt Law.” The law, named after Mr. Adler’s client who suffered from a traumatic brain injury while playing youth football, was the nation’s first law intended to “prevent preventable brain injuries” of young athletes by requiring medical clearance before returning to practice or competition following a concussion. Mr. Adler received the first ever award to an attorney from the American College of Sports Medicine, the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the nation, for “protecting the health and safety of young athletes.”
Mr. Adler has authored many publications including From Injury to Action: Navigating Your Personal Injury Claim and Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Survivors and Families; and Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case.
Mr. Adler is a participating member of the Washington Bar Association, Washington State Association of Justice (Eagle Status), American Association for Justice, Brain Injury Alliance of Washington (BIAWA), Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon (BIAO), Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and serves on the Advisory Board of the UW’s TBI Model Systems Program.
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"Poster Presentations" 1.0 CE
Attendees will have the opportunity to earn 1.0 CE by participation in the poster presentations at the exhibitor fair from 7:45am to 9:45 am and during morning and lunch breaks. It take approximately 1 hour to visit 6 poster presenting booths and you must have 6 signatures in order to turn in your participant form and receive your 1.0 CE.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES. Payment is due at time of registration either by credit card or commitment to send check payment.
Space is limited so register now to reserve your seat!
Contact WMCMA at (425) 329-9456 or email us at contactWMCMA@gmail.com if you have any questions. We look foward to see you there!
Cancellation policy: If you cancel by September 28, 2017, a full refund minus a $5 processing fee will be issued. No refunds can be given if you cancel after September 28, 2017 or don't show at the event.