8th Annual WMCMA/OMCMG Joint Conference

Saturday, May 2, 2015

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ~ Attendee check-in at 7:45 a.m. ~ Exhibitor check-in at 7:00 a.m.

Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Mound (Centralia), WA

Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Fraser, RN-BC, MSN, MHA,CCM, CRRN. President of the national Case Management Society of America

Cost: $50 members; $70 non-members (includes 5.0 CEUs, breakfast and lunch)

Save $10! Early bird discount through 3-31-15

This program has been submitted to The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers for 5.0 CE contact hour(s).

 

Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Fraser, RN-BC, MSN, MHA,CCM, CRRN. President of the national Case Management Society of America

Kathy is a Registered Nurse, a Certified Case Manager, Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse and Board Certified in Case Management with the American Nurses Credentialing Center.  She holds a Masters’ Degree in Nursing and also a Masters’ Degree in Health Care Administration. 

Kathy has been a nurse for 36 years beginning with Hospital nursing which included Emergency Room, Labor & Delivery and as a Director of Nursing.  While a Director of Nursing, was responsible for setting up and overseeing satellite ventilator units in hospitals across the country in conjuction with a Long Term Care company and then transitioning to become their first internal Case Manager.  This was 22 years ago, creating their 1^st Case Management Department.  For 20 years Kathy has specialized in Worker’s compensation and for 15 years she has worked as a Regional Director of Zurich Financial Services Managed Care Case Management Unit. 

Kathy is the current Case Management Society of America’s National Board of Director’s President through June 2016.   She is also on the Role Delineation and Expert Panel Committees of the American Nurses Association Certification Council for Case Management.  Kathy also serves on the Board of Directors of NTOCC (National Transitions of Care Coalition). 

"Case Management: If You Aren't Moving Forward, You Are In Reverse"

Objectives:

 Understand the Mission and Vision of CMSA. Describe the issues impacting Case Management and the Case Management process. Know the resources to use as guidelines to validate case management ethical standards and key value propositions. Understand Case Management Key Value Propositions.

"Ethics in Case Management"

Case Managers are routinely confronted by gray areas, which occur when there are multiple stakeholders demanding critical thinking.  Regardless of title or profession of origin, practitioners must appreciate that dealing with ethical dilemmas acknowledges there may not be a clear right and wrong, when a conflict occurs.  Valuable resources such as a professional code of ethics, awareness of the 5 basic ethical principles, should be viewed as practice guidelines and provide an excellent foundation in all disciplines.  They improve the quality of care in the emerging models of care, and transitions of care in practice settings, highlighting the importance of communication among all providers and practitioners.

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"Motivational Interviewing For Case Managers"

Presented by Raphaela F. O'Day Ph.D.

 Motivational interviewing (MI) is a specific clinical approach that guides how you talk to and interact with someone whose behavior you are working to help change. In this workshop, we will review the techniques, phrases, and responses that characterize MI and share best practices on applying this approach to your patient population. Please note that MI is a skill that takes time to acquire, so while this workshop provides an orientation to techniques, ongoing practice is strongly recommended.

Objectives:

• Train individuals on the core components of motivational interviewing. 
• Teach people the foundational elements of MI. 
• Discuss specific MI tactics and how they are applied in clinical setting. 
• Provide examples of how these “come to life” when applied

Dr. Raphaela O’Day is a Behavioral Scientist with Health and Wellness Solutions, Johnson & Johnson, which provides health and performance solutions that cover the broad spectrum of population health. An integral member of the Science and Innovation team, Dr. O’Day’s primary responsibilities include understanding, creating, and delivering Participation and Engagement strategies geared at supporting sustained behavior change, implementing effective best practices, designing and executing research initiatives, and contributing to data analytics and publication efforts.

Prior to joining Wellness & Prevention, Dr. O’Day worked in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, where she was focused on NIH, NIDA, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded grants in addiction research and mental illness. Prior to her tenure there, she worked in research, focusing on the areas of immunology and cancer prevention and treatment at Wayne State University.  She has provided both clinical and assessment services to children, adolescents, adults, and couples.  

Dr. O’Day holds a B.S. in Human Physiology, with an additional focus in Psychology from Michigan State University. She earned her M.A. in School and Community Psychology,   specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy, and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with a concentration in Neuroscience, from Wayne State University. 

 

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"Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Causation to Recovery"

Presented by Laura Opson, RN, LNCC

 Before becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant, Laura worked as a Registered  Nurse specializing in medical intensive care, pediatric ICU, neonatal ICU;  and provided ground transport for neonates. Laura remains clinically  active as a nurse case manager and sits on the board of directors for  Washington Medical Case Management Association. Through her  participation as state liaison to the Government Affairs Committee Laura  promotes health care through nationally. Laura works with complex cases  including catastrophic spinal cord, and Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI).  Laura has been welcomed as a presenter to organizations including  Washington State Association for Justice and the former Puget Sound  Legal Nurse Consultants. Engagements have included speaking on the  topic of brain injury, case management, and Legal Nurse Consulting.  Professional Memberships include the Brain Injury Association of  Washington, Washington State Medical Case Management Association,  and Pacific Northwest Neuropsychological Society.

Objectives:

1. Understanding mild Traumatic Brain Injury including diagnostic advances, statistics of mTBI in the Northwest and Second Impact Syndrome.
2. Current treatment available Traumatic Brain Injury including neuropsychological testing and cognitive therapies.  We will also discuss neuroplasticity.
3. Facilitating Recovery for the Entire Family.

 

 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:

Payment is due at the time of registration. The best way to register is online at this link where you can pay online via credit card or indicate that you will be mailing a check. If you unable to register online, email us at contactWMCMA@gmail.com, or call the WMCMA office at (425) 329-9456 and we can help get you registered. Please help us by registering early to get an accurate count for space and lunches. In order to receive the early bird discount you must complete your registration by March 31st.  Final registration deadline is Monday, April 27, 2015. After this date, meals are not guarenteed.   We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.  Send checks to WMCMA, PO Box 98104, Seattle, WA 98198.

Cancellation policy:  If you cancel by Monday April 27, 2015, a full refund can be issued.  No refunds can be given if you cancel after the April 27, 2015 deadline or don't show at the event.

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:
If your company is interested in exhibiting at this event, click here.

LODGING INFORMATION:

WMCMA has a block of rooms at the Great Wolf Lodge for both Friday May 1st and Saturday May 2nd at a special rate of $174/night (With taxes and resort fee of $14.99/day comes out to be around $207/night).  These Family Suite rooms easily accomodate 4-6 people and usually start at $249/night so this is a tremendous deal.  Room rate includes up to 6 passes to the water park which can be used from the time of check-in through the end of check-out day. Please keep in mind the following: 

• Reservations must be made by April 10, 2015. 
• Call 800-640-WOLF (9653) or reserve online at Great Wolf Lodge and use group code "1505WAME" to get the discounted rate. 
• Space is limited. Once all the discounted rooms in the block are gone, they are GONE, so reserve early!
• This discounted code is for exhibitors and conference attendees (and family members who are accompanying attendees) only - please do not share it with others who may want to take advantage of this rate but who are not part of the conference. Space is limited and we need to make sure our attendees have access to these rooms. 

The rooms are large with 2 queen beds and a comfortable sleeper sofa so we encourage you to carpool and share a room with a fellow conference attendee or two if you can - better for the environment and pocketbook.  Better yet, bring your family and kids and enjoy the Great Wolf Lodge before and after the conference for the entire weekend!

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