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Thursday September 11, 2008

WMCMA Luncheon Meeting

Join Us for this Special Meeting as We Celebrate WMCMA's 20th Anniversary!

Subject: National Transitions of Care Coalition
Presented By Annette Schmidt, Director, sanofi-aventis and Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN, Executive Director, CMSA

Thursday September 11, 2008 ~ 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Check-In: 11:00 am ~ Buffet Lunch: 11:30 am ~ Program: 11:45 am

Cost: Free for WMCMA Members ~ $38 Non-Members
CCM CEUs are not available for this program. As an option, sanofi-aventis is offering access to one free online CCM CEU to meeting attendees. Details will be available at the meeting.

TELECONFERENCE

If you can't attend in person, consider joining us via teleconference. It's free for members and $10 for non-members. Once you are registered, we will send you the call-in number and participation code.

Registration for this meeting and teleconference

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Click Here to register online for the September 11, 2008 event or call the WMCMA office at 425-329-9456. Registration deadline is Friday September 5, 2008. Deadline is required to guarantee room and lunch accommodations. Please help us by registering early so we have an accurate count for room space and lunches. Reservations must be prepaid or guaranteed by check, VISA, or Mastercard.

Location

Lynnwood Convention Center (FREE PARKING)
3711 196th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
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About Our Speakers:
Annette Schmidt Ms. Schmidt is part of the Employer & Quality Association Account Management group involved at national levels with various associations and societies (including CMSA). She has been a committed partner with CMSA at the table and a collaborator to the process of evaluation and discussion with other key stakeholders in healthcare. Health literacy, patient safety and issues of non-adherence are all tied to a patient centric approach for sanofi-aventis. Through coalitions such as NTOCC the issues can be raised across multiple healthcare leaders in support of improved outcomes - because health matters.

Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN Ms. Lattimer possesses broad experience and depth of expertise in case management, advanced care management interventions, managed care administration, the development and implementation of integrated medical and behavioral care management systems, continuing education models, contracting, total quality management programs, medical record documentation and the creation of more efficient models of health care coordination within various health care systems. Currently, Ms. Lattimer is Executive Director for CMSA and the President for CMI, Inc. She is a member of CMLC, DMAA, ACHE and the URAC Board of Directors. She participates on advisory panels for the Society of Hospital Medicine supporting the Heart Failure Initiative and Glycemic Control Program and the Project Director for the National Transitions of Care Coalition. Ms. Lattimer is a frequent lecturer on topics such as management of chronic and high risk conditions, evolving role of case management, medication adherence, integrated care management programs and information systems, outcomes research studies, disease management, and the role of care management.

Sneak Preview:
The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) was formed in 2006 by the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and sanofi-aventis, US LLC, bringing together thought leaders, patient advocates, and health care providers from various care settings dedicated to improving the quality of care coordination and communication when patients are transferred from one level of care to another. Transitions in care include a patient moving from primary care to specialty physicians; within the hospital it would include patients moving from the emergency department to various departments, such as surgery or intensive care; or when patients are discharged from the hospital and go home, into an assisted living arrangements or into a skilled nursing facility. NTOCC has 29 participating associations and organizations addressing the critical issues surrounding transitions of care. NTOCC views transitions of care as a major challenge to health care delivery and realizes it can only be solved by breaking down the silos and barriers between different health care settings and working collaboratively for the good of the patient. Whether you are a patient, care giver, health care professional, policy maker or media representative, NTOCC can provide you with information and tools to better understand, and improve, transitions of care challenges.

WMCMA is proud to host this very special program. Please join us to learn more about this important topic that impacts case managers on a daily basis.

Points of Discussion will include:

• An overview of NTOCC
• Currently developed tools with implementation and evaluation plan
• Concept paper
• Website demonstration
• Q&A

We thank Sanofi Aventis for sponsoring our September meeting. Thank you for your ongoing support of case management

Thursday October 9, 2008:

Subject: WMCMA's 2008 Annual Fall Workshop

Speaker: Michael Demoratz, PhD, LCSW, CCM
Thursday October 9, 2008 ~ 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Location

Lynnwood Convention Center (FREE PARKING)
3711 196th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
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About Dr. Demoratz:
Dr. Demoratz has over 22 years experience in counseling the catastrophically ill and injured patient population on "living life under altered circumstances" and end of life issues. He is well known for a direct and focused counseling style in accomplishing his client's goals effectively and efficiently. He has published numerous articles on end of life, bereavement, pain management and catastrophic case management. In 1995, he co-authored the groundbreaking text entitled "Dying 101: A Short Course on Living for the Terminally Ill" and in 2001, he was awarded as one of the national case managers of the year by the National Case Management Society of America. He has presented all over the United States on a wide range of topics to both lay and professional audiences.

Sponsors:
Save the date for this popular annual WMCMA event and register now as a Sponsor. Sponsor space is limited and will be first come, first served.

Attendees:
Registration information to attend this event will be posted in the near future.

Interested in becoming a Sponsor? Download the sponsor registration form here. Or contact Sharon Berry at sharonb.wmcma@gmail.com or call her at (425) 329-9456 for more information.

We have a new venue. Chapter meetings will be at the Lynnwood Convention Center. There is plenty of free parking. Please click the Venue link for map and directions.

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