FIRST THINGS FIRST CMSA Announces New Case Management Model Act Educate Yourself! Contact your Congressional Representative! Visit www.cmsa.org/HealthReform for more information. Fly me to the Moola!! 2009 CMSS Scholarship Fundraising Initiative! One Prize: 50/50 Raffle. Drawing October 2010! Details Here! Jackpot Total $$ 389.00 Job Posting               Coventry Health Care Job Posting 3/1/10-3/31/10  2  Missouri League for Nursing Programs approved for CCM infomration below!	CMSS CHAPTER SPONSORS THANK YOU! Download Chapter Sponsorship Brochure PATRON LEVEL SPONSORS - $1500.00  Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Associates/ R. Evan Crandall, MD a Allsup, Inc Center for Comprehensive Services-Mentor ABI1 Excel Sports and Physical Therapy k Medtronic Minimedj l Orthopedic Center of St. Louis/Lyndon B. Gross, M.D., Ph.D.p a Orthopedic Center of St. Louis/John O. Krause, M.D, LLC   Novo Nordisk, Inc. 1 Orthovita P& O Care a Primarisa l Renaissance Plastic Surgeryl Signature Medical Group SSM Physical Therapy p The Rehabiliation Institute of St. Louisa l United Access; United Seating and Mobility a Washington University School of Medicine/ Divsion of Oncology
Important Announcement 2009 Cooking with Case Management CMSS 2009 Fundraising Initiative The Case Management Society of St. Louis has prepared the first annual taste-tempting cookbook featuring favorite recipes from members, sponsors and friends Cooking with Case Management Funds raised from this initiative will support the mission of the Case Management Society of St. Louis to provide education to case managers Let's Get Cooking!! Cookbooks Have Arrived! Order Your Cookbook Today! CMSS Scholarship Fund CMSS Scholarship Application	FOUNDING LEVEL SPONSORS - $1000.00 Always There Home Care -- George Paletta Jr, MD/ Center for the Athlete's Shoulder and Elbow SUSTAINING LEVEL SPONSORS - $800.00 A Frazier and Associates, LLC Julia's Catering l Standard Artificial Limb and Brace Company k Virtual Food Drive- Donate on Line Anytime! Operation Food Search View Information The results are in!!!    2010 CMSS Board Announced! click here results
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Who We Are The Case management Society of St. Louis (CMSA-STL) is the local Chapter of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and is actively involved in the promotion of the case management profession.
What is case management? According to CMSA Standards of Practice "Case Management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost-effective outcomes."
	2009 Case Management Awards Presented at the 6th Annual Conference Julie Sellers RN, BSN 2009 CMSS Case Manager of the Year R. Evan Crandall MD CMSS Patron Sponsor Alisha Gerling RN, BSN 2009 Rising Star Andrea Frazier RN, CCM, CMCN, MS, MBA/President Elect Melissa Clauser RN, BSN, CCM 2009 Spirit of Case Management Andrea Frazier RN, CCM, CMCN, MS, MBA/President Elect
Our mission Our mission is to provide a means in which the case manager can collaborate and learn from all professionals within the case management profession by providing education, information and networking opportunities towards professional development.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIVE CMSS is collaborating with other professional health organizations such as the St. Louis Association of Diabetic Educators Mission: To provide a means in which the case manager can collaborate and learn from all professionals within the case management profession by providing education, information and networking opportunities towards professional development. St. Louis Area Diabetic Educators/SLADE American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants/AALNC Missouri Public Health Association-Eastern Missouri/MPHA MPHA Nov 2009 Newsletter National Kidney Foundation/Eastern Missouri and Metro East (Renal Symposium Spring 2010/ Date Pending)
Missouri League for Nursing Agency membership for CMSS Members www.mlnmonursing.org MLN cmss program instruction MLN program ccm program request form MLN program ccm approval CCM Approval pending for the following program: Evidence Based Practice: Building a Road to Nursing Excellence June 2, 2010 St Peters, MO 2010 MLN Annual Conference. April 14-16, 2010 2009 Fall Programs-Download Here 12 Hour Conference-Download Here 2010 Spring Programs-Download Here Goal: CMSS collaborates with professional health organizations to expand educational opportunities for members and support the chapter mission. Potential benefits to the organization: • Increased and varied membership • Increased opportunities for membership in education and professional networking • Expanded opportunities for chapter sponsors • CMSS access to varied professional organization members, educational opportunities and potential sponsors. Agreement: CMSS serves as a resource to secure continuing education credits for case managers. CMSS actively pursues opportunities within other professional educational organizations/events for CCM credit. CMSS collaborative educational liaison facilitates planning, coordination and event programming. CMSS collaborative educational liaison actively pursues educational opportunities within the healthcare community. CMSS allows collaborating organizations "member privileges" to events and requests reciprocation of collaborating organization for CMSS member attendance. CMSS agrees to publish (email, website, mailing, etc) collaborating organization events that are to be shared between memberships. CMSS chapter/events sponsors have access to collaborating organization membership at educational events Initial 8/2007. Updated 9/2008 Colleen Cashner RN, BSN, CCM/ CMSS 2008