Case Management Society of America Issues Call for Presentations for 2011 Annual Conference & Expo

2011 Case Management Conference to Focus on Health Care Technology

Little Rock, AR (PRWEB) August 17, 2010

The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) is pleased to announce that the Call for Presentations for its 21st Annual Conference is open until August 31, 2010.

The CMSA Conference & Expo will be held in San Antonio, Texas, June 14 – 17, 2011, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Individuals are invited to submit proposals for presentations that focus on in-depth information and perspectives on complementary, integrative, and alternative trends in the health care industry, along with issues, practices, and professional challenges facing case managers, clinicians, managers, educators, and researchers.

Regarded as the leading annual case management event, CMSA’s Conference & Expo will be an experience that, in 2011, is designed to create opportunities for the health care community to explore, share, and collaborate on the latest ideas, tools, resources, and advances in information technology and the subsequent effects on patients, caregivers, providers, insurers, members of the health care team, and related professionals.

Proposals which deal constructively with the changing health care environment and/or represent cutting-edge innovations will be given top priority, as will proposals at the advanced level. CMSA is committed to creating the best conference with the assemblage of the highest quality speakers and experts in the health care arena.

“The CMSA Annual Conference and Exposition is the premier international event for cross-continuum health care management professionals,” said 2010 - 2011CMSA President, Teri Treiger, RN-C, MA, CCM, CCP. “This forum attracts a dynamic array of thought leaders, clinical professionals, product and service providers, and technology specialists. As patient-centered care, consumer engagement, and advancement of care coordination technology continue climbing on the health care horizon, so, too, do the educational needs of care management professionals. Our annual conference provides an unmatched opportunity to share information and network with this highly influential group of health care experts. CMSA highly anticipates the Call for Presentations as it provides our constituency the opportunity to showcase research outcomes, practice innovation, and advancement of care management practice.”

Guidelines for submissions are available at: http://www.cmsa.org/Portals/0/PDF/Conference/CFP/CFP.pdf.

Applications may be submitted online at: http://www.cmsa.org/CFP.

CMSA is committed to making sure that continuing education credits are available to conference attendees for the majority of the educational sessions offered at the Conference, and programs are designed to ensure continuing-education activities are independent and free of commercial bias. The 2010 Call for Presentations, which opened in July, should have its final presentation selection notification available in late October 2010.

About Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
Established in 1990, the Case Management Society of America is an international non-profit 501(c)(6) multi-disciplinary professional association dedicated to the support and advancement of the case management profession through educational forums, networking opportunities, legislative advocacy, and establishing standards to advance the profession. It is based in Little Rock, AR, and serves more than 20,000 members/subscribers and over 73 affiliate and pending chapters. Since its inception, CMSA has been at the forefront of setting professional standards for the industry, which allows for the highest level of efficiency and integrity, as well as developing national and local leaders who are recognized for their practice and professional excellence. For more information on CMSA, call CMSA at (501) 225-2229 or visit http://www.cmsa.org.

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