TIME EVENT TITLE SPONSOR Thursday, June 19, 2008: 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN Cyber Cafe Open 08:00 AM - 09:45 AM Cont. Breakfast SY19: CANCELLED   08:00 AM - 09:45 AM Cont. Breakfast SY20: Adherence and Advocacy in Metastatic Breast and Colorectal Cancer - Personal Journeys of Case Management Leaders 08:00 AM - 09:45 AM Cont. Breakfast SY21: Therapeutic and Lifestyle Management for Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Strategies for Successful Case Management 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM ADVANCED PH II: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due--The Science and Art of Calculating Clinical and Financial Outcomes Based Upon the Methods Evaluation Process (tm) (MEPtm) 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM KEYNOTE INTERMEDIATE KS02: Fired Up -- Not Burned Out NOON - 04:00 PM Lunch CM EXPO Open Lunch Served: NOON - 2:00PM Prize Drawings Posted: 3:00PM - 4:00PM Poster Presentations: Noon - 4:00PM Posters will be located outside the EXPO hall. $500 Cash Giveaways! 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP01: A Call to Action: Disparities in Healthcare   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP02: Collaborative Quality Project with Utilization Management and Appeals   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM INTERMEDIATE PP03: Decreasing the Length of Stay of Patients Hospitalized Over Thirty Days   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP04: Case Management and Medication Therapy Management: Collaborating for Improved Client Outcomes   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP05: Integration of Cultural Diversity in Case Management   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP06: New Innovations in ED Discharge Planning   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM INTERMEDIATE PP07: Reaching For The Stars: Embracing Agility To Go Beyond Expectations   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM BASIC PP08: The Metamorphosis of Bariatric Surgery Case Management   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM BASIC PP09: Utilizing A Pre-Admission Prediction Tool to Improve the Inpatient Discharge Process   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM BASIC PP10: A Collaborative Approach to Co-Existing Depression and Anxiety in Chronic Illness   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP11: A Health Plan Performance Improvement Project: Improving Adherence to New York State Asthma Guidelines   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM INTERMEDIATE PP12: Communicating Across Boundaries, Beliefs, and Barriers   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM INTERMEDIATE PP13: Enhanced Case Management Through Information Technology: A Recipe For Success   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM ADVANCED PP14: Activity-Based Therapies: Going Above and Beyond   12:00 PM - 04:00 PM PP15: Advances in the Early Identification & Treatment of Congestion: A New Screening Tool to Aid in Co-Morbidity Prevention        Concurrent Session I 03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Tools & Techniques 2101: [Tools & Techniques] Quality Evaluation Methods for Online Decision Support Resources 03:45 PM - 05:15 PM ADVANCED Evidence-Based Practice 2102: [Evidence-Based Practice] A Model For Using the Evidence to Make Your Practice Excellent   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Ethics & Legal 2103: [Ethics & Legal] Ensuring A Dignified Future: Ethical Challenges CMs Face in Caring for Individuals in Need of Long-Term Care 03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Professional Development 2104: [Professional Development] Self and Balance Amid Chaos: Fostering Professional Resilience   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Transitions of Care 2105: [Transitions of Care] Transitions of Care: From the Acute Care Setting to the Workplace   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Treatment Adherence 2106: [Treatment Adherence] When You Talk, Do They Hear?: Assessing Health Literacy   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Integrated Care 2107: [Integrated Care] The Integrated Team Approach: Behavioral Health In A Primary Care Setting   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Workers' Comp 2108: [Workers' Comp] New Evidence-Based Disability Duration Trend Analyses and Discussion of Top Occupational Health Conditions   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Physician 2109: [Physician] Integrating Physical and Mental Health Case Management: "Managing" the Body with the Mind Brings Clinical and Economic Value   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Hospital 2110: [Hospital] Hospital Case Management: The Final Frontier   03:45 PM - 05:15 PM INTERMEDIATE Military / VA 2111: [Military / VA] A Case Benefit Analysis for A Military Psychiatric Nurse Case Management Program   05:30 PM - 07:00 PM Appetizers SY22: Understanding Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in 2008 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM Appetizers SY23: CMAG: Deep Vein Thrombosis 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM Appetizers SY24: CANCELLED   07:15 PM - 8:30 PM CCMC Application 101 Separate Registration Required Contact: Kathleen Gehring Phone: (847) 944-1322 Email:

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