Dorland Health is pleased to share with you all of the entries received from our 2nd annual Case Management Writing Contest. Congratulations to our winners and to everyone else who participated in this event.

The theme of this year’s contest was to describe your proudest moment as a case manager. As you read each of the stories, you will see that the practice of case management is a caring practice that focuses on the patient in a holistic manner. The stories reveal the important role case managers play across the continuum of care in advocating, educating and empowering each patient with the goal of improving quality of life while working to improve clinical and financial outcomes.

Like this year’s winners who received one of four prizes — a free conference registration to the Case Management Society of America’s annual conference and expo in Orlando, Fla.; a complete set of the Case Management Resource Guide; free continuing education credits from Case in Point magazine for one year; or a one-year individual membership to the Case Management Society of America — your submission to next year’s contest could be selected! So put on your thinking cap, sharpen your pencil, and watch for details about the 3rd annual Writing Contest from Dorland Health.

Until then, enjoy these stories — and keep them coming. Sharing our successes by articulating the lessons we learn helps secure case management’s role as an essential part of any healthcare team. Send your “Lessons Learned” to Editor in Chief Anne Llewellyn at allewellyn@contexomedia.com for a chance to be published in Case in Point and to improve the practice of case management.

Contest Winners

	“The Quality of Mercy” By Wendie Howland, RN, MN, CRRN, CCM
	“Looking Brighter” By Melissa Firmes, LMSW
	“Prospecting for Gold” By Phyllis F. Boynton
	“Renewing a Sense of Faith and Hope” By Tracy K. Woolrich, RN, HHP

Other Entries

“Proudest Moment as a Case Manager” by Lisa K. Alberte, RN, BSN, CCM, MS, CRC, ABDA

“My Proudest Moment as a Case Manager” by Holly Anderson, RN, CCM

“Forgotten in the Health Care System” by Sue Backes, RN, BS, AE-C, CCM

“A Long Way to Home” by Joan Batenhorst, RN, CPN

“Prospecting for Gold” by Phyllis F. Boynton

“Helping Family Through Medication Access” by Beverly Brill, RN, CCM

“Case Management Outside the Box” by Helen Cantwell, RN, BS

“Wrong Impressions” by Michele Connolly, RN

“I Just Want To Be a Mom” by Jeanne Daley, RN, CCM

“Hand in Hand” by Cheryl Darnall, RN-BC

“Being a Case Manager…I Love It!” by Lori Dudley, BSN, RN, CMCN

“Thank You” by Kimberly A. Ferris, RN, CCM

“My Proudest Moment as a Case Manager” by Phyllis Feldpush, RN

“Looking Brighter” by Melissa Firmes, LMSW

“Living is Contiguous” by Pat Greenleaf, LPN, CMC

“We Saved Richard’s Hand” by Ilise Greer, RN, CCM

“Coming Home” by Gerri Gross, RN, CCM

“Help and a Lesson Learned” by Dawn Harrell, RN, CCMI

“Her Choices” by Elaine Hobein, BSN, RN-BC

“The Quality of Mercy” by Wendie Howland, RN, MN, CRRN, CCM

“Case Managers Rule” by Joan Irizarry, RN-C

“Community Ties” by Richie Jenkins, MPA, RN, CCM

“A Healthcare Company with Heart” by Renee LaFollette, RN, BS, CPUR, CCM

“Unsung Heroes” by Kathy Leary

“Resilient & SMART: Working With a Breast Cancer Survivor” by Susanne Lee-Baldassini, MSW, LCSW

“Karen’s Big Secrets” by Nancy Lodestro, RN, BSPA, CCM, CLNC

“A Case Manager’s Story about a Lead-Poisoned Child Believe it or Not, A 100- year- old Epidemic Still Exists!” by Sheilah McGlone, RN, CPUM, CCMI

“My Proudest Moment as Case Manager” by Elaine A. Miller, MSN, RN-BC

“Making the Most” by Berni Murphy, RN, BSN, CCM

“A Team Approach” by Maria Peters, RN, BC, MSN, CNRI

“Considering an Ideal” by Leslie Piet, RN, MA, CCM

“The Rock” by Barbara Renzullo, RN, CM

“A Success Story from Behavioral Health Case Management” by Sam Ribowsky, LCSW-R

“Speaking the Same Language” by Donna Ridolfino, RN

“Journey for a Lifetime” by Michelle Robbins, RN, BSN, CCM

“Breaking the rules” by Joyce Ross, RN, BA

“Pink Blankets and a Place to Call Home” by Diana Scheetz, RN, BSN

“A Dream Come True” by Debbie Stewart, BSN, RN, CCM

“Helping One Another” by Sarah Sudfeld, RN

“Case Management Evolves” by Judy Travis, RN, CCM

“And Then a Miracle Happened” by Kathleen Walsh, RN, PhDc

“On the Fence” by Dianna Weaver, RN, MSN

“Renewing a Sense of Faith and Hope” by Tracy K. Woolrich, RN, HHP

“Beyond Therapy” by Jean C. Worst, RN

“Just Listen” by Janis Wulff, RN, CCM

“Proudest Moments in Case Management” by Liz Zemke, RN, MS, CCM, CLCP, CPUR, CPDM

“Garmin vs. Ralph” by Bill Zuck, MSW

To view entries from the 2007 Writing Contest, click here.