Case Management Association Las Vegas Information
CMSA’s Strategic Mission
Patient Advocacy
The Case Management Society of America is the leading membership association providing professional collaboration across the health care continuum to advocate for patients’ wellbeing and improved health outcomes.
Case Managers
Fostering Case Management growth and development
Impacting health care policy
Providing evidence-based tools and resources
Why Join?
The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) is the leading, oldest, and largest membership association providing professional collaboration and education across the healthcare continuum. If there is a patient, there is most likely a CMSA member providing their Case Management.
We Are Case Management!
As a member, you gain exclusive access to benefits such as timely case management knowledge through publications, events, and access to 160+ complimentary continuing education courses 24/7. In addition, you’ll join a vast community of Case Managers practicing across the care continuum and at every level of practice*.
*CE’s vary per certifying body.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karen Wright, MSN, RN, CCM
Karen Wright has over 20 years of nursing experience. Karen moved to Las Vegas from Southern California in 1994 and attended UNLV where she obtained her BSN. For her first 12 years in nursing, Karen worked in an acute care hospital in the intensive care unit and trauma. Since 2012, Karen has worked with a managed care organization. She currently oversees a telephone advice nurse team, as well as inpatient case management teams. In 2020, Karen obtained her MSN in Leadership and Administration from Capella University. Outside of work, her passions include traveling around the world, reading, going to see musicals, and spending time with friends and family.
Leslie Manuel, BSN, RN, CCM
Leslie Manuel has been a nurse for over 20 years. Her clinical background is in Pediatric Oncology. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and is CCM Certified. She started her nursing career in 2000 and was a travel nurse for over 10 years. Leslie moved to Las Vegas in 2009, where she became a telephone advice nurse with a local health plan. Currently, she is an RN Manager over telephone advice nurses and case managers. Leslie has been happily married for 8 years and has one daughter. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her family, spending time at the beach, cooking for her friends and family and watching the Golden Knights. GO KNIGHTS GO!