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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Vol. 31, No. 4 August/September 2025
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7 Aging with HIV: Updates and Implications for Case Managers CE1
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By Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN HIV is now considered a chronic disease due to new therapies described in this article. But many patients with HIV (PWH) are older than 55, have high risk of co-morbidities, and are not offered the newest therapies. Case managers are positioned to engage older PWH in their care and to optimize the care they receive.
13 The Unraveling of Health Equity: Case Management’s Ethical Dilemma By Tiffany Ferguson, MSW, ACM, CMAD Legislation in past decades has worked to promote health equity. However, the trajectory has shifted with the Trump administration, resulting in the equity agenda being viewed through competing lenses: one of justice and structural reform and another of resource scarcity and national identity. Case managers face an ethical dilemma in straddling both lenses.
17 Slicing Through Complexity: The PIE Model™ Patients CE3
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DEPARTMENTS: 2 From the Editor-in-Chief
Case Management Fellows
3 From the Executive Editor
Innovation: Can Each Case Manager Become an Innovative Leader?
4 News from CCMC
New Exam Blueprint for the Certified Case Manager (CCM) Credential
5 News from CMSA
Celebrating Case Managers at CMSA
6 Legal Updates
“Her Toes Fell Off in My Hand” “Painting Pictures” of Patients
25 How to Contact Us 25 FAQs 26 Membership Application
By Nancy Ruffner Read about a six-slice framework that includes medical, legal, financial, insurance, housing, and support as a tool for case managers to anticipate, assess, and act in an integrated way. The framework serves as an assessment tool, a conversation guide, a teaching tool, and a collaboration map to educate patients and families and encourage cross-sector collaboration among professionals.
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