Eligibility and participation

Council applications for the 2024/2025 term, which will run September 2024 through August 2025, are now closed. 

The current membership term for the Council is September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024. Council membership will be evaluated annually, and reappointment decisions will be rendered based on ACDIS leadership considerations, as well as on member participation and continued interest.

Qualifications (2024/2025 applicants)

Qualifying to apply for the Council is simple. You must be:  

  1. A current CDI leader with supervisory responsibilities (over staff, educational, or department decisions) employed by a healthcare provider organization. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to:
    • CDI VP/executive director
    • CDI director
    • CDI manager
    • CDI supervisor
    • CDI lead
    • CDI auditor/educator
    • Physician advisor
    • Medical director of CDI
  2. Able to meet the following participation requirements for the membership term of September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025:
    1. Complete at least 75% of surveys offered during your membership term. (See the “Survey Schedule and Process Details” section below for additional information.)
    2. Provide and reconfirm membership eligibility and professional details as requested. Inform Council management of any changes in circumstances that may impact eligibility status as soon as possible.
    3. Grant permission for HCPro and ACDIS to share your contact information and aggregated survey response data with Council sponsors.

Beyond meeting these hard and fast requirements, successful Council candidates will demonstrate the following characteristics and values:

A passion for connecting with, learning from, and sharing insight with peers.
A desire for continued growth and development as a CDI leader.
A commitment to approaching challenges and opportunities with professionalism, as well as exceptional critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Dedication to advancing CDI practice and leadership, as well as a demonstrated interest in exploring industry developments, trends, and best practices.

The selection committee will consider applications holistically to ensure a breadth of knowledge, experiences, and vantage points are represented on the founding Council.

Survey schedule and process details

Throughout the year, Council members will be sent links to online surveys on important industry topics (up to two per quarter/eight per year). Designed by Council editors and/or sponsors, these surveys will generally take 15 minutes or less to complete.

On or before the first day of each quarter, members will be informed by email and on the community website of the number and focus of surveys set to launch that quarter as well as the completion window for each (at least two weeks). They will also be notified through the same channels when a new survey launches and receive occasional reminders about the survey’s availability during its runtime.

Members will receive first access to survey results, as well as the opportunity to discuss findings and takeaways during membership calls. By participating in the Council, members grant HCPro and ACDIS permission to share aggregate survey responses, as well as individual contact information, with Council sponsors.