Local chapter event: Get involved with your chapter this fall!

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

October:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 3, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in person, for their annual conference. For information, contact Madhu Subherwal (madhulika.subherwal@tmmc.com). To see the event flyer, click here.
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 8, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Malignancies from a CDI perspective,” presented by Megha Gupta, MD(FMG), MBA, CCDS. For information, contact Keri Miller (kerimiller2010@gmail.com).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 10, 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., via webinar, for their fourth quarterly meeting.  For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 15, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “FY-2026 Coding Guidelines Update,” presented by Maralee Sherman, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Pediatric Sepsis: Clinical & Documentation Perspectives,” presented by Wendy Arafiles, MD. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 16, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Validation Perspective: The Perfect Storm,” presented by Christel Hubbard, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Northern New Jersey ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 22, 3:15-5 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “From Data to Impact: Strengthening Risk Adjustment Through Quality-CDI Synergy,” presented by Renee Sorji, MBA, BSN, RN, CCM, CCDS, CCS, Donna Tyndall, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, CPHQ, and Nikki Hines, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Marie Mathieu (Marie.Mathieu@hmhn.org).
• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 24, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in person, for their annual conference. For information, contact Rebecca Sandifier (Rebecca.Sandifer@prismahealth.org).

November:

• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 6, 12-1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Shock,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CDIP, CCDS, CRC. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 7, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “How to Actively Engage Remote Staff,” presented by Jorde Spitler, MHA, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Deanna Payne, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O. For information, contact Jeanne Johnson (jcjohnson@premierhealth.com).