Local chapter update: Chapter friends can take advantage of the ACDIS conference group discount!

One of the best things an ACDIS chapter can provide is connection with your community. Many CDI professionals have created lasting connections and friendships through their participation in a local chapter or networking group, and ACDIS hopes many more will! To help facilitate your current connections and foster new ones, we encourage you to take advantage of the group discount for the upcoming ACDIS national conference. Discounts are available for registrations of five people or more!

You can create groups with your current chapter friends or reach out to your local chapter leaders to help get connected with new friends also looking to attend the conference! And don’t forget, early bird pricing offers $100 off for registrants up until March 3, 2025, and current ACDIS national members can save $100 on their registration on top of this group discount!

As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to the ACDIS team (info@acdis.org) with any questions.

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.

February:

• The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 13, 4–6 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Risk Adjusted Mortality” presented by John Schairer, RN. For information, contact Lynette Byerly (lynettebyerly@gmail.com).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 14, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Cerebral Edema, Is It Clinically Significant?” presented by Karen Elmore, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Karen Elmore (dmb769@yahoo.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 19, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Delirium, Dementia and Encephalopathy” presented by Merle Zuel, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 21, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in person, for their February conference. For information, contact Rebecca Sandifier (Rebecca.Sandifer@prismahealth.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 26, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Lessons Learned:  How a Definition Defines Sepsis Outcomes,” presented by Alexis Wells, MSN, RN, LSSYB, CCDS, and Stacia Gandee, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, LSSYB. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).

March:

• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, March 13, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Documentation Strategies to Reduce Denials” presented by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS. For information, contact Judy Rochelle (judy_rochelle@chs.net).