Local chapter update: Check out upcoming events this spring!

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.

March:

• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, March 12, 3:30–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Shocking Truth,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).
• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 13, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Rebecca Sandifier (Rebecca.Sandifer@prismahealth.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 18, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Medicare Risk Adjustment: HCC Capture and Risk Score Calculation,” presented by Mae Phillips, CPC, CRC. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 18, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “From Data to Dialogue: Turning CDI Audits into Actionable Education,” presented by Karen Elmore, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).

• The Greater New England ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., for a virtual conference in collaboration with NYHIMA. For information, contact Lizhette Castellucci (newenglandACDIS@gmail.com).

• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 25, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Query Denials: The New Battleground with Payors​,” presented by Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIPRN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIP, and Robin Sewell, CCS, CDIP, CPC, CIC, CCDS-O. For information, contact Joseph Freet (jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu).

April:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 15, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “ICD-10-CM/PCS April 2026 Updates & 2025 Coding Clinic Insights: What CDI Specialists Must Know,” presented by Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CIC. For information, contact Alma Yap (Rnalmay@gmail.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 16, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Encephalopathy: Confused Yet?” presented by Leah Savage, MSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Diksha Sharma (dsharma55@gmail.com).
• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 16, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Leveraging Technology in CDI,” presented by Melissa Green, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Emily Ruppert, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeanne Johnson (jcjohnson@premierhealth.com).