Local chapter update: Close out the summer with your local ACDIS community

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.

August:

• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 16, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Documentation Opportunities in Mental Health Population,” and will be presented by Fahad Sohail, MD, CCDS. For information, contact Florence Blough (fblough@umm.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 23, 2024, 12–1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Delirium, Dementia and Encephalopathy: The Impact of Neuropsychiatric Diagnoses,” and will be presented by Dawn Valdez. For information, contact Dawn Butler (dbutler@honorhealth.com).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Patient Safety Indicators: Exclude Them from Your Bucket List,” and will be presented by Vicki Galyean, RN, BSN, CCDS. For information, contact Alma Yap (rnalmay@gmail.com).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Role of an Advanced CDI Program in a Clinical Validation Denial Appeals Process,” and will be presented by Tamara Hicks, MHA, BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CCDS-O. For information, contact Kay Blue (kblue2@solventum.com).

September:

• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 6, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Simplifying Encephalopathy,” and will be presented by Sandra Love, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC, and Joanne Wilson, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, 2024, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in person at The Forum Event Center in Fishers, IN. For information, contact Sara Booker (indianaacdis@gmail.com).
• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, September 27, 2024, 1:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danita Arrowood (darrowood@finthrive.com).
• The Maine ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 27, 2024, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in person and via webinar. For information, contact Elizabeth Davis (elizabeth.davis@ensemblehp.com).

Fall 2024:

• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 24, 2024, 1–3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (WisconsinACDIS@gmail.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 15, 2024, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Lessons Learned: How a Definition Defines Sepsis Outcomes,” and will be presented by Alexis Wells, MSN, RN, LSSYB, CCDS, and Stacie Gandee, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, LSSYB. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 6, 2024, via webinar for its fourth quarterly meeting. For information, contact James Doster (james.doster@atriumhealth.org).