Local chapter update: Consider a hybrid approach for your events

December 16, 2021
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 55

As chapter leaders are looking to start bringing folks back to in-person events, consider taking a hybrid approach to give members the option of coming in person or viewing virtually. This not only allows those far away from a meeting point to still participate, but also gives folks the option to choose the route they feel most safe with.

The North Carolina ACDIS chapter just hosted their December event, which was their first in-person conference since before COVID. Chapter leaders offered a hybrid approach, offering both in-person and virtual options, and were quite successful.

“It was wonderful seeing fellow CDI in person and chatting, networking, sharing ideas,” says North Carolina ACDIS chapter president Sarah Matacale, RN, BSN, CCS, a CDI specialist at Vidant Health in Middlesex, North Carolina. “And we were able to offer the education to those who could not make it in person as well!”

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.

2022

January:

  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, January 14. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, January 26, for “Defining and Querying for AKI and CKD: Could it be ATN?” presented by Shelia Duhon, national director of CDI, and Rhoda Chism, manager of CDI audit & education, with Steward Health Care LLC in Dallas, Texas. For information, contact Laura Anderson (laura.anderson99@optum360.com).

February:

  • The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 4, for their annual conference. For information, contact Pamela Stence (pamela.stence@sharp.com).
  • The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 4,  1-3:30 p.m., via webinar, for the first annual Texas ACDIS Leadership Summit. For information, contact the general Texas ACDIS chapter email (txacdis@gmail.com).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 23, for an event titled “Back to the Laboratory! Assessing Lab Values for CDI Outcomes” presented by Verona Lodholz, director of CDI with Accuity, based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. For information, contact Laura Anderson (laura.anderson99@optum360.com).