Local chapter update: Develop a sponsorship strategy for local events

ACDIS sponsors, vendors, or consultants often approach local chapter leaders with generous donation offers to help groups facilitate their educational offerings and support attendees with food and raffle items.

The first step in accepting assistance from sponsors is to create a policy that outlines what the chapter will accept in terms of involvement. For example, some groups allow open participation while others limit involvement to those professionals actively engaged in CDI activities. Chapter leaders should also clearly define what educational sessions sponsors might be able to donate and ensure that no conflict of interest exists between the educational content related products or services.

For larger events and more advanced chapters, leadership may wish to consider developing a tiered approach to sponsor involvement with explicit, commiserate participation benefits related to the type of sponsorship provided such as providing the lunch sponsor some non-educational time to address the attendees and allowing complimentary admission to the event for a set number of the sponsor’s staff.

There are an amazing number of local events coming up in the month of October. Local chapter leaders should reach out to the ACDIS administration if they have any questions or concerns.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).   

October:

• The Iowa ACDIS chapter meeting was canceled. For information, contact Deanna Brennan (deanna.brennan@uiowa.edu).
• The Alabama ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 4, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Amber Barrett (Amber.Barrett@TrinityHealthOfNE.org).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 5, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at McLaren Hospitality House in Flint. Click here to download the save-the-date. Click here to download the agenda. Click here to download the registration form. For information, contact Susan Fantin (susan.fantin@comcast.net).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 10, 1-4 p.m., at Boston Children's Hospital. For information and to RSVP, contact Jessica Barbeiro (jessrn316@hotmail.com).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 11, at UPMC Pinnacle in Harrisburg. For information, contact Brenda McCowan (mccowanbl@upmc.edu).
• The New Orleans ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 16, 4-5 p.m., at Semolina's at Clearview, for a roundtable discussion on clinical validation. For information, contact Judi Dowling (judith.dowling@ochsner.org).
• The Westchester/Hudson Valley ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 17, 2-4 p.m., at Northern Westchester Hospital. Click here to download the event flyer. To RSVP and for information, contact the chapter leadership team (hudsonvalleyacdis@gmail.com).
• Missouri’s three ACDIS chapters meet Saturday, October 19, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, for the fourth annual Show Me State Conference. Click here to download the event flyer. Click here to download the welcome letter, which includes instructions for registration. For information, contact Karen Elmore (karen.elmore@bjc.org).
• The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 24, 3:30 p.m. at Boulder Community Health in Boulder. For information, contact Rachel Mack (rachel@iodinesoftware.com).
• The Oregon ACDIS chapter holds a joint meeting with OrHIMA Friday, October 25, at Linn Co. Fairgrounds Albany. For information, contact Bonita Quinn (bgquinn@stcharleshealthcare.org).
• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. More details to follow. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the University of California, Davis. To register and save your spot, click here. Click here to download the save-the-date flyer. For information, contact Rani Stoddard (stoddardrv@henrymayo.com).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Kristie Alexander (kristiealexander@texashealth.org).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 26, in Milwaukee. More details to follow. For information, contact Joan Korn (Joan.Korn@ascension.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Mimi's Cafe at Desert Ridge. Click here to download the event flyer. During the meeting, the chapter will discuss the September/October edition of the CDI Journal. For information, contact Jamie Rygiel (JRygiel@yrmc.org).

November:

• The Philadelphia/New Jersey/Delaware ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 6, 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia. For information, contact Gina Stewart (gstewart@e4-services.com).
• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 8, 8:30 a.m., at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. More details to follow. For information, contact Kristie Perry (kristie.perry@erlanger.org).
• The Central New York ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 15, 1-4 p.m., at St. Joseph's Health Hospital in Syracuse. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Dawn Burr (dawnburr@crouse.org).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 20, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Rani Stoddard (stoddardrv@henrymayo.com).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter and the CDI Educators networking group meet Friday, November 22, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Jamie Rygiel (JRygiel@yrmc.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 22, for their fall conference at Atrium Health in Charlotte. More details to follow. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (ncacdis@gmail.com).

Save-the-date:

• The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 4, 2-3 p.m. central, via webinar. For information, contact Angelica Naylor (angelica.naylor@outlook.com).
• The Chapter Advisory Board invites chapter leaders and members to join them for a panel discussion on Thursday, December 12, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to register.