Local chapter update: Educational opportunities once the national conference is done

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.

April:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 19, 2024, 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., via webinar, for their second quarterly meeting. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 19, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “PSI Education,” and will be presented by Candice Goodman, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jennifer Murphy (jmurphy1@umm.edu).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Building and Reinventing a Pediatric CDI Program,” and will be presented by Sandra Love, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC, and Joy Bombay, MSN, MHA, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Alma Yap (Alma.Yap@cshs.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Emerging Opportunities for CDI in the SNF,” and will be presented by Kalena Britt, BSN, RN, CCM, CCDS. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).
• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, April 26, 2024, at 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danielle Martin (dmartin@mercy.com).

May:

• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 3, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Effective Clinical Validation to Reduce Denials,” and will be presented by Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O. For information, contact Alicia Gordon (alicia.m.gordon@vumc.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Neoplasm-related Coding Guidelines,” and will be presented by Asha Easo, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Dorothy Fanning (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).