Local chapter update: First in-person local chapter meeting since the pandemic

October 7, 2021
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 45

The ACDIS Florida local chapter held their first in-person event this past weekend, making them the first chapter to do so since the onset of COVID-19.

For the event, the conference room normally slated to seat 200 was capped with under 100 attendees to be sure they could maintain social distancing. The event also enforced mask wearing for all attendees, and provided wipes and hand sanitizer.

Below is an excerpt from the Florida chapter’s newsletter about their event. For questions about going back to in-person meetings, contact ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org).

“On a beautiful Saturday in October at UF Health in Gainesville, the Florida Chapter of ACDIS welcomed back their members for the first in-person meeting since the pandemic.

The meeting was well-attended by approximately 85 participants.

Our guest speakers conveyed new education about coding, quality measures, query suggestions, leadership, nutrition, and exercise.

Sherri Blanchard form Orlando Health spoke brilliantly, inspiring and encouraging words about leadership. She donated a book to a lucky attendee.

Subject matter expert Lauren Hayden educated about Nutrition & Yoga with members participating in yoga & relaxation techniques, and Medovent’s Amy Hammond donated two of her published children’s books to raffle.”

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.

October:

  • The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets virtually on Saturday, October 9, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for its fall conference. There is a robust agenda planned with sessions including Identification of Sepsis in Adults & Children, AKI & Coding, and An Overview of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Nervous System: The Cliff Notes Version, as well as a presentation on developing a CDI career ladder and the prerecorded ACDIS presentation, Ethics in Clinical Documentation Integrity. For information, contact Laura Stuber (lastuber@gundersenhealth.org).
  • The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 15, via webinar. For information, contact Deb McClain (debmcclain96@gmail.com).
  • The CDI Educators networking group meets Friday, October 22, 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET, for an open forum phone conference. For information, contact Coral Fernandez (coral.fernandez@bhsi.com).
  • The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Denice Shelton (denice_shelton@bshsi.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meeting slated for Wednesday, October 27, 1-2 p.m. CST, has been canceled. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).
  • The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 28, 10-11 a.m., via webinar. The topic is hypercoagulable states presented by Samuel Goldhaber, MD. For information, contact Cynthia Labins (cmlabins@bwh.harvard.edu).

November:

  • The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 4, 12-1 p.m., via webinar on the topic of severe protein calorie malnutrition from a denial’s perspective. For information, contact Dottie Fanning (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).
  • The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 5, 12-1:15 p.m., PST, via webinar. The topic is CDI and physician education presented by Fran Jurcak. For information, contact Sydni Johnson (sydni.johnson@bannerhealth.com).
  • The Kentucky and Indiana ACDIS chapters meet Wednesday, November 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET, via webinar for a hybrid regional conference. Click here to register. For information, contact Lisa Fuller (lisa.fuller@bhsi.com).
  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).  
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 17, 1-2 p.m. Detains to follow. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).

December:

  • The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 1, 2-3:30 p.m. Details to follow. For information, contact Debra Canova (Debra.Canova@tmcmed.org).
  • The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, December 2, 3-4:40 p.m. ET. The speaker is Julian Everett from Orlando Health. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).