Local chapter update: Get your chapter meetings listed on our website and weekly newsletter!

As local chapter leaders plan all their spectacular, meaningful events and educational webinars for chapter members this year, ACDIS wants to assist in spreading the word! We’d love to hear about the events you have planned and help you get them on the chapter page of our website, as well as featured in our weekly CDI Strategies newsletter sent out to the whole ACDIS community.

To tell us about your upcoming events, simply use the Leadership Request Form. Not only can you submit event information, but you can also request ACDIS CEUs for your event, request help securing a speaker, ask for an ACDIS resource to giveaway or leverage for education, and more.

Click here to send in your updates and requests today, and as always feel free to reach out to info@acdis.org with any questions!

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.

February:

• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Social Determinants of Health: The Next Level of CDI,” and will be presented by Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC, and Connie Ryan, MBA, RN, CDIP. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).

March:

• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Wednesday, March 7, 2024, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Meconium Aspiration Syndrome,” and will be presented by Anjali Baji, MSN, RN. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 7, 2024, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Sharing the Importance and Impact of Hierarchical Condition Categories on Compensation,” and will be presented by Jason Jobes. For information, contact Judy Rochelle (judy_rochelle@chs.net).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 8, 2024, 11–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “BJC Clinical Guidelines & Validation Denials,” and will be presented by Karen Elmore, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Angelica Cage (angelica.cage@outlook.com).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Clinical Documentation Integrity & Coding of Newborns,” and will be presented by Glen Nielson, MSN, RN. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Northwest ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Jenny Taylor (baumertj@slhs.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Building Relationships with Providers While Discussing Healthcare Economics,” and will be presented by Cynthia Whichard, RN, BSN, CCDS. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Multiple Significant Trauma,” and will be presented by Janell Murray, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Diksha Sharma (dsharma55@gmail.com).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 12–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Understanding Malnutrition in the CDI/Coding World,” and will be presented by Lyn Kutz, RN, CCS, CCDS, and Dorene Hughes, MSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Shannon Tokarski (Wisconsinacdis@gmail.com).

April:

• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, April 26, 2024, at 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danielle Martin (dmartin@mercy.com).