Local chapter update: Let us know about your leadership experience

ACDIS is looking to gain insight into your local chapter leadership experience, finding out what you’ve enjoyed and what we could have helped more with.

Take this quick survey to let us know the resources you found most helpful as a local chapter leader, what struggles you’ve faced, what ACDIS can do to better help with struggles, and if you would be interested in an award ceremony for local chapter leaders.

Click here to take the survey.

March:

• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, March 3, 3 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. The event is titled “Endgame: A brief introduction to the concept of DRG reconciliation and reasons why you should perform DRG reconciliation” presented by Rebecca Willcutt RN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, CCDS-O, CDI director, and Amy Bush, RN, MJ, CCDS, CCS, CDI specialist both with Cooper University Health Care. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@CooperHealth.edu).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., via webinar for their first quarter meeting. The event flyer can be found here. For information, contact the Georgia chapter email account (Info@GeorgiaACDIS.com).
• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 18, 12-1 p.m., via webinar for an event titled "The Impact of COVID-19 on CDI Programs: Leader Discussion." Click here to register. Please participate in a survey to help guide the discussion. For information, contact Kathryn Vermillion (kathryn.vermillion@ensemblehp.com).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 23, for an event titled “The Top 25: If You Can Make It Here, You Will Make It Everywhere!” presented by Candace Blankenship, RN, CCDS, clinical project manager with Iodine Software based out of Austin, Texas. For information, contact Angie Balius (angela.balius@parknicollet.com).
• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 25, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Kristie Perry (Kristie.Perry@erlanger.org).

April:

• The CDI Educators networking group meets Friday, April 8, 1 p.m., via webinar for an open forum on the topic of virtual training. For information, contact Nadine Casillas (Nadine.Casillas@bannerhealth.com). 
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 13, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. For more information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 12 p.m., via webinar for a lunch and learn. The topic is CVA/stroke documentation and specificity. For information, contact Sarah Booker (sara.masters@ascension.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar. The topic is patient safety indicators presented by Christel Kemble. For information, contact Sydni Johnson (Sydni.Johnson@bannerhealth.com).

June:

• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, June 2, 3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@CooperHealth.edu).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 24, at the Forum Events Center in Fishers, Indiana for their in-person summer conference. For information, contact Sarah Booker (sara.masters@ascension.org).

August:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 10, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. For more information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).

November:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 9, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. For more information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).