Local chapter update: Local chapter members get discount on new ACDIS memberships

According to the official chapter agreement form, chapter members who wish to join ACDIS national may do so at a discounted rate. This discount is meant to encourage participation of chapter members with the national association. To take advantage of this discount, individual chapter members must complete the online membership roster to officially join their chapter and access the discount code.

Chapter members who have already completed the roster form in the past should also submit their information again with any updates on an ongoing and as-needed basis.

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.

June:

• The Idaho/Washington ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 1, 11:30 a.m., via webinar. The topic is respiratory failure. For information, contact Susan Fleenor (susanf89@yahoo.com).
• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, June 2, 3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@CooperHealth.edu).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 3, 1─2 p.m., via webinar. The topic will be "Do or Die: The Essentials of Mortality Risk Assessment," presented by Tu-Quynh Edwards, MD, MS, CCDS, CDIP, CCS. Click here to register. For information, contact Kristie Alexander (kristiealexander@texashealth.org).  
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 10, 2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Nadine Casillas (nadine.casillas@bannerhealth.com).
• The CDI Educators ACDIS networking group meets Friday, June 10, 2 p.m., via webinar. The topic is CDI in risk adjustment presented by Alicia Scott. One CEU will be awarded for those attending the meeting. For information, contact Danielle Martin (dmartin@mercy.com).
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, June 11, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tampa General Hospital. Click here to download the event flyer, which includes location and speaker details. For information, contact Edna Betances-Harold (betane@shands.ufl.edu).
• The Greater New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 16, 2─3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (greaterNYACDIS@gmail.com). 
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 22, for a virtual lunch-and-learn event. The topic will be strategies to accurately capture gram-negative pneumonia presented by chapter co-lead Adriana Cecchini, MSN, RN. More details to come. For information, contact Cynthia Labins (cmlabins@bwh.harvard.edu). 
• The Kentucky/Southern Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 23, 12 p.m., via webinar. The topic will be queries and physician burnout, presented by Mary Anne Fisanick, BSN, MBA, RN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Susanne Warford (Susanne.warford@bhsi.com).
• 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).

July:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information and the registration link, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).

August:

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

October:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 21, for their sixth annual conference. For information, contact the leadership team (California.acdis.chapter@gmail.com).

November:

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