Local chapter update: Local pride on national display at 2024 conference

The ACDIS team cannot believe that the 2024 ACDIS conference is officially in the books! Last week, roughly 1,000 CDI professionals, speakers, exhibitors, and ACDIS and HCPro staff converged on Indianapolis for several days of education, networking, and fun. Every year, one of our favorite days is State Pride Day, which always takes place on Day 2 of the conference.

This year, we saw so much state spirit on display in the Exhibit Hall during lunch! From Maryland with their crab stuffed animals and state flags, to Tennessee with their poster of state icons (Dolly Parton included, naturally!), the Northwest group (Washington, Oregon, and Idaho) with their tiny pine trees, beaver stuffed animals, and fish, and Arizona with their colorful dessert fiesta—we were blown away by your creativity and enthusiasm!

If you weren’t there, or were and want to relive the magic, here are some of our favorite photos!

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).