Local chapter update: Recording of Chapter Advisory Committee summer panel now available!

Last Thursday, ACDIS held the 2024 summer panel discussion with the Chapter Advisory Committee and association leadership, discussing virtual member engagement and remote meetings as well as offering concrete advice and tools for leaders looking to build their chapter communities. And if you were unable to attend the webinar live, anyone can access all of this helpful advice by listening to the recording here!

As always, if you have any questions from this webinar or other chapter topics, please email the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org.

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.

July:

• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, July 26, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danita Arrowood (darrowood@finthrive.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 26, 2024, 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Role of AI in CDI,” and will be presented by Michael Gao. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter is posting a webinar available from Monday, July 29, to Friday, August 2, 2024. The program is titled, “Aspiration Pneumonia: Aspirating Everything from Soup to Nuts,” and will be presented by Natalie Negro, MPH, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Jisha Chacko, MSN, RN. For information, contact Kay Blue (kblue2@solventum.com).

August:

• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 2, 2024, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in person. For information, contact Peggy Hickman (peggyhickman40@gmail.com).
• The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 4–5 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Delirium, Dementia and Encephalopathy: The Impact of Neuropsychiatric Diagnoses,” and will be presented by Merle Zuel, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Merle Zuel (zuel@mac.com).

Fall 2024:

• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 6, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Understanding the Intricacies and Implementation Strategies of Developing an Outpatient CDI Program,” and will be presented by Sandra Love, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC, and Joanne Wilson, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, 2024, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. in person at The Forum Event Center in Fishers, IN. For information, contact Sara Booker (indianaacdis@gmail.com).
• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, September 27, 2024, 1:30– p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danita Arrowood (darrowood@finthrive.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 15, 2024, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Lessons Learned: How a Definition Defines Sepsis Outcomes,” and will be presented by Alexis Wells, MSN, RN, LSSYB, CCDS, and Stacie Gandee, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, LSSYB. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 6, 2024, via webinar for its fourth quarterly meeting. For information, contact James Doster (james.doster@atriumhealth.org).