Local chapter update: Spring into local chapter events!
May 14, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 21
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.
May:
- The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 20, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Neoplasm-Related Coding Guidelines,” presented by Asha Easo, RN, BSN, CCDS. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
- The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 27, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Unwinding Acute Myocardial Infarctions,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CDIP, CCDS. For information, contact Joseph Freet (jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu).
- The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 28, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Artificial Intelligence 101: How AI May Support CDI Goals,” presented by Keisha Downes, DMSc(c), MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Debra Canova (chasity.c.shaw@gmail.com).
June:
- The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, June 6, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., in-person, for their second annual conference. For information, contact Edna Betances-Harold (ebetancesharold@browardhealth.org).
- The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 17, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alma Yap (Debra.Canova@uhkc.org).
- The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 24, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Simplifying Encephalopathy,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CDIP, CCDS, CRC. For information, contact Keri Miller (kxm1473@miami.edu).
- The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 24, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “From Queries to Prevention: Leveraging AI in CDI to Reduce Denials and Drive Sustainable ROI,” presented by Eric Evenson, MBA, MHA, FACHE, and Thea Campbell. For information, contact Keri Miller (kxm1473@miami.edu).
