Local chapter update: Tell us your spring/summer plans via the Request Form!

If your chapter is planning events for this spring and summer, we’d love to hear about them and help you spread the word to the ACDIS community.

To tell us about your upcoming events, simply use the Leadership Request Form. Not only can you submit event information, but you can also request ACDIS CEUs for your event, request help securing a speaker, ask for an ACDIS resource to giveaway or leverage for education, and more.

Click here to send in your updates and requests today!

We can’t wait to hear about your plans!

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 Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 1–3 p.m., via webinar. The first program is titled, “Spinal Procedures in ICD-10-PCS”, and will be presented by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA. The second program is titled, “Understanding Burn and Frostbite Injuries: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment Approaches,” and will be presented by Melissa Kersten, MSN, RN, FNP-BC. For information, contact Shannon Tokarski (shannon.tokarski1@ascension.org).

June:

• The Northern New Jersey ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 3–5 p.m., via webinar, for their second quarterly meeting. For information, contact Marie Mathieu (marie.mathieu@hmhn.org).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 6, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Shock: CDI & Coding Tips,” and will be presented by Mini Bijo, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Angelica Cage (angelica.cage@outlook.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Jeopardy 3.0,” and will be presented by Mini Bijo, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).

Fall 2024:

• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 6, 2024, 11:45 a.m.–1 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 Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 6, 2024, via webinar for its fourth quarterly meeting. For information, contact James Doster (james.doster@atriumhealth.org).