Local chapter update: Thanks for a great 2022!

To all our local chapter leaders and chapter members, ACDIS wishes you a wonderful rest of your holidays and a bright start to 2023. Thank you for all your efforts in 2022 that contributed to furthering education, sharing advice, and fostering community within the CDI profession. See you next year!

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.

January:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, January 13, 2023, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For more information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar for their quarterly meeting. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, January 19, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Outpatient CDI: Taking CDI to the Next Level” and will be presented by Shirlivia Parker, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, BS-HIM. For information, contact Jeneth Esquivel-Salinas (jeneth.esquivel-salinas@eehealth.org).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, January 26, 2023, 12–1:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “State of the Industry,” and will be presented by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (michiganacdis@gmail.com).

February:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “OIG Work Plan: What to Know” and will be presented by Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS. For information, contact Alma Yap (atyap@health.ucsd.edu).
• The Greater New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 16, 2023, 2–3 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “2022 Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice,” and will be presented by ACDIS Interim Director and CDI Education Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC. For information, contact Kalena Britt (greaternyacdis@gmail.com).