Local chapter update: What are the responsibilities of a local chapter leader?

ACDIS National requires local chapter leaders to submit a signed agreement form annually by January 30. As we gather the final forms for the remaining groups, we wanted to take a moment to go over some key aspects of the form. Over the coming weeks, each section of the agreement form will be covered in CDI Strategies, so make sure to follow along.

Section I of the agreement form lays out the services rendered by both ACDIS National and the local chapter leadership teams. To assist local chapter leaders in their endeavors, ACDIS National agrees to:

• Act in a manner compliant with its Code of Ethics and within the best interest of the Association and its membership.
• Assist local chapter leadership in support of the ACDIS mission statement to address the educational and networking needs of the CDI community.
• List local chapter information on its website, www.acdis.org.
• Provide local chapter leaders general guidance with meeting facilitation, including use of the local chapter resources page.
  • Participate in local chapter leadership meeting calls, as needed and at the discretion of ACDIS National leadership, to assist with meeting planning and leadership transitions.
• Provide ongoing conference calls for local chapter leadership in conjunction with the Chapter Advisory Board to address concerns and provide insight on effective local chapter management and leadership.
• Provide the local chapter with limited use of the ACDIS local chapter logo, including permission to use on local chapter websites, collateral, or chapter correspondence.
• Provide the local chapter with additional ACDIS marketing collateral for the local chapter’s use and dissemination, as available and at the discretion of ACDIS National leadership.

If you haven’t sent in your 2019 chapter agreement form, please review, sign, and submit it as soon as possible. If you have any questions, contact Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Editor Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Varnavas and Archibald. 

February:

• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 14, 12-2:30 p.m., at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. For information and to RSVP, contact Keisha Downes (KDownes@tuftsmedicalcenter.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 15, 12-2 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. For information, contact Deborah McClain (dmcclain2@fmh.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter and the CDI Educator networking group meet Friday, February 15, 12-1 p.m. mountain time, via webinar. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (ME.VanGelder@honorhealth.com).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Susan Fantin (susan.fantin@comcast.net).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 27, 1-2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Tim Lindquist (timothy.c.lindquist@healthpartners.com).

March:

• The Pediatric ACDIS networking group (APDIS) meets Thursday, March 7, 3 p.m., eastern. For information, contact Val Bica (valerie.bica@nemours.org) and Leah Savage (leah.savage@BHSI.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, March 23, for their spring meeting. More details to follow. For information, contact Fran DeLisser (Franchesca_Delisser@bshsi.org).
• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 29, for an all-day event at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. For information, contact Sherri Clark (sclark@utmck.edu).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 29, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).

Save-the-date:

• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 12, 12-2 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. Visit the Maryland page on the ACDIS website for the rest of the year’s lineup. For information, contact Deborah McClain (dmcclain2@fmh.org).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 19, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey. For information, contact Deanne Wilk (dwilk@pennstatehealth.psu.edu).
• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 25, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. For information, contact Susan Browne (susan.browne@triohealth.org).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, June 8, in Savannah. Please note that this meeting will include a volunteer opportunity with the Help End Hunger Food Bank. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, September 19, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. More information to follow. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).
• Missouri's three ACDIS chapters meet Saturday, October 19, 2019, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for the fourth annual Show Me State Conference at Boone Hospital in Columbia. Click here to download the save-the-date. More information to follow. For information, contact Karen Elmore (kelmore@bjc.org).