Local chapter update: What to plan for your chapter during CDI Week

Believe it or not, it’s already about that time of year to consider what your local chapter or networking group can plan during CDI Week celebrations! This year, CDI Week will be celebrated September 15-19, and we encourage chapters to acknowledge this week of recognition for CDI professionals in some way with their members. For instance, you can:

• Plan a chapter/networking group meeting sometime during the week
• Encourage your members to sign up for the CDI Week State of the Industry webinar (Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m. eastern; more information to come!)
• Request a chapter resource from ACDIS to offer your members (two resources are allotted to chapters per year)
• Share the link with your members to download the 2025 CDI Week poster in advance
• Remind your members to take advantage of the ACDIS membership discount from filling out the chapter roster, on top of CDI Week discounts that will be available

Whatever you decide to do during CDI Week, big or small, this is a great opportunity for your local chapter or networking group to foster community and share appreciation among CDI professionals! As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to 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 Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, July 10, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Unwinding Acute Myocardial Injury, Demand Ischemia, and Acute Myocardial Infarctions,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC. For information, contact Laurie Morelle (lmorelle@brownhealth.org).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, July 16, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Aspiration Pneumonia: Aspirating Everything from Soup to Nuts,” presented by Natalie Negro, MPH, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Jisha Chaco, RN, MSN. For information, contact Cindy Hestir (hestirc@health.missouri.edu).
• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, July 17, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “July Hot Topics,” presented by Jeff Morris, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, Amy Bush, BS, RN, MJ, CCDS, CCS, and Amanda Halsey, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 18, 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., via webinar, for their third quarterly meeting. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).

August:

• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 20, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in person, for their annual conference. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).