Local chapter update: Who to find at the ACDIS conference

October 21, 2021
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 47

With the national ACDIS conference taking place next week in Dallas, chapter leaders may be wondering who from the national team they can expect to see there for any chapter-related questions.

ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org) will be present at the conference and serve as your point-person for any chapter business. Feel free to come up and say hello, ask any questions, and let her know any information about things your chapter has planned moving forward.

Not sure what Riel looks like? Find her photo on the ACDIS leadership page so you know how to spot her!

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.

October:

  • The CDI Educators networking group meets Friday, October 22, 1:30-2:30 p.m., for an open forum phone conference. For information, contact Coral Fernandez (coral.fernandez@bhsi.com).
  • The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Denice Shelton (denice_shelton@bshsi.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meeting slated for Wednesday, October 27, 1-2 p.m., has been canceled. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).
  • The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 28, 10-11 a.m., via webinar. The topic is hypercoagulable states presented by Samuel Goldhaber, MD. For information, contact Cynthia Labins (cmlabins@bwh.harvard.edu).

November:

  • The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 4, 12-1 p.m., via webinar on the topic of severe protein calorie malnutrition from a denial’s perspective. For information, contact Dottie Fanning (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).
  • The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 5, 12-1:15 p.m., via webinar. The topic is CDI and physician education presented by Fran Jurcak. For information, contact Sydni Johnson (sydni.johnson@bannerhealth.com).
  • The Kentucky and Indiana ACDIS chapters meet Wednesday, November 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., via webinar for a hybrid regional conference. Click here to register. For information, contact Lisa Fuller (lisa.fuller@bhsi.com).
  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 17, 1-2 p.m. Details to follow. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).

December:

  • The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 1, 2-3:30 p.m. Details to follow. For information, contact Debra Canova (Debra.Canova@tmcmed.org).
  • The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, December 2, 3-4:40 p.m. The speaker is Julian Everett from Orlando Health. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).