Those on the ACDIS team know that I am a huge data nerd. Each month, part of my job is to analyze ACDIS’ website data to identify our membership’s needs and interests, helping us shape our offerings and better serve members’ needs. While talking to members one...Read More »
The ACDIS website has a new way to find out who holds the CCDS and/or CCDS-O credential. The new directory of credential holders allows users to easily search their own (or a potential or current employee’s) name, state, and...Read More »
The first quarterly call of 2021 was held on February 18 and featured three members of the ACDIS national team and two guests. ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas and Editors Linnea Archibald and Carolyn Riel were joined by Leadership Council member Brianna Brown, BSN, RN-BC, and...Read More »
Launched in fall 2019, the ACDIS CDI Scholarship program exists to assist CDI professionals in enhancing their careers with further education and to increase collaboration among their colleagues by sharing knowledge. Normally, ACDIS awards three scholarships annually. As we all know, however,...Read More »
Many ACDIS local chapters have upped their game during the pandemic. If you’ve been missing in-person local chapter gatherings or wondering how your local chapter can infuse energy and education into its events despite COVID-19, check out this agenda from the Georgia ACDIS chapter 2021 first...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
I recently had a conversation with a CDI specialist working in Canada. The profession is very young there and has not had the benefit of the years of growth and resource building we have had in the United States. I found her...Read More »
In case you missed it, on February 11 ACDIS hosted a webinar titled ACDIS Insights: The second surge impact of COVID-19 on CDI. This free 90-minute webinar took an in-depth look at the results of ACDIS’ COVID-19 second surge impact survey, reviewing the results of 13 questions...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
My parents transferred me from public school to Catholic school in second grade. We were Methodists at the time. That year, my Catholic school counterparts were earning their first communion bona fides. During such lessons, I was left alone in the classroom...Read More »