Local chapter update: Tell us about your upcoming meetings using the leadership request form!

ACDIS wants to hear about your chapter meetings! To have your upcoming events listed in the CDI Strategies newsletter each week as well as your local chapter page, make sure to complete the Local Chapter Leadership Request form here and select the option, “Add a meeting to the local chapter page and CDI Strategies newsletter.” Alternatively, if you are also applying for CEUs for the event, the “Apply for CEUs” option will also ask you if you’d like the meeting to be added at the end of the form.

You can always find chapter resources such as the leadership request form by going to the “Networking” tab on acdis.org, clicking on “Local Chapters & Networking Groups,” and scrolling down beneath the chapter map on the main page! 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.

October:

• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter is offering an on-demand webinar available from October 1 to December 31, 2023. The program is titled, “Social Determinants of Health - Quality of Care Implications,” and will be presented by Donicia Lee, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Amy Truitt (amytruitt@hcahealthcare.com).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 26, 2023, 1–3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).

November:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 2–3 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Mortality Reviews: It’s a Matter of Life or Death,” and will be presented by Donisia Lee, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 10, 2023, 12–1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “COUGH to Determine a Gram-Negative Pneumonia,” and will be presented by Adriana Cecchini, MSN, RN, CIC. For information, contact Denice Piwowar (denice.piwowar@bannerhealth.com).
• The CDI Educators ACDIS networking group meets Friday, November 10, 2023, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danielle Martin (dmartin@mercy.com).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Query Compliance: It’s a Big Deal,” and will be presented by Amanda Dinardo, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Angela Brisson, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 17, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program will be presented by Ahmed Abuabdou, MBBS, MBA. For information, contact Jennifer Murphy (jmurphy1@umm.edu).

December:

• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9 a.m., via webinar for its fourth quarterly meeting. For information, contact Paula Rector (pcrector@outlook.com).
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, December 9, 2023, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Broward Health Medical Center. For information, contact Edna I. Betances Harold (betane@shands.ufl.edu).