Local chapter update: Chapters and networking groups are blossoming this spring, find an event near you!

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.

March:

• The Greater New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, March 21, 2024, 2–3 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Emerging Role of the CDI Analyst,” and will be presented by Lynn-Marie Wozniak, MS, RHIT, CDIP, FAHIMA. For information, contact Annette Brotzman (annette.brotzman@rochesterregional.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Orienting From Afar: Virtual Orientation and Education,” and will be presented by Autumn Reiter, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, and Laura J. Werner, DC, MSN, RN, BA, BSN, CDIP, CRCR, CCS. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 12–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Understanding Malnutrition in the CDI/Coding World,” and will be presented by Lyn Kutz, RN, CCS, CCDS, and Dorene Hughes, MSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Shannon Tokarski (Wisconsinacdis@gmail.com).

April:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 19, 2024, 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., via webinar, for their second quarterly meeting. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Building and Reinventing Pediatric CDI Program,” and will be presented by Sandra Love, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC, and Joy Bombay, MSN, MHA, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Alma Yap (Alma.Yap@cshs.org).
• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, April 26, 2024, at 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Danielle Martin (dmartin@mercy.com).