Local chapter update: Reminder—Show your State Pride on Day 2 of the Conference

Show your state passion at State Pride Day—Wednesday, April 10—during the ACDIS conference! Keeping with ACDIS’ tradition, on the second full day of our conference, attendees are encouraged to dress in attire representative of their home state (such as sports gear, etc.) to pick out their CDI neighbors more easily in the crowd!

During lunch on Day 2 (April 10), local chapter leaders are also encouraged to pick a table or two to decorate with a theme of their choosing to help foster networking within their geographic region, and we want to hear about your plans! Prior to the conference, we’ll be sending conference attendees an email regarding their local chapter’s conference plans according to the state they’re from, including:

• Leaders’ names and contact information (or a person you designated as the conference chapter point person if no leaders are attending)
• State theme dress recommendations
• Plans for lunch on Day 2 (Will you be decorating a table?)
• Any after-hours events you have planned

Chapter leaders, to let us know your plans, please fill out this brief form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024confchapterplans

If you have any questions about the conference or planning your State Pride Day lunch gathering, please feel free to reach out to the ACDIS team (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.

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 a 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).

May:

• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 3, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Effective Clinical Validation to Reduce Denials,” and will be presented by Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O. For information, contact Alicia Gordon (alicia.m.gordon@vumc.org).