Local chapter update: Panel discussion on volunteer recruitment, event planning recording available!
If you’re a current volunteer assisting an ACDIS local chapter or networking group in some capacity, we recently invited you to join members of the Chapter Advisory Committee on Tuesday, November 18, 2-3 p.m. Eastern, for a discussion about volunteer recruitment and event planning.
The panel discussion was led by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald and featured members of the Chapter Advisory Committee and chapter leaders from across the country.
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.
December:
- The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, December 4, 3-4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Pediatric Inpatient Mental Health: CDI Impact,” presented by Jorde Spitler, MHA, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
- The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 10, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “It's Complicated: Capturing Transplant Complication Codes,” presented by Penny Cassidy, ADN, RN CCDS. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
- The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 12, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Under Pressure! Our Journey to Reduce PSI 3 and Improve Patient Outcomes,” presented by Jaime Bennett, BSN, RN, CCDS, Lydia Koepke, MS, APRN, RN-BC, CWON, and Sheila Wade, MSN, RN, NEA-BC. For information, contact Diksha Sharma (Dsharma55@gmail.com).
January 2026:
- The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 12, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “More Than a Checkbox: Why CDI and Clinical Validation Define the Future of Defensible Documentation Abstract,” presented by Kimberly Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).