Clinical deep dive: Cerebral edema and brain compression
Today’s guests are Katherine Wachs, BSN, RN, CCDS, who is a CDI specialist at Honor Health in Arizona, and Dawn Butler, BSN, RN, CCDS, who is a clinical documentation specialist network trainer at Honor Health.
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CEU info:
As a reminder before we close out, each ACDIS Podcast episode offers 0.5 ACDIS CEU which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential. Normally, listeners can claim their 0.5 CEU for the first four days from the time of publication, but because of the holiday, the ACDIS team has decided to extend that deadline.
To receive your 0.5 CEU, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Free Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: https://acdis.org/acdis-podcast/clinical-deep-dive-cerebral-edema-and-brain-compression)
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The cut-off for today’s episode CEU is Wednesday, July 8, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEU for this week’s episode.
Today’s sponsor:
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ACDIS update:
- Respond to the 2026 CDI Week Industry Survey by July 6! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026-CDI-Week-Industry-Survey)
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