ACDIS update: Free webinar on CCDS/CCDS-O exam on Wednesday, November 2

Are you interested in sitting for the CCDS or CCDS-O credential exams but don’t know where to start? Do you want to know more about what a CDI credential can do for you? Are you nervous about exam prep and studying?

Success happens where preparation and opportunity meet! Join ACDIS instructors Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, and Kim Conner, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, for the free webinar on Wednesday, November 2, CCDS and CCDS-O Credentials: Tips for Success, to learn about how earning your CCDS or CCDS-O credential can help you take the next step in your career. You’ll gain insight into the knowledge domains the credentials cover and how they can help you demonstrate your competence and expertise. You’ll also learn about the test taking process for both on-site and remote proctoring, as well as study and test taking tips.

Key benefits and highlights include:

• Benefits of CCDS and CCDS-O credentials and the importance of professional development
• What CCDS and CCDS-O mean to employers
• Test taking tips, including beating anxiety
• Understanding what’s in the exams
• How to prep for the exams
• What it’s like to sit for an exam onsite at a Prometric facility
• What it’s like to sit for a remote exam through Prometric’s secure remote proctoring system
• Q&A

Click here to register for free today!

Meet the speakers

Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, is a CDI education specialist for ACDIS at HCPro, a division of Simplify Compliance LLC, based in Middleton, Massachusetts. She serves as a full-time instructor for CDI Boot Camps as well as a subject matter expert for ACDIS. Her CDI experience includes a background in consulting in which she provided program reviews and training to medical staffs, including physician education at various healthcare facilities. Brodie is a member of the CCDS committee and is chair of the ACDIS Regulatory Committee.

Kim Conner, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, is a CDI education specialist for ACDIS at HCPro, a division of Simplify Compliance LLC, in Middleton, Massachusetts. She serves as a full-time instructor for HCPro’s CDI Boot Camps and PROPELCDI advisory services. She is a subject matter expert for ACDIS and frequently writes for ACDIS publications and speaks at ACDIS events. Conner has 20 years of clinical experience as a surgical ICU/burn trauma nurse at large academic medical centers. During her career, she has been responsible for initiating CDI programs in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, developing ongoing education across the continuum of care.