Local chapter update: ACDIS chapters give back to their communities

The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter held their most recent meeting on Friday, November 3. The meeting featured the CDI presentations from expert speakers, breakfast, lunch, and networking time. The leaders also incorporated a slightly more creative piece to their meeting.

Before the meeting, the leadership collected gift cards and gift baskets to raffle at the event. While each attendee received a raffle ticket upon entry to the meeting, additional tickets were available for purchase.

After the event (which was a great success), the leadership team tallied the raffle proceeds and donated the collected money to the Providence General Children’s Association, a non-profit pre-selected by the leadership meeting. In total, the chapter donated more than $100 to the organization.

While the Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter most recently gave back to their community, the ACDIS team knows other chapters do similar things. If your chapter has a similar story or plans, let us know! We’d love to hear about how you’re affecting your broader community.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).

November:

• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter holds its fall conference on Friday, November 10, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Carolinas HealthCare System CDI Department at the David H. Murdock Research Institute. Please register by Friday, November 3. To register, click here. For information, contact ncacdis@gmail.com.
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 17, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Columbus. Click here to see the save-the-date! For information, contact Stephanie Arthur (stephanie.arthur@wellstar.org).
• The Central New York ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 17, 2-4 p.m., at Lourdes Outpatient Center in Vestal. Click here to download the flyer. Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 15. For information and to RSVP, contact Pamela Shapley (pamela.shapley@ascension.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 22, 1-2 p.m., via conference call. For information, contact Faye Bakke (Faye.Bakke@essentiahealth.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 30, 1-4 p.m., at Prentice Women's Hospital at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. For information, contact Colleen Stukenberg (cstukenberg@fhn.org).

December:

• The Maine ACDIS chapter meets on Friday, December 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. For information, contact Valerie Parent (vparent@emhs.org).
• The Pediatric ACDIS networking group meets Thursday, December 7, 3-4 p.m. EST, via webinar. For information, contact Leah Savage (leah.savage@nortonhealthcare.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets on Friday, December 8, 12-3 p.m., for their holiday meeting at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. There will be a pot luck from 12-1 p.m. For information, contact Candace Blankenship (candace.blankenship@medstar.net).
• The CDI Educator ACDIS networking group meets on Thursday, December 14, 12-1 p.m. PST, via webinar. Click here to download the save-the-date flyer. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (ME.VanGelder@honorhealth.com).

January:

• The Westchester/Hudson Valley ACDIS chapter meets on Thursday, January 18, 2-4 p.m., at Northern Westchested Hospital in Mount Krisco. For information, contact Kerry Seekircher (kseekircher@northwell.edu).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, January 17, 12-1 p.m. CST, via webinar. For information, contact Colleen Stukenberg (cstukenberg@fhn.org).

Save-the-date:

• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets on Thursday, February 1, 2018, 1-4 p.m., at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. For information, contact Leah Savage (leah.savage@nortonhealthcare.org).
• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter is tentatively planning to meet on Friday, April 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at PeaceHealth in Vancouver. More details to follow. For information, contact Lillian Dickey (Lillian.Dickey@providence.org).