Local chapter update: Chapter Advisory Board panel discussion for local leadership on July 28!

The ACDIS Chapter Advisory Committee is pleased to announce their plans to host two panel discussions for local chapter and networking group volunteers each year! The calls will be hosted in the summer and winter months to help leaders prepare for the typically busy fall and spring meeting seasons.

All those volunteering to assist ACDIS local chapters and networking groups are invited to attend the summer panel discussion with the Chapter Advisory Committee and association leadership on Friday, July 28, at 1 p.m. eastern.

During the webinar, the Chapter Advisory Committee will discuss speaker solicitation and offer concrete advice and tools for leaders looking to build their fall event agendas. If you have questions you'd like to pose to the panel in advance of the call, please email the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org. There will also be dedicated time during the call for Q&A.

This panel discussion will be led by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald and will feature the following members of the Chapter Advisory Committee:

• Amy Bush from the pediatric ACDIS networking group (APDIS)
• Paula Rector from Georgia
• Rani Stoddard from California
• Jenny Taylor from Idaho/Washington
• Ashely Vahey from Pennsylvania

Click here to register for the call today!

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.

June:

• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, June 1, 2023, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Inpatient Pediatric APR-DRG CDI Benchmarking: A Children's Hospital Association Perspective,” and will be presented by Amber Davidson, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, and James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Maine ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northern Light EMHS, Cianchette Auditorium, in Brewer. For information, contact Tammy Jutras (tammy.jutras@ensemblehp.com).
• The Missouri St. Louis ACDIS chapter meets Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Mortality Reviews: It's a Matter of Life or Death,” and will be presented by Donisia Lee, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Sara Booker (sbooker.in.acdis@gmail.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Mortality Reviews: It's a Matter of Life or Death,” and will be presented by Donisia Lee, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Sara Booker (sbooker.in.acdis@gmail.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Clinical Validation Denials: Documentation is Key,” and will be presented by Shirlivia M. Parker, MHA, RHIA, BS, CDIP. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 21, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Matter of Mortalities: Educating Providers on “Why” Their Words Matter, Diagnosis Capture, Documentation Integrity, Risk Adjustment, and Mortality Measurement,” and will be presented by Lisa Fuller, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).

July:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 21, 2023, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For more information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).

August:

• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. For information, contact Eliza Elizee (eelizee@tgh.org).