Local chapter update: Chapters celebrate local superheroes

CDI Week provides a centerpiece for many chapter events nationwide, giving them a fun reason to celebrate their local CDI superheroes. CDI Week 2019 takes place in just a couple weeks, September 15-20, and many chapters already have plans on the books.

The Virginia chapter, for example, plans to meet via webinar on Friday, September 20, for a roundtable discussion of the 2019 CDI Industry Survey. The Oklahoma local chapter is also planning a CDI Week themed gathering on September 20 to celebrate the chapter’s one-year anniversary.

If your chapter is planning a CDI Week event, let us know! We’d love to help you spread the news and celebrate the work CDI professionals do all year long. And, don’t forget to send us pictures from your event to include in the annual CDI Week slideshow!

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).   

September:

• The Chapter Advisory Board invites chapter leaders and members to join them for a panel discussion on Thursday, September 12, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to register.
• The Arkansas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 13, 1-4 p.m., at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. For information, contact Cindy Whichard (cynthia.whichard@coniferhealth.com).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, September 19, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (georgia.acdis@gmail.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar for a roundtable discussion on the 2019 CDI Week Industry Survey results. For information, contact Fran DeLisser (franchesca_delisser@bshsi.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, for an all-day event at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson. Click here to download the registration form. For information, contact Deborah McClain (dmcclain2@fmh.org).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center in Indianapolis for their fall conference. Click here to download the event agenda. Click here to download the registration form. For information, contact Angela Green (agreen915@gmail.com).
• The Oklahoma ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, 12:30-3:30 p.m., at Hillcrest Medical in Tulsa. For information and to RSVP, contact Amanda Just (amanda.just@integrisok.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 20, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Fran DeLisser (franchesca_delisser@bshsi.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, September 25, 1-2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).

October:

• The Idaho ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 2, 12:30 p.m. mountain time. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Susie Curtis (curtisus@slhs.org) and Jenny Baumert (baumertj@slhs.org).
• The Iowa ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 4, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. For information, contact Deanna Brennan (deanna.brennan@uiowa.edu).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 5, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at McLaren Hospitality House in Flint. Click here to download the save-the-date. Click here to download the agenda. Click here to download the registration form. For information, contact Susan Fantin (susan.fantin@comcast.net).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 10, 1-4 p.m., at Boston Children's Hospital. For information and to RSVP, contact Jessica Barbeiro (jessrn316@hotmail.com).
• Missouri’s three ACDIS chapters meet Saturday, October 19, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, for the fourth annual Show Me State Conference. Click here to download the event flyer. Click here to download the welcome letter, which includes instructions for registration. For information, contact Karen Elmore (karen.elmore@bjc.org).
• The Oregon ACDIS chapter holds a joint meeting with OrHIMA Friday, October 25, at Linn Co. Fairgrounds Albany. For information, contact Bonita Quinn (bgquinn@stcharleshealthcare.org).
• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. More details to follow. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the University of California, Davis. To register and save your spot, click here. Click here to download the save-the-date flyer. For information, contact Rani Stoddard (stoddardrv@henrymayo.com).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Kristie Alexander (kristiealexander@texashealth.org).
• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, 1-4 p.m., at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. For information, contact Kathryn Vermillion (kmvermillion@mercy.com).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 26, in Milwaukee. More details to follow. For information, contact Joan Korn (Joan.Korn@ascension.org).

Save-the-date:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 20, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Rani Stoddard (stoddardrv@henrymayo.com).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 22, for their fall conference at Atrium Health in Charlotte. More details to follow. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (ncacdis@gmail.com).
• The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 4, 2-3 p.m. central, via webinar. For information, contact Angelica Naylor (angelica.naylor@outlook.com).
• The Chapter Advisory Board invites chapter leaders and members to join them for a panel discussion on Thursday, December 12, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to register.