Local chapter update: Check in with chapter leaders about virtual education opportunities

April 16, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 16

Most local chapters have had to cancel their in-person events due to concerns related to COVID-19. ACDIS is collaborating with the Texas, Northwest Oregon, and Michigan chapters this month to help bridge the gap in learning and will continue to collaborate with willing groups in the coming months.

Additionally, local chapters are innovating and moving to online events using tools such as Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts, and other methods. In fact, the Georgia ACDIS chapter will be using Zoom for its meeting this coming Saturday, featuring a panel discussion on COVID-19 with our own CDI Boot Camp Instructor Sharme Brodie.

If your local chapter had moved to a virtual setting or has needed to cancel its event, please let us know.

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 Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org).  

April:

  • The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 17, 12-1:15 p.m., for a webinar titled “Joining Forces: How Ambulatory CDI can Collaborate with Inpatient Efforts,” featuring Jennifer Boles and Lori Ganote. For information, contact M.E. Van Gelder (mvangelder@honorhealth.com).
  • The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 17, 12-2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Deb McClain (dmcclain2@fmh.org).
  • The Oklahoma ACDIS chapter event slated for Friday, April 17, has been canceled. For information, contact Ann Donnelly (Ann.Donnelly@hillcrest.com).
  • The Oregon ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 17, 1 p.m. EST, via webinar. This virtual education session includes an on-demand presentation "Pneumonia: Clinical Criteria and Documentation Requirements for CDI Professionals" with Colleen M. Rafferty and Melissa Varnavas. Due to the recent need for postponement of many local chapter meetings, all ACDIS local chapter members, regardless of location, are invited to join. To register/join, click here.
  • The Texas ACDIS chapter meets via webinar on Friday, April 17, 12 p.m., to take a deep dive into one of the most established Outpatient CDI Programs in the nation with Sandra Love. To register/join, click here. For information, contact Justin Satterfield (justin@norwoodstaffing.com).
  • The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m., via webinar.
  • The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 22, 12 p.m. EST, via webinar. During this call, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas, will present the State of the Industry, reviewing the 2019 salary survey, recent publications, and industry news. Due to the recent need for postponement of many local chapter meetings, all ACDIS local chapter members, regardless of location, are invited to join. To register/join, click here.
  • The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter even slated for Friday, April 24, has been canceled. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com).
  • The Kansas City Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 25, 2-3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Debora Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).
  • The Virginia ACDIS chapter event slated for Saturday, April 25, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., has been postponed. More details to follow. For information, contact Denice Shelton (denice_shelton@bshsi.org).
  • The St. Louis Missouri ACDIS chapter event slated for Wednesday, April 29, has been postponed until July. For information, contact Pam Bulfer (pamela.bulfer@ssmhealth.com).
  • The New Orleans ACDIS chapter event slated for Thursday, April 30, has been canceled. For information, contact Judi Dowling (judith.dowling@ochsner.org).

May:

  • The New Orleans ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 7, 4 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Judi Dowling (judith.dowling@ochsner.org).
  • The Florida ACDIS chapter meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 16, has been canceled. The chapter is also looking for volunteers to join the leadership team. For information, contact Edna Betances-Harold (betane@shands.ufl.edu).