Local chapter update: How to encourage volunteer speaker involvement

April 25, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 17

Editor’s note: Angelica Naylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, co-leader of the Kansas City, Missouri, local chapter leaders, wrote this letter to her chapter members to encourage new volunteer speaker involvement and to highlight the benefits of volunteering. Leaders can adapt the letter and use it to encourage involvement in their own chapters.

Subject line: Knowledge shared = Knowledge²

Email body:

Kansas City ACDIS wants you! The more we know, the more we can grow!

We are searching for new volunteers to present at our local ACDIS meeting.

It takes all of us to keep this chapter learning and growing. We do not all do the same thing the same way. Please share your knowledge on what you do or what your organization is doing in CDI. Coders, physician advisors, quality, and case management professionals are also welcome to share their knowledge and expertise. We are all one big team, and we could not do CDI without our expert colleagues!

Fun Facts:

Did you know that we have 71 active members in the Kansas City ACDIS chapter?
We have 12 people who selected “Yes” they are willing to present at a meeting, seven out of that 12 have already presented, some more than once!
If all members were to present at least once, knowledge could be shared to over 5,000 people in the CDI community!

Please reach out to one of your chapter leaders if you are interested, have questions, or even if it’s a thought but you’re not sure on how to put the thought into action. We are here to help!

For a list of local chapter leaders in your state visit www.acdis.org/chapters/new and click on your state. To register to join a local chapter, complete the online membership roster. You can also complete the membership roster to let your chapter leaders know that you’re interested in volunteering, speaking, or hosting an upcoming event.

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).

April:

The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 25, 3:30 p.m., at Interstate Kitchen & Bar in Denver. Click here to download the save-the-date flyer. For information, contact Rachel Mack (rachel@iodinesoftware.com) and Janet Robinson (jrobinson@bch.org).
The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 25, 12-3 p.m. at Trinity Health Care, central business office in Bloomfield, Connecticut. RSVP by April 10 to Jessica Barberio (jessica.barbeiro@steward.org).
The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 26, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Swedish Hospital in Issaquah. Please register by April 16 to the chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com).
The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 26, 2:30-5:30 p.m., at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopedic and Spine Hospital in Toledo. For information, contact Maria Johar (mcojohar@gmail.com).
The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, April 27, 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Ascension Medical Building in Wauwatosa. Click here to download the event flyer and agenda. Please register by April 12. For information, contact Joan Korn (joan.korn@ascension.org).

May:

The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 2, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to download the save-the-date. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (mvangelder@honorhealth.com).
The New Orleans ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 9, 4-5 p.m., at Semolina’s Restaurant in Clearview. For information, contact Judi Dowling (judith.dowling@ochsner.org).
The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Monday, May 13, 12-5 p.m., at Advocate Support Center in Downers Grove. Click here to download the agenda and registration information. Please register by May 8. For information, contact Dottie Fanning (dorothy.fanning@advocatehealth.com).
The Suffolk County Long Island ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 22, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook. For information, contact Eileen Finnin (eileen.finnin@stonybrookmedicine.edu).
The Oklahoma ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 31, 1-3 p.m., at OU Medical Center, Samis Conference Center, in Oklahoma City. Click here to download the flyer. For information and to RSVP, contact Amanda Just (amanda.just@integrisok.com).

June:

The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, June 6, 3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Valerie Bica (valerie.bica@nemours.org).
The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, June 8, in Savannah. Please note that this meeting will include a volunteer opportunity with the Help End Hunger Food Bank. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).
The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 12, 2-4 p.m., central. For information, contact Angelica Naylor (angelica.naylor@outlook.com).
The Heart of Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 13, 12:30-1:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Karen Elmore (kelmore@bjc.org).
The Chapter Advisory Board invites chapter leaders and members to join them for a panel discussion on Thursday, June 20, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to register.

Save-the-date:

The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, August 3, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Honor Health Shea Medical Center—Brady Conference Center in Scottsdale. Click here to download the save-the-date. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (mvangelder@honorhealth.com).
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 Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, September 19, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (georgia.acdis@gmail.com).
The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, October 5, at McLaren Hospitality House in Flint. Click here to download the save-the-date. For information, contact Susan Fantin (susan.fantin@comcast.net).
Missouri's three ACDIS chapters meet Saturday, October 19, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for the fourth annual Show Me State Conference at Boone Hospital in Columbia. Click here to download the save-the-date. For information, contact Karen Elmore (kelmore@bjc.org).
The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com).
The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 25, at the University of California, Davis. More details to follow. For information, contact Rani Stoddard (stoddardrv@henrymayo.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.