Local chapter update: How to use the online membership roster
As discussed a couple weeks ago, ACDIS national has rolled out a new online membership roster which chapters are required to use, per the Local Chapter Agreement Form. While there are benefits to the individual chapter member (namely, they’ll get a discount on national membership upon completion of the form), the ACDIS leadership team wanted to share a few ways leaders can use the roster for their chapter business.
First, some chapter leaders setup a couple laptops at the registration table during meetings, opened to the online membership roster so that folks attending the meeting can update their info or fill out the form for the first time on the spot.
Other chapters use the roster as a registration form prior to their event. They ask members to fill out the roster by a certain date and then, when that deadline has come and gone, the leaders request the roster from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas and Editor Linnea Archibald. Varnavas and Archibald pull the list and the leaders can see how many attendees to expect by pulling the names of those who filled out the form during the specified time period.
Chapter leaders can also use the roster to determine who to send continuing education certificates to after a meeting. During the meeting, leaders can instruct attendees to fill out the roster within 24 hours of the meeting and then request the list from Varnavas and Archibald at the close of the time period. Leaders can pull the list of those who filled out the form in the 24-hour window and send out the certificate to that list.
Whether or not you use the list for event registration, adding a line to chapter emails about the roster will help ensure that your contact list continues to be up-to-date. Try adding a note to this effect: “Keeping your contact information up-to-date is your responsibility. We ask members to complete the online membership roster on a quarterly basis and as needed due to changes in your person contact information or job status.”
And remember, leaders can reach out to Varnavas and Archibald at any point to request their current membership roster.
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 Varnavas and Archibald.
April:
- The Central New York ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 5, 2-4 p.m., at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. Click here to download the agenda. For information, contact Dawn Burr (dawnburr@crouse.org).
- The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 10, 2-4 p.m. central, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. For information, contact Angelica Naylor (angelica.naylor@outlook.com).
- The Saint Louis ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 10, 5:30 p.m. at Missouri Baptist in St. Louis. For information, contact Linda Canoy (linda.canoy@bjc.org).
- The Heart of Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 11, 5-8 p.m., at Boone Hospital Center, Conference Center 1A, in Columbia. For information, contact Karen Elmore (kelmore@bjc.org).
- The Westchester/Hudson Valley ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 11, 2-4 p.m., at Northern Westchester Hospital, conference room C, in Mount Kisco. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Kerry Seekircher (kseekircher@northwell.edu).
- The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 12, 12-2 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. Visit the Maryland page on the ACDIS website for the rest of the year’s lineup. Click here to download the agenda. For information, contact Deborah McClain (dmcclain2@fmh.org).
- The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, April 13, 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Click here to download the agenda. Click here to download the registration form. For information, contact Leigh Wolff (lwolffcds55@gmail.com), Lee Walton (lawalton@ascension.org), or Angela Green (agreen915@gmail.com).
- The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey. Click here to download the agenda. For information, contact Deanne Wilk (dwilk@pennstatehealth.psu.edu).
- The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 24, 1-2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Timothy Lindquist (timothy.c.lindquist@healthpartners.com).
- 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).
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).
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 Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, September 19, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.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 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).