Local chapter update: Recorded panel discussion on speaker recruitment available now!

If you missed the Chapter Advisory Committee summer panel last Friday on speaker recruitment and preparation, never fear! Chapter and networking group leaders can still access a recording of the great discussion held on soliciting and selecting speakers and topics, communicating expectations, and evaluating speaker and event success by clicking here.

You can always reference resources such as “Soliciting and evaluating speakers” available in the Local Chapter Leadership Toolkit as well, which can be accessed on the main local chapter page here, just under the interactive chapter map. If you have further questions, please feel free to reach out to the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org.

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.

August:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI's Role in Denials Avoidance,” and will be presented by Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, C-DAM, C-PA. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 18, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, "In the News: Seven Subjects CDI Specialists Need to Know, For Today and Tomorrow" and will be presented by Brian Murphy. For information, contact Carol McNutt (cmcnutt@lifebridgehealth.org).
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, for their quarterly meeting. For information, contact Eliza Elizee (eelizee@tgh.org).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 25, 2023, 10–11 a.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Utilization Review and CDI: Collaboration Is the Key to Success,” and will be presented by Teri Rice, RN, MSN, MBA, MHA, CHC. For information, contact Angelica Cage (angelica.cage@outlook.com).

September:

• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 9 a.m., for a hybrid event. The program will include food bank volunteering, four educational sessions, and a river dinner cruise. For information, contact James Doster (james.doster@atriumhealth.org).

October:

• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 26, 2023, 1–3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).