Local chapter update: Set your calendars, gather more CDI friends for your next event

March 28, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 13

As the first quarter of the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to solidify your local chapter events calendar for 2019. Having a set calendar helps potential attendees plan in advance, make any necessary travel arrangements, and even volunteer for to host or speak for one of the events.

Though ACDIS national only requires chapters hold two meetings per year, many choose a quarterly cadence, moving the events around the state or alternating between in-person and virtual events so that the most people possible can participate in chapter festivities.

If your local chapter is holding an event or has the whole year’s schedule settled, please take a moment to review the list below and contact Associate Director Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Editor Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org) if you don’t find yours listed.

If the ACDIS staff knows when and where your events are taking place, they can help you reach more people in your geographic area and offer guidance as you plan.

When sending your event info, please include the following details:

Date
Time
Location
Any relevant details you’d like to include (e.g., save-the-date flyer, agenda, registration link, etc.)
Name and email address of the event contact

We look forward to hearing about your plans! Remember, too, that local chapters are encouraged to apply for CCDS continuing education credits free of charge. Leadership must complete the application form 30 days prior to the event. And, if you’re not currently part of a chapter, make sure you fill out the online membership roster to get connected with your local leaders.

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.

March:

The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 29, 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. For information, contact Sherri Clark (sclark@utmck.edu).
The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 29, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Piedmont Athens Hospital in Athens. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).

April:

The Idaho ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 3, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at St. Luke's Medical Center in Boise. For information, contact Susie Curtis (curtisus@slhs.org).
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 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. 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 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).

Save-the-date:

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 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).