Local chapter update: What are your 2018 ACDIS conference plans?

If you’ve ever attended an ACDIS national conference before, you’re probably aware of some of the fun activities the ACDIS team puts together each year. As always, purple and orange day will be on the first day of the conference, and the second day is state pride day. If your chapter is planning a get-together either during lunch on Day 2 with a theme for the table or afterhours, please let ACDIS administration know of your plans. 

ACDIS will be happy to spread the news about your event to any attendees from your state and to publicize the event on your chapter’s page and here in CDI Strategies. All you have to do is let us know!

If you’re celebrating, please send the following information to Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Editor Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org) so we can help you spread the news:

• Event date and time (during lunch? After hours?)
• Event location if afterhours
• Event details (such as theme or meet-up location)
• Event contact for more info

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).

May:

• The Suffolk County Long Island ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 4, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook. For information, contact scacdis@gmail.com.
• The CDI Educator ACDIS networking group meets on Friday, May 18, 12-1 p.m., PST, via webinar to discuss the topic of auditing your CDI program. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (me.vangelder@honorhealth.com).
• The New Jersey (Philadelphia/Delaware) ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 30, 8-10 a.m., at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. For information, contact Gina Stewart (gstewart@e4-services.com).

June:

• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter tentatively plans to meet Friday, June 8, at MUSC in Charleston. For information, contact Mary Hopkins (mary.hopkins@hcahealthcare.com).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Agenda to follow. For information, contact Lara Faustino (lara.faustino@bmc.org).
• The CDI Educator ACDIS networking group meets Friday, June 22, 12-1 p.m. PST, via webinar. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (me.vangelder@honorhealth.com).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, June 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Brady Conference Center, HonorHealth-Scottsdale Shea Campus. Stay tuned for more details. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (azacdischapter@gmail.com).

Save-the-date:

• The Westchester/Hudson Valley ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, July 12, 2-4 p.m., at Greater Hudson Valley Health System at the Orange Regional Medical Center Campus. For information, contact Kerry Seekircher (kseekircher@northwell.edu).
• The CDI Educator ACDIS networking group meets Friday, August 10, 12-1 p.m. PST, via webinar. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (me.vangelder@honorhealth.com).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 24, for their summer conference at Mission Health in Asheville. More details to follow. For information, contact the leadership team (ncacdis@gmail.com).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets on Friday, September 14, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson. Click here to download the save-the-date flyer. For information, contact Candace Blankenship (evalani3@msn.com).
• Missouri's three ACDIS chapters meet Saturday, October 20, for the third annual Show Me State conference at SSM DePaul in St. Louis. For information, contact Mariann Dinello (mariann.dinello@ssmhealth.com) or 314-344-6286.