Local chapter update: Why use the online membership roster

On at least a quarterly basis, local chapter leaders remind their members to complete the official online membership roster. If you are a member of a local chapter please fill out this form. Doing so entitles you for a discount off national membership.

The form asks for standard demographic information such as name, credentials, etc. that gives local leaders an accurate view of chapter membership and ways to contact them. It also helps leaders and chapter members in a few other ways.

First of all, the form asks a couple simple questions aimed to increase participation in the chapter and help leadership teams facilitate education and networking events. For instance, the form asks whether a chapter member is interested in joining the chapter leadership team.

Similarly, the roster asks whether a member is willing to host or present at a chapter meeting, which can come in handy when chapter leaders are working to plan their next big event. When the time comes for a leadership transition or planning meetings, chapter leaders can request the roster from ACDIS national leadership and identify potential volunteers individually by emailing ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Editor Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org). 

So, what are you waiting for? Please take a moment to fill out the roster today.

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).

February:

• The Texas ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, February 22, 12-1 p.m., central, via webinar. For information, contact Amy Czahor (amyc@recordsone.com).
• The CDI Educator ACDIS networking group meets on Thursday, February 22, 12-1 p.m., pacific, via webinar to discuss the topic of CDI educators and data. For information, contact M.E. VanGelder (me.vangelder@honorhealth.com).
• The Central New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 22, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. Click here to download the event flyer (including registration instructions). For information, contact Amber Greer (agreer@chmed.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 23, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Please RSVP by Friday, February 16. For information, contact ncacdis@gmail.com.
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 28, 1-2 p.m.central, via conference call. For information, contact Faye Bakke (Faye.Bakke@essentiahealth.org).

March:

• The Massachusetts ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, March 2, 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Baystate Health in Springfield. Click here to download the agenda. Please RSVP to by February 23, to Lara Faustino (lara.faustino@bmc.org).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, March 8, 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Click here to download the agenda. For infromation, contact Chaka Prior (cprior3@gmail.com).
• The Alabama ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Brookwood Baptist Health—Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster. For information, contact Jeff Morris (jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, March 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at HonorHealth-Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale. Click here to see the save-the-date flyer. Please RSVP by March 16. For information and to RSVP, contact Debra Beisel Denton (Debra.BeiselDenton@mihs.org).
• The Maine ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, March 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. For information, contact Cathy Seluke (cathy.seluke@mainegeneral.org).

April:

• The Heart of Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, April 5, 6-8 p.m., at Nuance in Columbia. For information, contact Karen Elmore (kelmore@bjc.org).
• The Washington Evergreen and Oregon ACDIS chapters meet for a joint meeting Friday, April 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at PeaceHealth in Vancouver. Please register by March 15. For information, contact the Evergreen chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com) or Linda Dawson (linda.dawson@providence.org).
• The Florida ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, April 7, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Cape Coral Hospital in Cape Coral. Agenda details to follow. For information, contact Deb Dallos (deb-dallos@smh.com).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wheaton Franciscan Medical Building Conference Center in Milwaukee. Lunch will be served. For information, contact Diane Draize (diane.draize@ascension.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS Chapter meets on Friday, April 20, 12-2 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. For information, contact Candace Blankenship (evalani3@msn.com).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, April 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Agenda to follow. For information, contact Aimee Van Balen (avanbalen@lifespan.org).
• The Colorado ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, April 26, 3-7 p.m., at Centura Corporate Headquarters in Centennial. For information, contact Diane Kohler (dianekohler@centura.org).

Save-the-date:

• 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).
• 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).