Local chapter update: Apply 30 days in advance to offer CCDS CEUs at your next chapter meeting

You’ve finished planning your next local chapter event. You’ve found the speakers and created an agenda. Now, you want to start advertising and getting people interested. Offering CCDS CEUs can be a great way to entice folks to participate.

Though there’s no monetary charge for chapter’s offering these credits, however, there is still a process which chapter leaders must follow.

First, local chapter leaders must complete the local chapter CEU application and email it to CCDS Coordinator Penny Richards (prichards@acdis.org) and ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org) at least 30 days in advance of the meeting. This allows ACDIS the time necessary to process the application and request clarifications if needed.

The application should include all the details for the event (even if there are multiple speakers, please include them on one form). It should be accompanied by speaker/presenter bios (with credentials), a list of learning objectives, a list of benefits to the attendee, and a timed agenda. Please remember that one CEU is provided per hour of instruction, excluding breaks.

A good rule of thumb to ensure you send the application on time is to email it to ACDIS as soon as the speaker and agenda for the meeting are set.

If you’d like to learn more about CCDS CEUs, click here. To download the editable local chapter CEU application, click here.

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 Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 16, 1-3 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. For information, contact Candace Blankenship (evalani3@msn.com).
• 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. CST, 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. For information and to RSVP, contact Lara Faustino (lara.faustino@bmc.org).
• The Alabama ACDIS chapter meets on 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 on 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).

Save-the-date:

• The Washington Evergreen and Oregon ACDIS chapters meet for a joint meeting on 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 and more 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 Central New York ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 20, 1-3 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. Please RSVP by April 13. To RSVP and for information, contact Dawn Burr (dawnburr@crouse.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 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).