Conference corner: ACDIS Achievement Award winners share their experiences
the Year Award winner and ACDIS CCDS
Coordinator Penny Richards shared a joyful
albeit tearful moment after Fields
accepted her award.
“I was very honored that I was even nominated,” said 2017 CDI Professional of the Year winner Rita Fields. “I can remember the first ACDIS conference I attended where this award was presented. […] I could only imagine how proud they were of this high achievement and what it would feel like. I never dreamed that one day I would be the person accepted this esteemed award.”
In addition to amazing educational and networking opportunities, the annual ACDIS Conference offers the CDI community the opportunity to honor professionals who exemplify the documentation improvement mission in the ACDIS Achievement Awards.
Candance Blankenship, the 2016 ACDIS Rookie of the Year Award winner, says that earning the award only “heightened her passion for the CDI profession. There was really an overwhelming sense of validation, personal pride, and professionalism.”
“Since our program started, I’ve learned so much,” said 2017 ACDIS Excellence in Provider Engagement award winner Nicole Fox. “I’ve been inspired to be an engaged medical director and constantly look for ways to improve the program and engage physicians in CDI.”
The 2018 ACDIS Conference, May 21-24, in San Antonio, Texas, offers five awards including:
- CDI Professional of the Year: Awarded to an individual who represent the best attributes of a CDI professional.
- Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement: Awarded to an individual who has made significant achievements in their facility or their broader organization.
- Excellence in Provider Engagement: Awarded to an individual who has made a difference through enhancing medical staff understanding, collaboration, and engagement.
- Rookie of the Year: Awarded an individual who has worked less than two years in CDI but has made a significant contribution in that time frame.
- Pediatric CDI Professional Achievement: Awarded to an individual who exhibits excellent dedication and service to the pediatric CDI profession.
Join us in San Antonio to discover and learn from this year’s winners. Who knows, one of the winners could be you! The nomination period closes Friday, February, 23.