Conference corner: Win support for attending the 11th annual ACDIS conference

Editor’s Note: CDI professionals wishing to earn support from program administrators to attend the ACDIS 11^th Annual Conference may adapt the following proposal.

To whom it may concern:

I would like to attend the ACDIS conference in San Antonio, May 21-24, 2018. Understanding the limitation of our CDI program professional development budget, I want to outline why attendance represents a worthy expense.

The ACDIS conference offers a diverse range of sessions on the latest trends and techniques to enhance not just my own professional skills, but will afford me education I can bring back to our facility to share with our entire CDI program. The 2018 conference features more than two full days of training, education, and networking opportunities, with six concurrent tracks featuring a diverse range of topics including best practices for staff management, physician engagement, clinically focused chart reviews, and critical regulatory updates.

Here is a link to the conference webpage, which includes the complete agenda.

ACDIS always offers pre-conference events that we may also want consider including one on Mastering Clinical Concepts in CDI, another on CCDS Exam Prep, and a third on The Physician Advisor Role in CDI.

The conference offers us an opportunity to meet and problem-solve with CDI experts. We can learn first-hand from the experiences of others which makes this an opportunity we cannot afford to miss.

As evidence of the event’s positive outcomes , here are a few things previous attendees said:

• “It’s a great opportunity to get ahead of what’s coming in the future of CDI and to confirm things that you’re doing right and correct things the need correction in your practice.”
• “All the presentations are outstanding. Specific concepts such as coding, documentation, quality, regulations, and strategies were all well addressed. It provided a lot of learning opportunities within different hospital settings and organizations too.”
• “I have been a nurse for more than 30 years, but only doing CDI work for 2-3 years. In my prior specialty, I have been to numerous conference all over the country and this ACDIS conference, by far, is one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended. The sessions were all ‘right on the pulse’ of CDI work, issues, conundrums, and challenges. The info was very pertinent and extremely helpful. The speakers were of the highest quality, and excellent across the board.”

Personally, I want to attend the conference to get information or help with:

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Here is an estimation of the cost to send me to the ACDIS Conference. The cost of conference includes the cost of some breakfasts and lunches:

Hotel: The hotels in the area range from $159 per night to $219 per night (hotels fill quickly so we should reserve as soon as possible).

Registration: $1,050 (early-bird discount is $950); ACDIS member $950 (early bird $850)

Airfare/travel will need to be assessed, also.

I am requesting approval so we can take advantage of the early-bird registration rate of only $850 (if we’re ACDIS members) if we register before March 20, 2018. If we send the team, the fifth person registers for free (which we may wish to take advantage of).

If we are approved, we can further discuss which sessions might be best to attend to benefit our overall program. And, of course, we’ll meet after the conference to discuss significant takeaways, tips, and recommended actions to maximize our investment for our CDI program. I will also share relevant information with the team and other staff.

Thank you for considering this request. Again, if I get approval now, then we can save up to $200 on the registration, and keep our total investment to about $2,000. I look forward to your reply.

Thank you!

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