Conference corner: Nominate your colleagues for an ACDIS Achievement Award

The 2019 ACDIS Conference Committee has opened its call for achievement award nominations. Nominees should work closely with those nominating them in order to provide the most accurate information within the nomination forms and throughout the nomination process.

Please click the links to view each award’s specific criteria and then visit our online platform to begin filling out the nomination materials.

This year’s award categories include:

• CDI Professional of the Year: This award recognizes an individual who stands out as a consummate representative of the best attributes of a CDI professional. The nominee must have at least five years as a CDI professional at the time of their nomination. To read the bios of the CDI Professional of the Year award winners over the years, click here.
• Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement: This award recognizes an individual who has made significant achievements as a CDI professional in their facility or within their broader organization. The nominee must have at least three years as a CDI professional at the time of their nomination.
• Excellence in Provider Engagement: This award recognizes an individual who has made a substantive difference within their organization and the broader community through enhancing medical staff understanding, collaboration, and engagement. The nominee must have two or more years of experience in this role at the time of their nomination.
• Rookie of the Year: This award recognizes an individual who has served in the CDI profession less than two years from the time of his or her nomination but has made a significant contribution in that timeframe.
• Pediatric CDI Professional Achievement: This award recognizes an individual who exhibits dedication and service to the pediatric CDI profession and has made significant achievements in their facility or within their broader organization.
• Non-Traditional Setting CDI Professional Achievement: This award recognizes an individual who exhibits dedication and service to the CDI profession and has made significant achievements in a non-traditional setting such as outpatient, physician practice, long-term care, rehabilitation, or other setting type.

For additional information, contact ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas at mvarnavas@acdis.org.