Local chapter update: Don’t forget to apply for your CEUs

April 15, 2021

CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 15

Did you know, if you’re holding a local chapter meeting, it may be applicable for CCDS continuing education units (CEUs)? Many topics being covered during your regularly scheduled local chapter or networking group meetings qualify for CCDS CEUs, meaning you can offer those credits to your members who attend!

Simply send your completed CEU application to ACDIS Editor, Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org) and Editorials Director, Events & Education, Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org). Please provide as much information as possible about the event and topic. Additional materials, such as speaker bios and slide decks, is encouraged. Note that applications must be received by ACDIS at least 30 days prior to the event date.

Click here for more information. Reach out to Riel or Varnavas for additional questions.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

April:

The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 15, 12 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Pamela Hughes (gatrchic35@gmail.com).
The Oregon ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., via webinar. Details to follow. Click here to download the event “save the date” flyer. For information, contact Cindy Fessler (cfessler@lhs.org).
The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 16, 12 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Deb McClain (dlmcclain@frederick.health).
The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 22, 12 p.m., via webinar. The presentation is titled “Relationships Between the Coders and CDIs: How We Work with the Hospitals as a Central Department.” Click here to download the event “save the date” flyer. For information, contact Dottie Fanning (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).
The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 28, 1 p.m. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).
The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 28, 12 p.m., via webinar on the topic of “Congestive Heart Failure.” For information, contact Angela Green (agreen915@gmail.com).
The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 29, 11:30 a.m., via webinar. The topic is “Surviving Sepsis.” For information, contact Stacey Jackson (stacey.jackson@steward.org).
The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 30, 9:30 a.m., via webinar. For information, contact Deanne Wilk (dwilk@pennstatehealth.psu.edu), Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org), or Branda McCowan (bmccowan@susquehannahealth.org).
The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 30, 1 p.m., via webinar. The presentation is titled “Gotcha! A CDI PA’s Guide to an Effective CDI Chart Review.” For information, contact Sherri Clark (sclark@utmck.edu).
The Oklahoma ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 30, 1 p.m., via webinar. The presentation is titled “2020 Coding Clinic Review for CDI.” Click here to download the event “save the date” flyer. For information, contact Darcy Genisio (darcy.genisio@hillcrest.com).

May:

The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 5, 3 p.m., via webinar. The presentation is titled “Complications of Care.” For information, contact Laura Stuber (lastuber@gundersenhealth.org).
The CDI Educators networking group and Arizona ACDIS chapter meet Friday, May 7, 12-1:15 p.m., via webinar for a lunch-and-learn event. information, contact Sydni Johnson (Sydni.Johnson@bannerhealth.com) or Coral Fernandez (Coral.Fernandez@BHSI.COM).
The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 13, 12 p.m., via webinar on the topic of OIG malnutrition audits and COVID-19 CDI and coding updates. For information, contact Susan Fantin (Susan.Fantin@mclaren.org).

June: