Local chapter update: Time to fill out your leadership agreement forms

January 6, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 1

Earlier this week, local chapter and networking group leaders should have received an email from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas with the local chapter agreement contract which must be filled out annually. Leaders should be sure to read over the agreement, sign, and return it by the end of January. While you may have as many unofficial chapter leaders as you like, serving in roles such as secretary and treasurer, three main leaders must sign the agreement form, each working at a different organization.

If you are a current chapter leader looking to step down and need to find someone to fill your role, reach out to the ACDIS team (acdis-inquiries@simplifycompliance.com) for assistance with finding a replacement.

To submit a completed agreement, send a signed copy of the contract the ACDIS team. 

Local chapter leaders and those interested in volunteering are invited to an open webinar session to review agreement contents on Thursday, January 20, 12 p.m. ET. You can join the webinar by clicking here. For questions, email Varnavas at mvarnavas@acdis.org.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

January:

  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, January 14, via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
  • The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, January 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in-person. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, January 26, for “Defining and Querying for AKI and CKD: Could it be ATN?” presented by Shelia Duhon, national director of CDI, and Rhoda Chism, manager of CDI audit & education, with Steward Health Care LLC in Dallas, Texas. For information, contact Angie Balius (angela.balius@parknicollet.com)

February:

  • The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 4, for their annual conference. For information, contact Pamela Stence (pamela.stence@sharp.com).
  • The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 4, 2022, 1-3:30 p.m., via webinar, for the first annual Texas ACDIS Leadership Summit. For information, contact the general Texas ACDIS chapter email (txacdis@gmail.com).
  • The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 9, 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 23, for “Back to the Laboratory! Assessing Lab Values for CDI Outcomes” presented by Verona Lodholz, director of CDI with Accuity, based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. For information, contact Angie Balius (angela.balius@parknicollet.com)

April:

  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).