Local Chapter Updates: Upcoming events in your area

The following is a list of all the upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@hcpro.com) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@hcpro.com).

March

• The pediatric networking group APDIS meets Thursday, March 2, via webinar. For information, contact Leah N. Savage, at Leah.Savage@nortonhealthcare.org. 
• The Indiana ACDIS Chapter Spring Conference takes place Saturday, March 4, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. For information, contact Lee Walton at LAWalton@stvincent.org.
• The Kansas City Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets Tuesday, March 7, at 2-4 p.m., at Liberty Hospital. For information, contact Christine Schattenfield, cneuman@saint-lukes.org.
• Tennessee ACDIS Chapter co-leader Sherri Clark, BSN, RN-BC, CCDS, CCS, heads to Knoxville Convention Center on March 8, where she participates on a panel discussion titled 'The powerful impact of CDI & Coding on Quality Reporting: Core Measures, PSIs, Outpatient CDI.” For more information, visit http://thima.org/annualmeeting/.
• The Connecticut ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, March 9, 1:30-3 p.m., at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. For information, contact Nancy Napolitano napolitanonancy@hotmail.com.
• The Utah ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, March 16, to discuss CDI role in ensuring documentation accuracy for risk adjustment reimbursement. For information, email uacdis@gmail.com.
• Leaders of the Washington ACDIS Chapter will head to Spokane to join the Washington AHIMA leaders for its annual conference event March 16-18 at Red Lion at the Park. For more information, visit http://www.wshima.org/annualmeeting/.
• The Arizona ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, March 22, 5:30-8:00 p.m., at Mimi’s Café at Desert Ridge in Phoenix, to discuss end stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy. For information, contact Alma Yap at rnalmay@gmail.com.
• The Ohio ACDIS Chapter meets March 23, 5:15-8 p.m., at the University Hospitals’ customer service center in Highland Heights. Cost is $12 at the door. For information, contact Lisa McLuckie at lmcluckie@wchosp.org.
• The Wisconsin ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, March 23, noon to 1 p.m., via teleconference. Guest speaker Fran Jurcak, MSN, RN, CCDS, presents on improving quality initiatives through CDI. For information, contact Diane Draize, at Diane.Draize@ascension.org.
• The Massachusetts ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, March 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The is at capacity but the team is currently taking a waiting list. If you previously RSVP’d but cannot attend please notify leadership to make room for others. For information, contact Joyce M. Williams, at JWilliams@Lifespan.org.

April

• The St. Louis Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets April 19, 6:30-8 p.m., at St. Luke’s. Outside food/drink is against hospital policy, so no pot luck this time. For information, contact Michael McKelvey, michael.mckelvey@bjc.org.
• The central New York CDI networking group meets Friday, April 21, 2-4 p.m., at the Pomeroy School of Nursing in Syracuse, featuring a presentation by Bobbie Massena, RN, assistant director of UM/CDI. RSVP by April 17, by email to Dawn Burr at dawnburr@crouse.org.
• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, contact Lillian.Dickey@providence.org.
• The California ACDIS Chapter holds its third-annual conference Friday, September 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. For information, contact Rani V. Stoddard at stoddardrv@henrymayo.com.  
• Missouri’s three ACDIS local chapters join for a full-day conference event on October 14, at the University of Kansas Hospital. For information, contact michael.mckelvey@bjc.org.