Local chapter update: Tell us your plans for state table decorations at the ACDIS conference!

Are you coming to the ACDIS conference in Chicago, May 8–11? Those of you who have attended in the past may recall that the second full day of the event on Wednesday, May 10 is State Pride Day! Attendees are encouraged to dress in attire representative of their home state (such as sports gear, etc.). This makes it easier for attendees to pick other folks from their state out in the crowd!

During lunch on Day 2, local chapter leaders are also encouraged to pick a table (or tables, depending on the size of your group) to decorate with a theme of their choosing to help foster networking within your geographic region. For example, one year the Florida chapter leaders brought an inflatable palm tree, the Kentucky leaders brought Derby-themed décor, and the Maine chapter leaders wore lobster hats.

About a week or so prior to the conference, we will be sending conference attendees an email regarding your local chapter’s conference plans according to the state they’re from, including:

• Leaders’ names and contact information (or a person you designated as the conference chapter point person if no leaders are attending)
• State theme dress recommendations
• Plans for lunch on Day 2 (Will you be decorating a table?)
• Any after-hours events you have planned

To let us know your plans, please fill out this brief form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023-chapter-conference-plans

If you have any questions about the conference or planning your State Pride Day lunch gathering, please feel free to reach out to us at info@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.

April:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Yeah, You Got an MCC, But the Whole Claim Got Denied,” and will be presented by Janice Orate Amon, CCDS, CCS, CHC. For information, contact Alma Yap (rnalmay@gmail.com or aayap@mednet.ucla.edu).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 20, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Jeopardy,” and will be presented by Emilie Navidad-McDermid, BSN, RN, CCDS, Dottie Fanning, BSN, RN, CCM, CCDS, and Jeneth Esquivel-Salinas, MSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Amy Bush (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).
• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, April 20, 2023, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Hot Topics in Pediatric CDI – Episode 1,” and will be presented by Amy Bush, BS, RN, MJ, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 21, 2023, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., via webinar, for their second quarterly meeting. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).
• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, April 21, 2023, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Clinical Documentation Improvement Process for Cancer Patients,” and will be presented by Cheryl Radin-Norman, LPN, RHIT, CTR. For information, contact Danita Arrowood (darrowood@nthrive.com).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “COUGH to Determine a Gram-Negative Pneumonia,” and will be presented by Adriana Cecchini. For information, contact Laura Anderson (laura.m.anderson@optum.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 28, 2023, 12–1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “State of the CDI Industry,” and will be presented by Linnea Archibald, associate editorial director of ACDIS. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).

May:

• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 19, 2023, 12–1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Two or More Sequencing Guidelines to Improve CMI and GLOS,” and will be presented by Angela Carmichael, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CRC. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “What Physicians Need to Know about Complications and Patient Safety Indicators,” and will be presented by Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Laura Anderson (laura.m.anderson@optum.com).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 25, 2023, 1-3 p.m., via webinar. The topics are AMI and long-term effects of COVID. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).