Local chapter update: Look out for these state pride tables next week at the conference!

The second day at the ACDIS conference is always a party, thanks in large part to the enthusiasm and efforts of local chapters to celebrate their home states! With less than a week before many of us can sit around tables in person together, many chapters have let us know their plans for the state pride tables that can be decorated for the lunch break on Wednesday, May 10. Here’s our current list of participating states and a few notes on the fun things they have in store:

• Arizona will have a decorated table.
• Florida will have a decorated table.
• Georgia will decorate a table with a Georgia sign and other Georgia relevant icons.
• Indiana will decorate a table with state-specific sports and Indy 500 décor.
• Kansas, while it does not have an active chapter currently, will have a decorated table.
• Maine will have a decorated table.
• Maryland will decorate a table highlighting the Chesapeake Bay, their national estuary. Chapter leaders will be wearing black t-shirts with a Maryland crab-shaped flag and will also run a few giveaways!
• Michigan will decorate a table with cars and mittens décor. They encourage chapter members and friends to wear auto-themed attire!
• Minnesota will have a decorated table. They encourage chapter members and friends to wear purple or their favorite MN sport team gear!
• North Carolina will decorate a table with a Dogwood flower theme, both for the state flower and in honor of Melissa Varnavas. They encourage chapter members and friends to wear clothing inspired by this theme as well!
• South Carolina will decorate a table in a beach and mountain theme.
• Texas will have a decorated table.
• Wisconsin will decorate a table with the Wisconsin "cheese head" theme and possibly the Badgers sport team. Chapter leaders will likely wear cheese head hats!

Don’t see your state? The ACDIS team encourages anyone interested in decorating a state pride table and gathering with their local peers to reach out to us at info@acdis.org! You can also simply wear your state-specific attire (we’ve seen sports jerseys, pins, hats, and more over the years!) and gather informally with others from your state for lunch.

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.

May:

• The Greater New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 18, 2023, 2–3 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Overcome ICD-10-CM/PCS Cardiovascular Coding Challenges,” and will be presented by Adrienne Commeree, RHIA, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC. For information, contact Annette Brotzman (annette.brotzman@rochesterregional.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 19, 2023, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Respiratory Update,” and will be presented by Rebekah Douglas, BTPS, RRT, CCDS, CCS, and Kristine Kesner, RRT, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Carol McNutt (cmcnutt@lifebridgehealth.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, May 19, 2023, 12–1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Ulcers, Ulcers Everywhere,” and will be presented by T. Nichole Baca, BS, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Denice Piwowar (denice.piwowar@bannerhealth.com).
• 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 first program is titled, “Cardiovascular Diagnoses that Challenge Providers: A Physician Advisor Perspective” and the second is titled, “Post COVID” and will be presented by Timothy Brundage, MD, CCDS, and Kathy Grill, RN, CCDS, respectively. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).

June:

• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, June 1, 2023, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Inpatient Pediatric APR-DRG CDI Benchmarking: A Children's Hospital Association Perspective,” and will be presented by Amber Davidson, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, and James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Mortality Reviews: It's a Matter of Life or Death,” and will be presented by Donisia Lee, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Sara Booker (sbooker.in.acdis@gmail.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Clinical Validation Denials: Documentation is Key,” and will be presented by Shirlivia M. Parker, MHA, RHIA, BS, CDIP. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 23, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).

July:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 21, 2023, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For more information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).