Local chapter update: Upcoming call and updated resources for chapter leaders
We know how much it takes to run a chapter, and ACDIS is here to help. As part of the ACDIS Chapter Advisory Committee’s plans to provide support for local chapter leaders, the committee is hosting a summer panel discussion on Friday, July 28, at 1 p.m. eastern to offer tools and concrete advice!
If you have burning questions about speaker solicitation, agenda building, and leadership organization, feel free to reach out to the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org to let us know before the panel! You can also bring your questions to the live call during the dedicated time for Q&A.
In the meantime, remember the Chapter Advisory Committee has also reviewed and compiled the updated ACDIS Local Chapter Leadership Toolkit, which has an abundance of resources and documents for leaders on topics such as:
- Hosting your first meeting
- Virtual meetings
- Expanding participation
- PowerPoint templates
- Sample onsite volunteer duties
- Sample meetings in a can
- Vendor involvement
- Soliciting and evaluating speakers
- Leadership team building
- Sample chapter bylaws
- And more!
To register for the summer panel discussion, click here. You can check out the full list of resources available anytime listed beneath the map of the main local chapter page on acdis.org, or by clicking here.
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.
June:
- The Maine ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northern Light EMHS, Cianchette Auditorium, in Brewer. For information, contact Tammy Jutras (tammy.jutras@ensemblehp.com).
- The Missouri St. Louis 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 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 21, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Matter of Mortalities: Educating Providers on “Why” Their Words Matter, Diagnosis Capture, Documentation Integrity, Risk Adjustment, and Mortality Measurement,” and will be presented by Lisa Fuller, BSN, RN, CCDS. 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).
August:
- The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. For information, contact Eliza Elizee (eelizee@tgh.org).