Local chapter updates: Summer plans

As summer rapidly approaches and vacation plans become finalized, remember to keep ACDIS in apprised of your local chapter events.

Whether your event is summer themed or not, we want to know about it! Please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org) about your plans.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas and Linnea Archibald. 

June:

• The Kentucky ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 1. For information, contact Leah Savage (Leah.Savage@nortonhealthcare.org).
• The Alabama ACDIS Chapter will hold their next meeting via webinar on Friday, June 2 at 12 p.m. For information, contact Jeff Morris (jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu).
• The Connecticut ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 8, 1:30-3:00 p.m., at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. For information, contact Janet Richardson (janet.richardson@baystatehealth.org), Nancy Napolitano (napolitanonancy@hotmail.com), or Robin Green (rgreen@hungerford.org).
• The South Carolina ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, June 9, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville. For information, contact Mary Hopkins (mary.hopkins@hcahealthcare.com).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, June 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Hanover Hospital in Hanover. For more information, contact Deanne Wilk (dwilk@pennstatehealth.psu.edu).
• The Indiana ACDIS Chapter holds its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 1-3 p.m. at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. The meeting will be held in the Janice B. Fisher Learning Center or as a WebEx Conference Call. For more information, contact Leigh Wolff (lwolff@beaconhealthsystem.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, June 17, at Honorhealth in Scottsdale. For more information, contact Alma Yap (rnalmay@gmail.com).

Save-the-date

• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS Chapter is tentatively planning a meeting on July 21 at 11:00 a.m. For information, contact Lillian Dickey (Lillian.Dickey@providence.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS Chapter holds its summer conference on August 25 at Wilson Memorial Hospital (Duke Lifepoint Hospital) in Wilson. For information, contact Linda Rhodes (Linda.Rhodes@nhrmc.org).
• The Florida ACDIS Chapter meets August 26, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Several speakers are already lined up for the event and a meet-n-greet time will be held at a local restaurant (place to be determined) on the Friday night prior to the event. For information, contact Deb Dallos (Deb-Dallos@smh.com).
• 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 (stoddardrv@henrymayo.com).
• The Alabama ACDIS Chapter holds an all-day fall event on September 15 at Baptist Shelby in Alabaster. For information, contact Jeffrey Morris (jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu).
• 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 (michael.mckelvey@bjc.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS Chapter will hold a fall conference with Carolinas Healthcare System Northeast on November 10. For information, contact Linda Rhodes (Linda.Rhodes@nhrmc.org).