Local chapter updates: Leadership networking phone call next week

The Chapter Advisory Board invites members of local chapters and networking groups to a telephone conference networking call on Thursday, June 29, at noon, eastern. The agenda includes:

• Drafting group bylaws
• Use of Google services
• Applying for continuing education credits-CCDS & AHIMA
• Recap of plans for full-day activities
• New items added to the Leadership Toolkit

Local chapter leaders received an email invite with dial-in instructions. Those not currently serving in a leadership capacity but interested in learning more about leadership roles and responsibilities are welcome to attend. To register, click here.

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 (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).  

June:

• The Arizona ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, June 17, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Honorhealth in Scottsdale. For more information, contact Alma Yap (rnalmay@gmail.com).
• The New York City/Five Boroughs ACDIS Chapter holds their next meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 5-7:30 p.m., at NYU Langone Medical Center. For information, email NYC5B.ACDIS@gmail.com.
• The Michigan ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, June 23, at noon, via webinar presentation with ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas on career ladders and salary expectations. For information, contact Susan Haley (shaley@theclarogroup.com).
• The Georgia ACDIS Chapter meets on Friday, June 23, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. For information, contact Julie Bell (julie2.bell@coniferhealth.com).
• The California ACDIS Chapter meets on Wednesday, June 28, noon, via conference call. For information, contact Rani Stoddard (stoddardrv@henrymayo.com). 
• The Maryland ACDIS Chapter holds its bimonthly meeting on Friday, June 30, 1-3 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. For information, contact Andrea Norris (anorris@uchs.org).

July:

• The New York-Suffolk County Long Island ACDIS Chapter holds its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Catholic Healthcare Services of Long Island in Melville. For information, contact Trisha Braverman (trisha.braverman@stonybrookmedicine.edu).
• the Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, July 12, 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., via conference call. For information, contact Bonita Baer (baerbg@health.missouri.edu).
• The Washington Evergreen ACDIS Chapter is tentatively planning a meeting on Friday, July 21 at 11 a.m. For information, contact Lillian Dickey (Lillian.Dickey@providence.org).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS Chapter meets on Friday, July 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Hanover Hospital in Hanover. For information, contact Amy Sterner (sterner@hanoverhospital.org).

August:

• The Massachusetts Chapter meets on August 11, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza in Newton. Registration information will be forthcoming. For information, contact Lara Faustino (lara.faustino@bmc.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS Chapter holds its summer conference on Friday, August 25, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wilson Memorial Hospital (Duke Lifepoint Hospital). For information, contact Linda Rhodes (Linda.Rhodes@nhrmc.org).
• The Florida ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, August 26, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. 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).

Save-the-date

• 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 Friday, September 15, 8:30 a.m. to3 p.m., 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 Saturday, October 14, at the University of Kansas Hospital. For information, contact Michael McKelvey (michael.mckelvey@bjc.org).
• The Oregon ACDIS Chapter holds its fall conference on Friday, October 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the McMinnville Grand Ballroom in McMinnville. For information, contact Molly Siebert (msiebert@lhs.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS Chapter holds its fall conference with Carolinas Healthcare System Northeast on Friday, November 10. For information, contact Linda Rhodes (Linda.Rhodes@nhrmc.org).