Local chapter updates: Join us for the leadership networking call today

The Chapter Advisory Board would like to remind members of local chapters and networking groups to join the telephone conference networking call today, Thursday, June 29, at noon, eastern.

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

To read the agenda for this call, 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 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 St. Louis Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets on Wednesday, July 12, 6:30-8 p.m., at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Auditorium 1. For information, contact Michael McKelvey (michael.mckelvey@bjc.org).
• The Heart of 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 New England ACDIS chapters join with regional AHIMA components for the third-annual CDI symposium  on August 11, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza in Newton. Registration information will be forthcoming.
• 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-and-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).