Local chapter updates: Big things in store for the month of September

With the summer months swiftly behind us, it’s time to start looking toward fall for the next great local chapter events. And, it’s going to be a busy month at that. The second week of September is really when things start to ramp up. In fact, there are three large events taking place in different locations across the country on Friday, September 15.

First of all, California and Alabama both have all-day events drawing big crowds that day. Both chapters expect crowds of near a hundred or more attendees and have multiple speakers and sponsors.

Please note that the California event is sold out at 250 attendees. To download the California Chapter’s save-the-date, click here.

Also on the 15^th, and also with more than 100 expected attendees, the Indiana and Kentucky Chapters join forces for the fifth annual all-day event. This year’s event happens at the Ivy Tech Conference Center, and features five speakers:

1. Dr. William Templeton, CMO, Clark Memorial Hospital presenting, “Getting Sepsis Right”
2. Dr. Ronald Hirsch, VP, Regulations/Education R1 Physician Advisory Services presenting, “Medicare Regulation Update:  Practical Application for CDI Professionals”
3. Sonia Trepina, MPA, Director of Ambulatory CDI Services, Enjoin presenting, “CDI Across the Patient Care Continuum”
4. Amber Sterling, Director CDI Auditing Services, TrustHCS presenting, “Five Pillars for Building a Successful CDI Program in Emergency Services”
5. Fran Jurcak, VP Clinical Innovations, Iodine Software presenting, “Impacting Quality Initiatives through CDI”

Please note that the discounted price of $75 for the Indiana/Kentucky event ends tomorrow, September 1! To register, use this form. To view a detailed agenda, click here.

Later in the month, the Central New York, Colorado, and Maine Chapters all have events, too. Each of these events will be between two and four hours in length and offer a great opportunity to connect with your neighborhood ACDIS family.

For more information regarding Local Chapters nationwide, visit the local chapter home page.

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).  

September:

• The Connecticut ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, September 14, 1:30-3 p.m., at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britian. For information, email napolitanonancy@hotmail.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. To register, click here. 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. to 3 p.m., at Baptist Shelby in Alabaster. For information, contact Jeffrey Morris (jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu).
• The Indiana and Kentucky ACDIS Chapters hold a meeting on Friday, September 15, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Ivy Tech Conference Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. For information, contact Leigh Wolff (lwolff@beaconhealthsystem.org).
• The Central New York ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 22, 2-4 p.m., at SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. For information, contact Dawn Burr (dawnburr@crouse.org).
• The next Colorado ACDIS chapter meeting will be Thursday, September 28, 4-6 p.m., at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. For information, email Rita.Kolberg@sclhs.net.
• The Maine ACDIS Chapter meet takes place Friday, September 29, 12-4 p.m., at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta. For information, contact Valerie Parent (vparent@emhs.org).

October:

• The South Carolina ACDIS Chapter meets on Friday, October 6, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at AnMed Health in Anderson. For information, contact Karen Bridgeman (bridgema@musc.edu) or any other member of the chapter's leadership team.
• Missouri’s three ACDIS local chapters join for a full-day conference event on Saturday, October 14, at the University of Kansas Hospital. To register, click here. 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).

November:

• The Kentucky ACDIS Chapter meets on Thursday, November 2, 1-4 p.m., at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville. For information, contact Leah Savage (leah.savage@nortonhealthcare.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).

December:

• The Maine ACDIS Chapter holds a meeting on Friday, December 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. For information, contact Valerie Parent (vparent@emhs.org).

Save-the-date:

• The Kentucky ACDIS Chapter meets on Thursday, February 1, 2018, 1-4 p.m., at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. For information, contact Leah Savage (leah.savage@nortonhealthcare.org).