Local chapter update: Check out these local events near you!

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.

September:

• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, September 4, 3-4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Topics in ECMO,” presented by Christin Carroll, MD, MS, FAAP. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, September 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Maximize Impact: Empower CDI and Uncover Every Diagnosis with AI,” presented by Michael Gao, MD. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, September 17, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Hidden Gems: Do Not Sleep on These Risk Variables,” presented by Amy Kratochvil, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, September 19, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Hospital Acquired Conditions/Patient Safety Indicators,” presented by RN, BS, CCM, CCDS. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Monday, September 22, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “CDI and Quality: Moving from Partnership to a New Role,” presented by Mary Alice Dewees, BSN, RN, CCDS, CRC, and Brenda White. For information, contact Kristie Alexander (kristiealexander@texashealth.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, September 24, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Quality: An Autopsy of a Mortality Heart Failure," presented by Michael Haarstad, MD, ACPA-C. For information, contact Ginger Katke (Ginger.Katke@EssentiaHealth.org).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 26, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in person, for their annual conference.  For information, contact Diksha Sharma (indianaacdis@gmail.com).

October:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 3, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in person, for their annual conference.  For information, contact Madhu Subherwal (madhulika.subherwal@tmmc.com).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, October 8, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Malignancies from a CDI perspective,” presented by Megha Gupta, MD(FMG), MBA, CCDS. For information, contact Keri Miller (kerimiller2010@gmail.com).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, October 10, 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., via webinar, for their fourth quarterly meeting.  For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).

November:

• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 6, 12-1:15 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Shock,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CDIP, CCDS, CRC. For information, contact Amanda Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com).