Local chapter update: Reminder to share your conference plans with us!

Are you coming to the ACDIS conference in Chicago, April 20–23? The second full day of the conference (April 22) is State Networking Day! Attendees are encouraged to dress in attire to represent their home state. This makes it easier for attendees to meet their neighbors and find the table dedicated to their state or region’s local chapter!

During lunch on this day, local chapter leaders are also encouraged to pick a table to decorate with a theme of their choice to help foster networking within their geographic region. (For example, one year the Florida chapter leaders brought an inflatable palm tree, the Kentucky leaders brought Derby-themed décor, and the Maine chapter leaders wore lobster hats.)

Next week, the local chapter update in CDI Strategies will highlight local chapters’ conference plans including: 

• Leaders’ names (or a person designated as the conference chapter point person if no leaders are attending) 
• State theme dress recommendations 
• Plans for lunch State Pride Day 
• Any after-hours events the chapter has planned 

To let us know your plans, please fill out this brief form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chapterplans26   

If you have any questions about the conference or planning your State Networking Day lunch gathering, please feel free to reach out! 

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.

April:

• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 9, 3:30–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “A Brief Introduction Into Interventional Cardiology,” presented by Sarah Ray, RN, MSN, MBA. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (kyacdis@yahoo.com).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 15, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “ICD-10-CM/PCS April 2026 Updates & 2025 Coding Clinic Insights: What CDI Specialists Must Know,” presented by Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CIC. For information, contact Alma Yap (Rnalmay@gmail.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 16, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Encephalopathy: Confused Yet?” presented by Leah Savage, MSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Diksha Sharma (dsharma55@gmail.com).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 17, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “The Strategic Role of POA in Risk Adjustment” presented by Lovely Geevarghese, MSN, BSIS, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Ellen Hayden (ellen.hayden@umm.edu).
• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 16, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Leveraging Technology in CDI,” presented by Melissa Green, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Emily Ruppert, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeanne Johnson (jcjohnson@premierhealth.com).

May:

• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar, for their spring meeting. For information, contact Sara Froelich (sarasolara@live.com).
• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, May 7, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “It’s Complicated: CDI and Complications,” presented by Amanda Halsey, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, May 20, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Neoplasm-Related Coding Guidelines,” presented by Asha Easo, RN, BSN, CCDS. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 28, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Artificial Intelligence 101: How AI May Support CDI Goals,” presented by Keisha Downes, DMSc(c), MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Chasity Shaw (chasity.c.shaw@gmail.com).

June:

• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 24, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Simplifying Encephalopathy,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CDIP, CCDS, CRC. For information, contact Keri Miller (kxm1473@miami.edu).