Local chapter update: Summer events near you!

Looking to fill your calendar with some summertime CDI fun? 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.

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July:

• The Northwest ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, July 9, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “The ICD-11 Odyssey: Charting the Course for Implementation Readiness,” presented by Karla VonEschen, MS, CCDS-O, CPC, CPMA. For information, contact Rachel Madsen (rmadsen@r1rcm.com).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, July 10, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Unwinding Acute Myocardial Injury, Demand Ischemia, and Acute Myocardial Infarctions,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC. For information, contact Laurie Morelle (lmorelle@brownhealth.org).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, July 16, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Aspiration Pneumonia: Aspirating Everything from Soup to Nuts,” presented by Natalie Negro, MPH, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Jisha Chaco, RN, MSN. For information, contact Cindy Hestir (hestirc@health.missouri.edu).
• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, July 17, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “July Hot Topics,” presented by Jeff Morris, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, Amy Bush, BS, RN, MJ, CCDS, CCS, and Amanda Halsey, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 18, 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., via webinar, for their third quarterly meeting. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org)