Local chapter update: Join your local chapter’s next event for education and CEUs!

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.

February:

• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 12, 3:30–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Coding Clinic Highlights: A Closer Look At 2025 Coding Clinic Guidance,” presented by Dorothy Pietrowski, ONP-C. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 18, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Spine Anatomy, Diagnoses and Procedures: Implications on Documentation and Coding,” presented by Lisa Phipps, CCS, COC, and Bridget Smith, RHIT. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 20, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Updates on AHEAD Impact and Strategies for Documentation, Coding and Quality,” presented by Kristen Geissler, MS, MBA, PT, CPHQ. For information, contact Ellen Hayden (ellen.hayden@umm.edu).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 25, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Query Denials: The New Battleground with Payors​,” presented by Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIPRN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIP, and Robin Sewell, CCS, CDIP, CPC, CIC, CCDS-O. For information, contact Joseph Freet (jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 27, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Coccidioidomycosis: Valley Fever​,” presented by Sharon Miller, BSN, RN. For information, contact Debi Lundberg (debra.lundberg@bannerhealth.com).

March:

• The ACDIS Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, March 5, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Kids and Drugs: Documenting Impact, Driving Outcomes,” presented by Anjali Baji, MSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).

April:

• 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).