2010 conference committee holds first meeting

The 2010 ACDIS Conference Committee held its first meeting on August 13, 2009. The committee includes:

• Sandy Artusi
• Margi Brown
  

  Discussions begin for 2010 conference.

• Ann-Marie Carducci
• Sharon Cole
• Lynn Edwards
• Frances Frank
• Gail Gall
• Kara Masucci
• Vicki McMahon
• Lois Rubin
• Teri Sholder
• Arinda Skinner-Kennedy

At the first meeting participants reviewed their likes and dislikes of the 2009 conference and brainstormed ideas for 2010. The committee greatly enjoyed keynote speaker, Dr. Carl Hammerschlag and supported the inclusion of a general healthcare motivational speaker for the 2010 program even if he or she does not specifically address clinical documentation improvement.

The group also discussed the format of the 2010 conference. As many will remember the 2009 program offered three different breakout sessions per time block except for the general session held day. The conference committee supported this concept but will examine whether these sessions would better be tracked as specific to job title, theme, or level of CDI experience.

We’ll keep you updated in future posts regarding potential topic ideas and additional conference items.