Today’s guest is Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, an experienced CDI subject matter expert, former interim ACDIS director, and former CDI education director at HCPro. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editorial Manager, Events and Products, Karla Kozak, and Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series.

While it is normally a members-only resource, the new white paper focused on pediatric respiratory failure is unlocked and free to download for everyone for the next 30 days until November 8, 2024. Click here to access it now! (https://bit.ly/3ZKOZYP)

Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive.

Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at [email protected].

Want to submit a question for a future "listener questions" episode? Fill out this brief form! 

CEU info:

Each ACDIS Podcast episode now offers 0.5 ACDIS CEUs which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential for those who listen to the show in the first two days from the time of publication.

To receive your 0.5 CEUs, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Free Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: https://acdis.org/acdis-podcast/developing-pediatric-respiratory-failure-guidelines)

Note: To ensure your certificate reaches you and does not get trapped in your organization’s spam filters, please use a personal email address when completing the CEU evaluation form.

The cut-off for today’s episode CEU is Friday, October 11, at 11:00 p.m. eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEUs for this week’s episode.

ACDIS update:

ACDIS members can download the new white paper on denial types today! (https://bit.ly/3ZPKsVi)

The pediatric respiratory failure white paper is now available to ACDIS members (note that this paper is available to everyone for free for 30 days until November 8, 2024)! (https://bit.ly/3ZKOZYP) 

Respond to the 2024 CDI Salary Survey by October 25! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024-CDI-Salary-Survey)

Read all about our 2025 CDI Journal editions! (https://bit.ly/3TWoPi7)

Read all about the 2025 ACDIS CDI Scholarship program and submit your application today! (https://bit.ly/47CSKl4)