Today’s guest is Mary Carol Brouwer, MSA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CPC, CDI provider educator at Baylor, Scott and White Health System in Texas. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, Director Rebecca Hendren, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, 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.

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].

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CEU info:

Each ACDIS Podcast episode now offers 0.5 ACDIS CEU 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 CEU, 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/education-inpatient-primary-care-and-specialty-providers)

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, December 6, at 11:00 p.m. eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEU for this week’s episode.

ACDIS update:

Apply to present a poster at the 2025 ACDIS conference by December 31, 2024! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/25poster)

Nominate a peer for an ACDIS Achievement Award by December 31, 2024! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/25awards)

Check out the 2025 ACDIS conference agenda today! (https://bit.ly/3YidvhI)

Find your local chapter or topic-based networking group today! (https://bit.ly/3Zbnebl)

Complete the Local Chapter Online Roster to join your local group! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chapter-membership-roster)

Register for the free webinar on chapter volunteer recruitment and onboarding, happening January 16, 2025, 2-3 p.m. Eastern! (https://bit.ly/40QCRGt)

Use the Local Chapter Leadership Request Form for all your leadership needs! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACDISLocalChapterLeadershipRequests)