Today’s guests are Kimberlee Bierbaugh, RN, BSN, MSN, CDI program manager, and Candace Carter, BSN, RN, CDI educator, at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” 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/pediatric-deep-dive-nicu-reviews)

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, February 14, 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.

Today’s sponsor:

Today’s show is brought to you by Pediatric CDI Foundations, previously titled Pediatric CDI: Building Blocks for Success. Click here to learn more and pre-order your copy today! (https://bit.ly/3PEf7hK)

ACDIS update:

ACDIS members: Remember to register for our February 20, 2025, quarterly call! (https://bit.ly/4ewsZVs)

Register by March 3 for the 2025 ACDIS conference, happening May 4-7, to get $100 off your ticket with the early bird pricing! (https://bit.ly/47erPfl)

Remember to book your ACDIS conference hotel room by April 10 to get the best price available! (https://bit.ly/47erPfl)

Please respond to the 2025 ACDIS Membership Survey by March 7 and enter the associated giveaway! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025-ACDIS-membership-survey)