by Linnea Archibald

The ACDIS team has been working remotely since March 16. Of course, the ACDIS team aren’t the only ones who’ve been social distancing and working remotely. As of ACDIS’ May survey, nearly 70% of CDI professionals who had previously worked on-site had been sent home to work 100% remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the ways we’ve had to accommodate our new reality is in education and personal professional development. Before COVID-19, most of us leaned on in-person avenues—attending conferences and local chapter events, plus collaborating in meetings and impromptu interactions with colleagues in the office. Now, however, most of those options are gone or moved to virtual platforms.

Just because the landscape has shifted, however, doesn’t mean our professional development has to be put on hold until we return to “normal.” That’s why we’ve dedicated the September/October edition of the CDI Journal to professional development and career opportunities. Most of the ideas found in this edition’s pages are not limited to the in-person space. You can accomplish a lot while sitting in front of your computer at home.