Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CDT at Regency Room, 2nd Floor
Available for 1.50 hours of CPE creditActivity Number: 0217-0000-25-125-L01-PActivity Type: A Knowledge-Based ActivityThe Infectious Disease (ID) PRN education session focuses on important changes in the practice of ID pharmacy that have evolved over recent years owing to environmental changes, the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, changes in available resources for antimicrobial stewardship, and challenges with supply chain disruptions. Speakers discuss management of zoonotic and tick-borne illnesses, preparing for and responding to drug and supply shortages, and employing various types of antimicrobial stewardship extenders. The purpose of this session is to identify ways in which clinicians can adapt to new challenges in the practice of ID and implement evolving practice standards.
Learning Objectives1. List emerging organisms that are becoming more commonly encountered in the setting of climate change.
2. Select appropriate management strategies and antimicrobial therapy when available or appropriate for tick-borne and zoonotic diseases.
3. Describe the impact of drug shortages and supply chain disruptions on provision of optimized antimicrobial therapy and infection diagnosis.
4. Review potential mitigation strategies to respond to drug shortages and supply chain disruptions affecting infection management and stewardship efforts.
5. Discuss the expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) in antimicrobial stewardship.
6. Identify stewardship interventions where participation from staff pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare personnel can be incorporated.
 | | Moderator: | Natasha Pettit, Pharm.D., FIDSA, BCIDP | | Pharmacy Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Infectious Diseases
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
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New Epidemiologic Realities: More Bugs, More Bites4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | | Speaker: | Wesley D. Kufel, Pharm.D., MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FIDSA, BCIDP, BCPS | | Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
SUNY Binghamton School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Binghamton, New York
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York | | View Biography |
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No Shortage of Shortages: Preparing For and Responding to Supply Chain Disruptions4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | | Speaker: | Sarah B. Green, Pharm.D., BCIDP, AAHIVP | | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia | | View Biography |
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Next-Gen Antimicrobial Stewardship: Leveraging AI and Healthcare Collaboration to Optimize Antimicrobial Prescribing5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | | Speaker: | Hunter O. Rondeau, Pharm.D., BCIDP, AAHIVP | | Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Coordinator
SSM Health
St. Louis, Missouri | | View Biography |
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