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Infectious Diseases PRN Focus Session — Guideline Refresh: Navigating Updates in UTI and CAP Management

Sunday, October 18, 2026 from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. MDT at Salt Palace Convention Center - Ballroom E

Available for 1.50 hours of CPE credit
Activity Number: 0217-0000-26-163-L01-P
Activity Type: A Knowledge-Based Activity

The Infectious Disease (ID) PRN education session will focus on practice-changing updates for the management of urinary tract infections (UTI) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Key national guideline recommendations, recent publications, controversies, and implementation strategies will be reviewed. An active learning session with panel discussion will focus on experiences implementing professional organizations recommendations into everyday clinical practice and clinical debates.

Learning Objectives

1. Review key controversies in the management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

2. Describe potential differences in CAP and UTI guideline recommendations and how this might influence practice.

3. Review guideline updates to UTI and CAP care pathways at individual practice sites.

4. Identify strategies to measure adherence to published UTI and CAP guidelines and/or institutional treatment guidance.

5. Review general treatment approach of CAP and UTIs to management in unique populations.

Christina G. O'Connor, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPS
Moderator:Christina G. O'Connor, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

UTI Guideline Controversies

2:15 p.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Alireza Hayatshahi, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP
Speaker:Alireza Hayatshahi, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs
Loma Linda University Schools of Pharmacy and Dentistry
Loma Linda, California
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CAP Guideline Controversies

2:35 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
Amy Y. Kang, Pharm.D., BCIDP
Speaker:Amy Y. Kang, Pharm.D., BCIDP
Associate Professor
Chapman University School of Pharmacy
Irvine, CA
Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
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UTI and CAP Considerations in Unique Populations

2:55 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Elias B. Chahine, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASCP, FFSHP, BCIDP
Speaker:Elias B. Chahine, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASCP, FFSHP, BCIDP
Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Palm Beach Atlantic University Gregory School of Pharmacy
West Palm Beach, Florida
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Facilitated Q&A Panel with Speakers

3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.