97 - CDIFFerently: What's New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile?

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 4

CME Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Senu Apewokin, MD

Assoc Prof
University of Cincinnati
Mason, OH, United States
Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, United States

Faculty(s)

Javier Villafuerte-Galvez, MD (he/him/his)

Staff Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Medfield, MA, United States
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Kevin Garey, MS;PharmD (he/him/his)

Professor and Chair
Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Houston, TX, United States

Disclosure(s):

Senu Apewokin, MD: Nestle/Seres: Honoraria

Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH: UpToDate. Inc: Honoraria

Javier A. Villafuerte-Galvez, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Kevin W. Garey, MS;PharmD: Merck and Company, Inc.: Grant/Research Support

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the role of recently approved products such as biotherapeutics in C.diff management;
explain the limitations of current diagnostic platforms in C.diff management;
discuss the limitations of current diagnostic platforms in C.diff management.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM US ET

Diagnostic Dilemmas: Which Test to Use in Which Populations?
Speaker: Javier A. Villafuerte-Galvez, MD (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Management Dilemmas: Monoclonals, Biotherapeutics or Antimicrobials? When and How?
Speaker: Kevin W. Garey, MS;PharmD (he/him/his) – University of Houston College of Pharmacy