249 - Stewardship and Sustainability Done Three Ways

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 4

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 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)

Susy Hota, MD MSc (she/her/hers)

ID Division Head, IPAC Medical Director
University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada
Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI, CPHQ (she/her/hers)

Professor
Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, United States

Faculty(s)

AD

Angel Desai, MD, MPH

University of California Davis
Sacramento, California, United States
Leila Hojat, MD, MS

Association Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Shira Abeles, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Susy S. Hota, MD MSc: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, Honoraria

Rana E. El Feghaly, MD, MSCI, CPHQ: Merck and Company, Inc.: Grant/Research Support; Pfizer, Inc.: Grant review panel

Angel Desai, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Leila Hojat, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose.

Shira Abeles, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

describe antimicrobial stewardship strategies and apply stewardship principles to advance broader healthcare sustainability goals;
demonstrate how sustainability principles can be integrated into infection prevention and control;
review the evidence and best practices related to diagnostic stewardship and sustainability efforts.

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM US ET

Antimicrobial Stewardship as a Catalyst for Sustainable Healthcare
Speaker: Leila Hojat, MD, MS – Emory University School of Medicine
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM US ET

Green is the New Black: Environmental Sustainability in Infection Prevention and Control
Speaker: Shira Abeles, MD – University of California, San Diego
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Paring Down the Menu of Tests: Diagnostic Stewardship And Sustainability
Speaker: Angel Desai, MD, MPH – University of California Davis