193 - Tele-Antimicrobial Stewardship to Build Stewardship Capacity

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Location: B213-B214

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)

Seth Cohen, MD (he/him/his)

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, United States
Chloe Bryson-Cahn, MD

Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Harborview Medical Center
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States

Faculty(s)

Nathan Shively, MD

Medical Director, Tele-Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Infectious Diseases
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Zahra Kassamali Escobar, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Seth Cohen, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Chloe Bryson-Cahn, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Nathan R. Shively, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Zahra Kassamali Escobar, PharmD, BCIDP: UW Center for Stewardship in Medicine: I am employed by UW-CSiM to provide tele-stewardship support to participating rural and critical access hospitals

Learning Objectives:

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

describe the essential components of an integrated tele-antimicrobial stewardship (Tele-AMS) program, including infrastructure, personnel, and technological requirements;
analyze the challenges and benefits of implementing Tele-AMS within diverse healthcare settings, considering resource limitations and institutional needs;
evaluate real-world outcomes from regional collaborative Tele-AMS initiatives to identify best practices and key lessons learned;
develop strategies to sustain and expand Tele-AMS programs, incorporating data-driven approaches and stakeholder engagement to optimize antimicrobial stewardship efforts.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM US ET

How to Build and Maintain an Integrated Tele-AMS
Speaker: Nathan R. Shively, MD – Allegheny Health Network
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Tales From a Regional Collaborative Tele-Antimicrobial Stewardship
Speaker: Zahra Kassamali Escobar, PharmD, BCIDP – University of Washington