PW03 - Diagnostic Stewardship - Building Hospital Programs ($)

Saturday, October 18, 2025

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM US ET

Location: B203

CME Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 4 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 4 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 4 CE broker credit hours

Workshop Moderator(s)

Daniel Morgan, MD, MS

Professor
Epidemiology & Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States

Slides

Faculty(s)

Allan Seibert, MD (he/him/his)

Attending Physician, Assistant Professor
Intermountain Health
Murray, UT, United States
AS

Anna Sick-Samuels, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, United States
DD

Daniel Diekema, MD, MS, D(ABMM) (he/him/his)

Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
MaineHealth
Harpswell, ME, United States
Francine Touzard Romo, MD (she/her/hers)

Infectious Diseases Physician, Associate Professor of Medicine
Brown University Health
East Greenwich, RI, United States
Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM

Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Washington State Department of Health
Richland, WA, United States
LF

Laura Filkins, PhD

Assistant Professor/Microbiology lab Director
Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern/Children's Health
Dallas, Texas, United States
Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Chief Quality Officer
Ascension
Michael Pulia, MD, PhD

Associate Professor with Tenure Director, Emergency Medicine Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Emergency Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI, United States
Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)

Director of Clinical Research
Internal Medicine
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Disclosure(s):

Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose.

Allan M. Seibert, MD: Merck, Sharpe & Dohme: Grant/Research Support; PCORI: Grant/Research Support

Anna Sick-Samuels, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Daniel Diekema, MD, MS, D(ABMM): Affinity Biosensors: Grant/Research Support; bioMerieux Inc.: Grant/Research Support; Element Iowa City (JMI Laboratories) was contracted to perform services in 2023 for > 30 biotech and pharmaceutical companies: Grant/Research Support

Francine Touzard Romo, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM: No financial relationships to disclose.

Laura Filkins, PhD: Avsana Labs: Advisor/Consultant; Biomerieux/Biofire diagnositcs: Grant/Research Support

Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Michael Pulia, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Valerie M. Vaughn, MD, MSc: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

describe diagnostic stewarship;
report the most common targets of diagnostic stewardship;
identify how differently implementing tests can change use;
describe commonly used point of care tests;
identify the core elements of diagnostic excellence;
create improved conversations with the laboratory.

Presentations:

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM US ET

Introduction & Overview
Workshop Speaker: Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS – University of Maryland School of Medicine
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM US ET

Principles of Diagnosis Excellence & Diagnostic Stewardship
Workshop Speaker: Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS – University of Maryland School of Medicine
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM US ET

What Clinicians Should Know About The Lab And The Lab About Diagnostic Stewardship
Workshop Speaker: Laura Filkins, PhD – University of Texas Southwestern/Children's Health
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM US ET

Clinician Perspectives & First Steps for Diagnostic Stewardship
Workshop Speaker: Valerie M. Vaughn, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
2:25 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Interactive Panel: Early in The Journey
Workshop Moderator: Anna Sick-Samuels, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
Workshop Speaker: Francine Touzard Romo, MD (she/her/hers) – Brown University Health
Workshop Speaker: Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM – Washington State Department of Health
Workshop Speaker: Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Ascension
Workshop Speaker: Michael Pulia, MD, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM US ET

Break
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM US ET

Diagnostic Stewardship Outside of Acute Care
Workshop Speaker: Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM – Washington State Department of Health
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM US ET

A Diagnostic Stewardship Program
Workshop Speaker: Allan M. Seibert, MD (he/him/his) – Intermountain Health
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM US ET

Interactive Panel: Novel/Advanced Topics
Workshop Moderator: Daniel Diekema, MD, MS, D(ABMM) (he/him/his) – MaineHealth
Workshop Speaker: Michael Pulia, MD, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Workshop Speaker: Francine Touzard Romo, MD (she/her/hers) – Brown University Health
Workshop Speaker: Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM – Washington State Department of Health
Workshop Speaker: Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Ascension
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM US ET

Bringing It All Together/Close of Course