PW02 - Best Practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs ($)

Saturday, October 18, 2025

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM US ET

Location: B216-B217

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)

Sophie Katz, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Dr.
Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, United States
Chloe Bryson-Cahn, MD

Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Harborview Medical Center
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
Katie Cinnamon, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP (she/her/hers)

Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Madison VA Hospital
Sun Prairie, WI, United States

Faculty(s)

Alexander Plattner, MD, MBA (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
WashU Medicine / St. Louis Children's Hospital
Dustin Long, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Washington
Eunice Huang, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN, United States
Howa Yeung, MD MSc

Associate Professor of Dermatology
Emory University School of Medicine
Jasmine Marcelin, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, United States
Kelly Cairns, BPharm, GDipClinPharm, MClinPharm (she/her/hers)

Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Pharmacy
Alfred Health
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Shruti Gohil, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Infectious Dis.,Associate Medical Director, Epidemiology & Infection Prevention
Medicine, Division Infectious Diseases
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Sophie E. Katz, MD MPH: Dolly Parton Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Funds: Grant/Research Support; Merck Manuals: Honoraria; Optum: Advisor/Consultant; Pfizer, Inc.: Grant/Research Support

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

Katie Cinnamon, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP: No financial relationships to disclose.

Alexander S. Plattner, MD, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Dustin Long, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Eunice Huang, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose.

Howa Yeung, MD MSc: L'Oreal Dermatological Beauty: Advisor/Consultant; Sanofi Genzyme: Advisor/Consultant

Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Kelly Cairns, BPharm, GDipClinPharm, MClinPharm: UpToDate Wolters Kluwer Health: Chapter author

Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

identify issues impacting equity in antimicrobial stewardship;
review resources needed for a successful surgical stewardship program;
discuss key factors in correct diagnosis of skin and soft tissue infections;
identify updates in treatment for skin and soft tissue infections;
identify pros and cons in patient-level decision support for advancing antimicrobial stewardship.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM US ET

Introduction and Workshop Overview
Workshop Speaker: Sophie E. Katz, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Workshop Speaker: Chloe Bryson-Cahn, MD – Harborview Medical Center
Workshop Speaker: Katie Cinnamon, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP (she/her/hers) – Madison VA Hospital
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Antimicrobial Prescribing Disparities and the Pursuit of Pharmacoequity
Workshop Speaker: Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM US ET

BREAK
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM US ET

Surgical Stewardship Panel
Workshop Speaker: Kelly Cairns, BPharm, GDipClinPharm, MClinPharm (she/her/hers) – Alfred Health
Workshop Speaker: Eunice Huang, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Workshop Speaker: Dustin Long, MD – University of Washington
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM US ET

BREAK
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM US ET

Diagnosis & Misdiagnosis of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Workshop Speaker: Howa Yeung, MD MSc – Emory University School of Medicine
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM US ET

BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM US ET

Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Workshop Speaker: Katie Cinnamon, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP (she/her/hers) – Madison VA Hospital
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM US ET

BREAK
11:05 AM - 11:55 AM US ET

Pro/Con Debate: Patient-level Decision Support
Workshop Speaker: Alexander S. Plattner, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – WashU Medicine / St. Louis Children's Hospital
Workshop Speaker: Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH – University of California, Irvine