261 - Infectious Diseases 2026: Charting the Path Forward

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Location: Ballroom (Hall B1)

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)

Ruth Lynfield, MD (she/her/hers)

State Epidemiologist and Medical Director
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN, United States
Tina Q. Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Attending, Medical Director International Patient and Destination Services Program, President Lurie Children's Medical Dental Staff; Professor of Pediatrics
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens' Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Faculty(s)

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Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, FIDSA

N/A
N/A
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his)

Director, CIDRAP
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Tom Frieden, MD, MPH

President and CEO
Resolve to Save Lives

Disclosure(s):

Ruth Lynfield, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP: GSK: Advisor/Consultant, Grant/Research Support; Merck and Company, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant; Moderna, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant; Novavax, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant; Pfizer, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant; Sanofi Pasteur LLC: Advisor/Consultant

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, FIDSA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Tom Frieden, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

discuss how to bridge science and strategy to advance public health;
describe innovative partnerships in infectious diseases and public health;
understand successful strategies for communicating about infectious diseases and public health.

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM US ET

Global Public Health Partnerships
Speaker: Tom Frieden, MD, MPH – Resolve to Save Lives
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM US ET

Hope is Not a Strategy
Speaker: Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Communications and Educating the Public
Speaker: Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, FIDSA – N/A