11 - Culture Change: How to Get Clinicians and Institutions on Board With Appropriate Prescribing

Monday, October 20, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Location: B207-B208

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
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Susan Seo, MD

Director, Antibiotic Management Program
Infectious Diseases Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY, United States

Faculty(s)

Alyssa Castillo, MD (she/her/hers)

Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO, United States
Julia Szymczak, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Utah

Disclosure(s):

Seth Cohen, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Susan K. Seo, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Alyssa Y. Castillo, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Julia E. Szymczak, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

describe key psychological and behavioral factors influencing clinicians' prescribing practices;
examine common barriers to antimicrobial stewardship adoption at both individual and institutional levels;
assess strategies for engaging clinicians and institutional leadership in sustainable culture change for antimicrobial stewardship;
develop an actionable plan incorporating behavioral science and communication techniques to improve prescribing practices in healthcare settings.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM US ET

The Social Determinants of Antibiotic Prescribing
Speaker: Julia E. Szymczak, PhD – University of Utah
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Getting to Yes! Utilizing Advocacy-Inquiry Techniques to Improve Communication and Spur Behavior Change
Speaker: Alyssa Y. Castillo, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Hospital