8 - Opening Plenary: Reflection and Renewal: Advancing Public Health in Challenging Times

Sunday, October 19, 2025

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM US ET

Location: Ballroom (Hall B1)

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.75 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 2 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 2 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

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
Yohei Doi, MD, PHD (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Pittsburgh
Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Ruth Lynfield, MD (she/her/hers)

State Epidemiologist and Medical Director
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN, United States

Plenary Speaker(s)

Paige Alexander (she/her/hers)

Chief Executive Officer
The Carter Center
Atlanta, GA, United States
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his)

Director, CIDRAP
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Founder and CEO
Your Local Epidemiologist
Oceanside, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

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

Yohei Doi, MD, PHD: GSK: Advisor/Consultant; Meiji Seika Pharma: Advisor/Consultant; Shionogi: Advisor/Consultant, Honoraria

Ruth Lynfield, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Paige Alexander: No financial relationships to disclose.

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

Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.