85 - ID Consultations in the Era of High Acuity and High Volume: Innovative Strategies to Bolster the ID Workforce

Monday, October 20, 2025

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 1

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)

Leah Yoke, PA-C, MCHS

Physician Assistant
University of Washington; Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA, United States
Molly Paras, MD

Assistant Professor
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

Frances Ue, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cambridge, MA, United States
Keenan Ryan, PharmD, PhC, MPH (he/him/his)

Director of Pharmacy
New Mexico Health Care Authority, NM, United States
Becky DeCamillis, PA-C, MLS(ASCP)

APP Medical Director, Novant Health Institute of Safety & Quality
Novant Health
Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Disclosure(s):

Leah H. Yoke, PA-C, MCHS: No financial relationships to disclose.

Molly Paras, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Frances V. Ue, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Keenan Ryan, PharmD, PhC, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Becky DeCamillis, PA-C, MLS(ASCP): No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

evaluate and highlight ID hospitalist models supporting lean ID teams;
review best practice integration of APPs into the Infectious Disease Workforce;
discuss development strategies for integration of APPs into an infectious disease team;
explain the evolving role of ID clinical pharmacists, dictated by state law, in prescribing, patient management, and the infectious disease team.

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM US ET

An Innovative Infectious Diseases Hospitalist Model: Supporting Lean ID Teams
Speaker: Frances V. Ue, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Brigham and Women's Hospital
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM US ET

Integration of APPs Into the Infectious Disease Workforce: Case Studies for Team-Based Practice
Speaker: Becky DeCamillis, PA-C, MLS(ASCP) – Novant Health
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacists: Opportunities for Growth
Speaker: Keenan Ryan, PharmD, PhC, MPH (he/him/his) – New Mexico Health Care Authority