111 - Don’t Kiss Your Chickens (or Cows or Pigs): Infection Prevention on Livestock and Poultry Farms

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Location: B302-B304

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)

Susy Hota, MD MSc (she/her/hers)

ID Division Head, IPAC Medical Director
University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada
Matt Donahue, MD (he/him/his)

State Epidemiologist & Deputy Medical Director
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Des Moines, IA, United States

Faculty(s)

Andrew Hennenfent, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

State Public Health Veterinarian
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Jeff Bender, DVM MS DACVPM (he/him/his)

Professor and Director
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine
Minneapolis, MN, United States

Disclosure(s):

Susy S. Hota, MD MSc: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, Honoraria

Matt Donahue, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Andrew Hennenfent, DVM, MPH, DACVPM: No financial relationships to disclose.

Jeff Bender, DVM MS DACVPM: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

describe how worker health, worker safety, and on-site biosecurity lead to healthy, productive animals;
explain emerging disease risks affecting livestock and provide prevention recommendations for producers, workers, and their families;
describe healthcare system preparedness activities to diagnosis and manage zoonotic infections.

Presentations:

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM US ET

Strategies to Implement Worker Protections on Farms and Processing Plants
Speaker: Andrew Hennenfent, DVM, MPH, DACVPM – Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM US ET

Preventing and Containing Emerging Infections Affecting Livestock
Speaker: Jeff Bender, DVM MS DACVPM (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota, School of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

One Health Encounters: Preparing Health Care to Detect and Manage Zoonotic Infections
Speaker: Susy S. Hota, MD MSc (she/her/hers) – University Health Network