100 - Hot Topics in OPAT

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Location: B206

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)

Leah Yoke, PA-C, MCHS

Physician Assistant
University of Washington; Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA, United States
Sandra Nelson, MD (she/her/hers)

Director, Musculoskeletal Infectious Disease and COPAT Programs Inpatient Clinical Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

Alison Beieler, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Physician Assistant
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA, United States
Lindsey Childs-Kean, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, FASHP, FFSHP (she/her/hers)

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Florida, College of Pharmacy
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Todd Vento, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Chief Medical Officer | Consultant
Vento Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Sandy, UT, United States

Disclosure(s):

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

Sandra B. Nelson, MD: UpToDate Wolters Kluwer Health: Author, Editor

Alison M. Beieler, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose.

Lindsey Childs-Kean, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, FASHP, FFSHP: No financial relationships to disclose.

Todd J. Vento, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

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

describe new trends and research in OPAT and incorporation into current practice;
explain optimal OPAT care in different care settings and team-based practice;
review literature around CoPAT utilization and strategies for antimicrobial stewardship in OPAT.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM US ET

What's New in OPAT?
Speaker: Lindsey Childs-Kean, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, FASHP, FFSHP (she/her/hers) – University of Florida, College of Pharmacy
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM US ET

Team-Based OPAT Management: Case-Based Models of Care
Speaker: Alison M. Beieler, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Harborview Medical Center
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

OPAT in Resource-Limited Areas: The Struggle and Triumph
Speaker: Todd J. Vento, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Vento Healthcare Consulting, LLC