Join us for the Illinois Summit on Antimicrobial Stewardship, where leading experts, clinicians, and researchers come together to advance the science and practice of antimicrobial stewardship. This year's Summit at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel will cover the evolving regulatory and national landscape, evidence-based guidelines for building and evaluating stewardship programs, lessons learned from successful initiatives across the field, and practical tools and resources you can implement at your facility. Whether you are a physician, pharmacist, nurse, infection preventionist, or public health professional, this Summit offers actionable strategies and real-world insights you can bring back to your institution. Secure your spot today and be part of the conversation shaping the future of antimicrobial stewardship in our state.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for health care professionals including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, quality directors, infection preventionists, facility leadership, and public health professionals across inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care settings.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, learners should be able to:

Summarize the regulatory and national landscape for antimicrobial stewardship.
Apply national guidelines and best practices for implementing and evaluating facility antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Review past successful antimicrobial stewardship programs and identify key lessons learned.
Identify tools and resources for implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
Credit being awarded: 1.00 ANCC contact hours
1.00 FL Nurses
Contact Hours for FL Nurses: 1.00

Course opens:

04/15/2026

Course expires:

12/31/2026

Event starts:

07/16/2026 - 9:00am EDT

Event ends:

07/16/2026 - 5:00pm EDT

Cost:

$0.00

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Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel

5300 N River Rd

Rosemont, IL 60018

United States

Disclosures

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

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