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ForwardIllinois Summit on Antimicrobial Stewardship 2026
Learning Objectives
- 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
Target Audience
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.
Partners
Morning General Session (9:00am-12:30pm)
- Welcome
- IDPH Updates
- Rebuilding Vaccine Confidence in an Era of Misinformation
- Antimicrobial Stewardship from a One Health Perspective
- Artificial Intelligence and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Lunch & Poster Session (12:30pm - 1:30pm)
Breakout Session #1 (1:35pm - 2:30pm)
- BCIDP Session: Updates in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Invasive Fungal Infections: Diagnostic Advances and Stewardship Implications
- Building Antimicrobial Stewardship Capacity Through Telemedicine
- From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing an Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in PALTC
Breakout Session #2 (2:35pm - 3:30pm)
- BCIDP Session: Updates in the Management of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
- Optimizing Duration and Route of Therapy for Bacteremia: Current Evidence and Controversies
- Urinary Tract Infection vs. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
- Expanding Stewardship Influence in Outpatient Settings
Cross-cutting Session (3:45pm - 4:40pm)
- 2025: Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Novel Antimicrobials: What’s on the Horizon?
- Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship Across the Care Continuum: Panel Discussion
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST): Practical Implications for Stewardship Programs
Parking:
Validated parking will be provided for all attendees. Please present your parking ticket at the event for validation.
Overnight Accommodations:
Guests may book accommodations at a discounted rate, subject to availability. To reserve a room, please use this link and select "Chicago O'Hare" as your location.
Several additional hotels are available within walking distance:
DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport - Rosemont
Address: 5460 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: (847) 292-9100
Crowne Plaza Chicago Ohare Hotel
Address: 5440 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: (847) 671-6350
Shannon Calus
Jamie Jacob, PharmD, BCIDP
Sylwia Jasniuk, BSN, RN
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Jamie Jacob, PharmD, BCIDP
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Shannon Calus
Jamie Jacob, PharmD, BCIDP
Sylwia Jasniuk, BSN, RN
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Jamie Jacob, PharmD, BCIDP
Jamie Jacob, PharmD, BCIDP
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and CIMPAR. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 6 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 6 contact hours.
Nursing
Credit being awarded: 6 ANCC contact hours
Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and JP. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 6 contact hour(s) (which includes XX hour(s) of pharmacology).