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2026 Illinois Summit on Antimicrobial Stewardship
2026 Illinois Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit: Advancing safe, effective antibiotic use through collaboration and innovation.
This exciting event will bring together experts in the field to discuss the latest advancements in antimicrobial stewardship. Join us at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel for a day filled with informative sessions, networking opportunities, and interactive workshops.
Whether you are a healthcare professional, researcher, or industry representative, this summit is the perfect place to learn, collaborate, and stay up-to-date on the best practices in antimicrobial stewardship.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with peers and gain valuable insights into this critical area of healthcare. Register now to secure your spot at the summit!
Provided By:
- Hektoen Institute
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- Cook County Department of Public Health
- Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research
- DuPage County Health Department
- Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
- Illinois Health and Hospital Association
- Loyola University Medical Center
- Northwestern Medicine
- Rosalind Franklin University
- University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy
Target Audience
Health care professionals including physicians, pharmacists, dentists, nurses, quality directors, infection preventionists, facility leadership, and public health professionals across inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care settings.
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.
- Incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion by engaging organizations dedicated to providing quality healthcare to disadvantaged populations
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Agenda
Time | ALL SESSIONS | Topic |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Morning General Session | Welcome |
9:10 am – 9:30 am | Morning General Session | IDPH Updates |
9:30 am - 9:50 am | Morning General Session | Regulatory and Policy Updates in HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship |
9:50 am – 10:40 am | Morning General Session | Rebuilding Vaccine Confidence in an Era of Misinformation |
10:50 am – 11:40 am | Morning General Session | One Health |
11:40 am – 12:30 pm | Morning General Session | Artificial Intelligence and Antimicrobial Stewardship |
1:35pm – 2:30pm | Acute Care Breakout | BCIDP Session: Updates in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
1:35pm – 2:30pm | Acute Care Breakout | Invasive Fungal Infections: Diagnostic Advances and Stewardship Implications |
1:35pm – 2:30pm | Outpatient Breakout | Building Antimicrobial Stewardship Capacity Through Telemedicine |
1:35pm – 2:30pm | LTC Breakout | From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing an Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in PALTC |
2:35 pm-3:30 pm | Acute Care Breakout | BCIDP Session: Updates in the Management of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections |
2:35 pm-3:30 pm | Acute Care Breakout | Optimizing Duration and Route of Therapy for Bacteremia: Current Evidence and Controversies |
2:35 pm-3:30 pm | LTC Breakout | Urinary Tract Infection vs. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria |
2:35 pm-3:30 pm | Outpatient Breakout | Expanding Stewardship Influence in Outpatient Settings |
3:45 pm-4:40 pm | Crosscutting Topics 1 Breakout | 2025: Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship |
3:45 pm-4:40 pm | Crosscutting Topics 2 Breakout | Novel Antimicrobials: What’s on the Horizon? |
3:45 pm-4:40 pm | Crosscutting Topics 3 Breakout | Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship Across the Care Continuum: Panel Discussion |
Validated parking will be provided for all attendees. Please present your parking ticket at the event for validation.
Sylwia Jasniuk, BSN, RN
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Sylwia Jasniuk, BSN, RN
Dheerj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
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).