ARSAS 2025
Thank you!
Please be sure to Complete the Credit Claim/Evaluation for your CE before 3/14/25 at midnight. This URL should be on the back of your name badge and we'll be sending out an email reminder soon. If you do not have your QR code and did not receive the email, please reach out to us for the code.
Please complete the evaluation as soon as possible because after the evaluation closes, you will not be able to claim credit.
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A certificate will be emailed to the address provided within 60 days of the activity end date.
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Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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.
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Credit Designation Statements
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACPE Credit Designation Statement
These knowledge-based activities will provide pharmacists up to 6.5 contact hours or 0.65 CEU. CE credit information, based on verification of live attendance and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.
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ANCC Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.
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AAPA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.


Slides
Topics are linked to a PDF of the slides. Not all topics are available.​
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New Antimicrobials and Multidrug-Resistant Infections: Jacob Myles Keck, PharmD, MS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
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Microbiology 101: Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM), M(ASCP)
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Increasing Influence: Communication Strategies for Antibiotic Stewardship: Julia E. Szymczak, PhD (only available to those present - will be attached to email)
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Navigating Penicillin Allergies like an Antimicrobial Steward: Rebecca Fong, PharmD, BCIDP
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Microbiology 201: Breakpoints: Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM), M(ASCP)
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​Precision or Persistence?: Prioritizing De-escalation or Durations in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Jon Derringer, PharmD, BCIDP
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Code Brown: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Clostridioides difficile: Brooke Johnson, PharmD
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The Robots are Coming!: Artificial Intelligence in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Charles Whitman, PharmD, BCIDP
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Outpatient Stewardship Panel:
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Ryan Dare, MD, FACP, FIDSA (moderator)
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Posters
Topics are linked to a PDF of the slides.
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Derringer: Vancomycin AUC-based Dosing vs. Trough-based Dosing
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Meng: Evaluation of Guideline-Based Prescribing for Community Acquired Pneumonia
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Pelfrey: Procalcitonin as a Biomarker for Identifying Blood Culture Contamination
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Traylor: Evaluation of Guideline Based Prescribing for Urinary Track Infections

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Photo Gallery
Here's all the fun you missed. Slide galleries are in groups of 9 photos each.






































































