Summit 2025 Agenda at a Glance
7:00-7:50 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome
8:00-8:30 AM ADH Update: Antimicrobial Resistance in Arkansas - Emerging Organisms
Cassandra C. Lautredou, MD, MPH
8:30-9:30 AM New Antimicrobials and Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Jacob Myles Keck, PharmD, MS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
​9:30-10:30 AM Microbiology 101
Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM), M(ASCP)
Keynote Speaker
​10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-11:45 AM Increasing Influence: Communication Strategies for Antibiotic Stewardship
Julia E. Szymczak, PhD
Keynote Speaker
11:45-1:00 PM Lunch
Breakout Sessions
Choose One Per Session, Each Topic Repeated Twice
Navigating Penicillin Allergies like an Antimicrobial Steward
Rebecca Fong, PharmD, BCIDP
Microbiology 201: Breakpoints
Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM), M(ASCP)
1:00-1:30 PM Navigating Contentious Communication in Antibiotic Stewardship:Applying the 3 Cs
Session 1 Julia E. Szymczak, PhD
​ ​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
Microbiology 201: Breakpoints
Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM), M(ASCP)
1:40-2:10 PM Navigating Contentious Communication in Antibiotic Stewardship:Applying the 3 Cs Session 2 Julia E. Szymczak, PhD
The Robots are Coming!: Artificial Intelligence in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Charles Whitman, PharmD, BCIDP
Code Brown: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Clostridioides difficile
Brooke Johnson, PharmD
Navigating Penicillin Allergies like an Antimicrobial Steward
2:20-2:50 PM Rebecca Fong, PharmD, BCIDP
Session 3 Precision or Persistence?: Prioritizing De-escalation or Durations in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Jon Derringer, PharmD, BCIDP
The Robots are Coming!: Artificial Intelligence in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Charles Whitman, PharmD, BCIDP
2:50-3:10 PM Poster Session/Break
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3:10-4:10 PM Outpatient Stewardship Panel
Ryan Dare, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Jared Heiles, PharmD, BCIDP
Ashleah Courtney, MD, MSPH
Mylinda Dill, PharmD
4:10-4:20 PM Closing Remarks
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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.
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.
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.
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.