Welcome and Opening Remarks

Marie Ann Marino, EdD, RN, FAAN, Thomas Jefferson University
Kate FitzPatrick, DNP, RN, ACNP, FAAN, NEA-BC, Thomas Jefferson University
Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC, FAPIC, FAAN, Thomas Jefferson University

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Protecting Patients. Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance. An Update from CDC

Arjun Srinivasan, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Diagnostic Stewardship Improves Antibiotic Use and Patient Safety

Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Children’s Mercy, Kansas City, MO

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Penicillin Allergy Evaluation and De-labeling

Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC, FAPIC, FAAN, Thomas Jefferson University

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Sepsis and Antibiotic Stewardship

Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, CIC, CPHQ, CPPS, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA, Thomas Jefferson University

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges for Bedside Nurse and Infection Preventionist Engagement in Antibiotic Stewardship: Lessons from the Field

Elaine L. Larson, RN, PhD, CIC, FAAN, Columbia University
Eleanor Fitzpatrick, DNP, RN, AG-CNS, ACNP, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Bryan Hess, Hess, MD, FIDSA, Thomas Jefferson University
Sarah Hughes, PharmD, BCIDP, Jefferson Abington and Lansdale Hospitals
Maria L. Vacca, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Thomas Jefferson University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM