2025 Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit
This site is intended for registered participants of the 2025 Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit (May 30).
Welcome! Thank you for joining us.
This summit is designed for health care professionals committed to advancing antimicrobial stewardship through evidence-based strategies. This summit will address key challenges and provide insights on antimicrobial practices, fostering facility-wide engagement, and improving patient outcomes.
Friday, May 30
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
UNL Nebraska East Union
1705 Arbor Drive, Lincoln, NE 68503
Parking is available at the UNL East Campus for registered summit participants.
General Information
At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:
- Evaluate the impact of antibiotic stewardship interventions on patient outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and the reduction in antibiotic resistance.
- Apply evidence-based information to make informed decisions regarding antibiotic treatment.
- Collaborate effectively with health care professionals across disciplines – including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and administrators – to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
This accredited continuing education activity is designed for health care workers interested in improving the management of common infections through the incorporation of antimicrobial stewardship principles, particularly those in the following roles:
- For post-acute and long-term facilities: Long-term care providers, medical directors, infection preventionists, nurses, consultant pharmacists, directors of nursing, and quality program leaders.
- For outpatient facilities, hospitals, and health departments: Family medicine providers, internal medicine providers, ambulatory care providers, pharmacists, nurses, medical directors, and quality program leaders.
In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center 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.
Physicians
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 6.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
Pharmacists
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 6.0 ACPE contact hours. Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. UAN # JA0000319-0000-25-015-L01-PRead the UNMC CCE Disclosure Declaration Policy
Disclosures
The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.
FACULTY
The following have disclosed relevant financial relationships:
- M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS, FIDSA*
Principal Investigator: Merck & Co., Inc.
- Christopher J. Destache, PharmD, FCCP, BCIDP, FIDSA
Consultant: MDstewardship
- Lee H. Harrison, MD
Consultant: CSLSeqirus; GlaxoSmithKline, LLC; Pfizer, Inc.; Sanofi
Data Safety Monitoring Board: Merck & Co., Inc.
- Daniel J. Livorsi, MD, MSc
Independent Research Project: Merck & Co., Inc.
- Erica J. Stohs, MD, MPH
Investigator-Initiated Research: bioMérieux, Merck & Co., Inc.
The following faculty members have nothing to disclose:
- Dan German, MBA, BSBA
- Josette M. McConville, BSN, RN, CIC*
- Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS
- Helen Newland, PharmD, BCIDP
- Lacey L. Pavlovsky, MSN, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC
- Jenna Preusker, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP*
- Juan M. Teran Plasencia, MD*
- Alistair A. Thorpe, PhD
- L. Kate Tyner, BSN, RN, CIC*
PLANNING COMMITTEE
The following planning committee members have disclosed relevant financial relationships:
- Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP
Consultant: bioMérieux
Research Funding: AN2Therapeutics, bioMérieux
The following planning committee members have nothing to disclose:
- Jennifer Anthone, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS
- Scott Bergman, PharmD
- Valeta Creason-Wahl, MMP
- Anna Fisher, PhD, CADDCT, CMDCP, CDP, CDSGF, QCP
- Andrea Green Hines, MD
- Tori Greenlee
- Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
- Connie Knorr, BSN, RN
- Rebecca Martinez, BSN, BA, RN, CIC
- Alex Neukirch, PharmD
- Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
- Haley Pertzborn, PharmD
- Anthony Rodewald, PharmD, BCPS
- Daniel Schroeder, PharmD, BCPS
- Dana Steiner, MSN, MBA, CPHQ
- Tod W. Voss, MD, CMD, FAAFP
- Shannan Wilson, RRT
*Faculty and planning committee member
The following materials (in PDF) are available for download until June 19, 2025. No part of these materials may be reproduced without prior written permission.
2025 Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Update
Jenna J. Preusker, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
2025 Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Update
M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS, FIDSA
Keynote Address:
Diagnostic Stewardship
Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS
Whole Genome Sequencing
Lee H. Harrison, MD
Implementation Science in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Daniel J. Livorsi, MD, MSc
Communicating with Patients about Antibiotics
Alistair A. Thorpe, PhD
Hot Topics in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Helen Newland, PharmD, BCIDP
Approach to Immunocompromised Patients with Infectious Diseases
Erica J. Stohs, MD, MPH
Newly Approved Antibiotic Therapies
Christopher J. Destache, PharmD, FCCP, BCIDP, FIDSA
Core Elements of LTC Antimicrobial Stewardship
M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS, FIDSA
Interpreting Microbiology Results
Lacey L. Pavlovsky, MSN, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC
The Big 3 LTC Infections – Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infections, Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Juan M. Teran Plasencia, MD
Antibiotic Use Tracking and Reporting
Dan German, MBA, BSBA and Jenna J. Preusker, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Antimicrobial Stewardship Education and Communication Strategies
Josette M. McConville BSN, RN, CIC and L. Kate Tyner, BSN, RN, CIC
Requirements for Successful Completion
In order to receive continuing education credits, you must:
- Check in at the registration desk and attend the live activity.
- Complete the online evaluation via the UNMC MyCCE portal.
- On your dashboard, click Evaluate an Activity.
- Enter appropriate Activity Code:
- Long-Term Care (LTC) Fundamentals in Antibiotic Stewardship: 64865
- General Session: 66398
You have until June 19, 2025, to claim credit for this activity. You will need to complete the evaluation and attest to the time you spent participating in the activity. Your certificate will be saved in your UNMC MyCCE account under Certificates & Transcripts.
Pharmacists: For you to claim credit for your participation in the summit, you must complete the online evaluation and ensure that your date of birth (mm/dd) as well as your NAB-P e-Profile ID # is on record with UNMC. You have up to 20 days to complete the evaluation and claim credit for your participation. UNMC will ensure that the required registrant data is provided to the CPE Monitor.
Need help managing your MyCCE account? Find answers to commonly asked questions about signing in to the portal, completing the online evaluation, retrieving your certificate, and more. Go to Manage MyCCE Account
Summit Director
Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS, FIDSA
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC; Medical Director, Nebraska DHHS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Program
Sponsors
Supporters
Questions?
Tori Greenlee
Educational Projects Coordinator, Center for Continuing Education, UNMC
