About this Event
Join us at the Disease Control & Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference
Event Date: November 18th, 2026 at 8:30 AM-4:30PM (Central Time)
Venue: Malcolm X College
Get ready for a day filled with insightful discussions and innovative strategies to combat diseases! The summit will focus on Disease Control & Antimicrobial Stewardship. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field and network with like-minded individuals. See you there!
Getting Here:
Malcolm X College is located just off the I-290 Damen exit. For garage entry directions, please review the provided facility image; vehicles may access the college’s parking garage from Jackson Boulevard, Wolcott Street, or Wood Street. Take a parking ticket to enter and use a validated ticket to exit. Tickets will be validated inside the building on arrival or before departure from the conference.
Malcolm X College is also accessible via several transit routes that run adjacent to the college:
- CTA Blue Line, 'Illinois Medical District' stop
- CTA Bus #157
- CTA Bus #126
- CTA Bus #50
Continuing Education:
Continuing education for this activity is pending. See final announcement for details
Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome Session
Info: Stephanie Black, MD, MSC
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
How to Disagree Better: Utilizing Advocacy-Inquiry Techniques to Improve
Host: Alyssa Yang Castillo, MD
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
AI and Infectious Diseases
Host: David M. Liebovitz, MD
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Beyond the Facility Door: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care and more
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
The Resident Cat and the Resident Bug; A MN LTC Investigation
Host: Leslie Kollmann, BS, AAS, CVT, CIC
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
Breakout Room - Disease Control
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:35 PM
Invasive Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in Chicago, 2026
Host: Jennifer Trebbin, CNM, MPH
Info: Disease Control - Auditorium
🕑: 01:35 PM - 02:10 PM
Detect Everything, Treat What? Clinical Pitfalls of Syndrome
Host: Nicholas Moore, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Info: Disease Control - Auditorium
🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:45 PM
Animals Need Protection too; A Practical IPC Risk Assessment
Host: Leslie Kollmann, BS, AAS, CVT, CIC
Info: Disease Control - Auditorium
Breakout Room - Antimicrobial Stewardship
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:35 PM
Are We Staffed for Stewardship? Benchmarking Antimicrobial Stewardship
Host: Amy Kang, PharmD, BCIDP
Info: Antimicrobial Stewardship - Main Room
🕑: 01:35 PM - 02:10 PM
Antibiotic Stewardship Education in the Community
Host: Star Cervantes, PharmD & Erin Weslander, PharmD
Info: Antimicrobial Stewardship - Main Room
🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:45 PM
Stewardship for All: Identifying Inequities and Exploring Strategies to Close
Host: Alyssa Yang Castillo, MD
Info: Antimicrobial Stewardship - Main Room
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Break
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Local Logistics in Responding to Measles
Host: Jennifer Rosen, MD
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:20 PM
Outbreak Response: Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak 2026 in Mongbwalu, DRC
Host: Kate Doyle, MPH
🕑: 04:20 PM - 04:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Event venue & nearby stays
Malcolm X College, 1900 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, United States
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