Congregate Care

February 18, 2026

Welcome to the North Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference 2026 page. Below is all the information you need for February 18th, 2026.

Agenda

Location 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC

Parking Pass The 2nd page shows the parking lot location. Please do not park in the restricted lot.

Bios

Presentations

Welcome and Why We Care – Marty Cooney, DrPH, MPH, ME, BSN, RN, CIC, Megan Davies, MD and Libby Dodds-Ashley

Plenary 1 – State Antibiotic Stewardship Program – Tools and Resources – Catie Bryan

Plenary 2 – Antibiotics in Residency Education – Vera Luther

Breakout A – Ask the Experts – Lisa Davidson and Sara Steedman

Breakout B – Literature Review – Travis Jones

Plenary 3 – Words Matter: How Provider Communication Shapes Antibiotic Prescribing – Practical Strategies for Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship – Lisa Davidson

Plenary 4 – Antibiogram for Urine – Kelly Flett and Jacinta Chin

Plenary 5 – Dispelling Antibiotic Myths – Melissa Johnson

CMEs

Credits: 5.00

Credit Type: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s), ANCC, Attendance, JA-Credit-AH, ACPE-Pharmacist Activity ID: LA_JA20260307 North Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference 2026 UAN: JA0000655-0000-26-129-L04-P

May 7, 2025

Welcome to the North Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference 2025 page. Below you will find all the information you need for May 7, 2025.

Agenda

Location 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC

Parking Pass The 2nd page shows the parking lot location. Please do not park in the restricted lot.

Bios

Presentations Last updated 5/6/25 12:55 PM

Welcome – Marty Cooney, DrPH, MPH, ME, BSN, RN, CIC and Megan Davies, MD

Plenary 1 – Antibiotic Prescribing and Health Equity – Mike Smith, MD

Plenary 2 – Partnering with the Emergency Department to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing – Rebecca Theophanous, MD, MHSc and Rebekah Wren, PharmD, BCIDP

Breakout (Outpatient) – Targets and Strategies in Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship, Zachary (Zach) Willis, MD, MPH

Breakout (LTC) – Real World Examples in the ED/LTC Interspace – Elizabeth (Libby) Dodds-Ashley, PharmD, MHS, FCCP, FIDP, BCIDP

Plenary 3 – Training Responsible Users of Antibiotics – Vera Luther, MD

Plenary 4 – Other Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunities Outside of Hospital Walls – Julie Williamson, PharmD, BCPS

Panel – Impactful Papers in Antimicrobial Stewardship Outside the Hospital – Zachary (Zach) Willis, MD, MPH and Elizabeth (Libby) Dodds-Ashley, PharmD, MHS, FCCP, FIDP, BCIDP

Plenary 5 – State AS Program – Implementation of AS Prescribing Guidelines – Catie Bryan, MPH, a-IPC and Zachary (Zach) Willis, MD, MPH