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ForwardThree Rivers Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium 2026
Sponsored by: AHN Pharmacy Services and Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
The 2026 Three Rivers Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium is a focused, one‑day event designed to provide clinicians with actionable, evidence‑based strategies to improve antimicrobial use and minimize the risks associated with antimicrobial exposure. Attendees will gain valuable insights, tools, and support to build, strengthen, and elevate antimicrobial stewardship programs within their healthcare organizations.
Registration fees
Registration fee includes course materials, parking, breakfast, lunch, and break refreshments.
| Non-exhibiting Industry Professionals* | $250 |
| Physicians | $125 |
| Pharmacists | $100 |
| Nurses and other health care professionals | $75 |
| Residents and Fellows | $50 |
| Students | $25 |
*An industry professional is defined as any individual that is employed by an ineligible company.
Contact Sherri Aufman in AHN CME with any questions at [email protected] or 412-359-4837.
Target Audience
Healthcare professions including pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, infection preventionists, and trainees.
Learning Objectives
1. Evaluate patient-specific and microbiology data to select and optimize antimicrobial therapy for infections involving resistant organisms
2. Distinguish between clinical utility of emerging antimicrobial agents by comparing antimicrobial activity, PK/PD characteristics, and appropriate clinical use cases
3. Describe stewardship implementation processes that have been used to successfully improve antimicrobial use in various clinical settings
4. Implement evidence-based strategies to reduce unnecessary antimicrobial exposure and mitigate antimicrobial resistance trends
Three Rivers Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium 2026 - Agenda
7 AM Registration and Breakfast
8 AM Welcome and Course Overview
8:15 AM Stewardship for Difficult-to-Treat Gram Negative Infections
Speaker: Erin McCreary, PharmD, BCIDP, FIDSA Senior Director, Infectious Diseases Strategy University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
9 AM Keynote Address: Artificial Intelligence in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Diseases
Speaker: Richard Medford, MD, FAMIA, FIDSA, FRCP(C) Chief Digital Information Officer Allegheny Health Network
10 AM Break and Exhibits
10:30 AM Precision Stewardship Using MICs, PK/PD, and Rapid Diagnostics
Speaker: Lindsay Donohue, PharmD, BCIDP Medication Utilization Strategy Pharmacist – Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
UVA Health
11:15 AM Stewardship in the ER – The Last Frontier
Speaker: David Zimmerman, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, FASHP, FCCP Associate Professor of Pharmacy -- Duquesne University Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -- Mercy Hospital
12 PM Panel Discussion
12:30 PM Lunch and Exhibits
1:30 PM NHSN AUR Applications
Speaker: Elizabeth S. Dodds Ashley, PharmD, MHS Operations Director -- Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)
2:15 PM Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives and Research – Part 1
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives and Research – Part 2
4:00 PM Closing Plenary: Antimicrobial Stewardship: Past Lessons, Present Realities, Future Directions
Speaker: Thomas M. File, Jr. MD, MSc, MACP, FIDSA, FCCP
Distinguished Physician, Infectious Diseases Division
Summa Health
5:00 PM Closing Remarks
Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Allegheny General Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™.
ACPE Accreditation: Allegheny General Hospital Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). Application for 6 CEU (6 contact hours of credit) is in process.
Available Credit
- 6.00 ACPE Pharmacy
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 Attendance
We gratefully acknowledge and thank our exhibitors for their generous support. Their participation helps make this educational activity possible.
Gold level sponsor
Abbvie
Silver level sponsor
Astellas
Bronze level sponsor
Cormedix Therapeutics
Karius
Merck
Nestle Health Sciences
Paratek
Pfizer Vaccine
Shionogi
Takeda
Waters (Formerly BD)
Price
This educational activity is offered in-person only.
Registrant Refund Policy:
Eligibility for a registrant refund is based on the following criteria. Please note, all registrants must email CME department within the specified time frames to be eligible for a refund. To receive a full refund, registrants must provide written notification to the CME department no sooner than 30 days of activity start date. Registrants that notify the CME department within 14-29 days prior to activity will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received less than 14 days in advance are non-refundable.