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26th Annual Disease Control Conference, September 10th, 2024

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Time Topic Presenter
8:00-8:45 a.m. Registration  
8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcome Stephanie Black, MD, MSc, Interim Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
Olusimbo Ige, MD, MPH, MS, Commissioner of Health, Chicago Department of Public Health
9:00-9:15 a.m. Supporting our Newest Chicagoans: Public Health Response to a Humanitarian Crisis Michelle Funk, DVM, MPH, Medical Director, Healthcare and Community Congregate Settings, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
9:15-9:40 a.m. New Arrivals to New York City: Health Needs and a Public Health Response Rishi Sood, MPH, Executive Director, Health Care Access & Policy, Bureau of Equitable Health Systems, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
9:40-10:05 a.m. Healthcare for New Arrivals Claudia Burchinal, MBA, Director of Ambulatory System Operations and Business Development, Cook County Health
Christina Urbina, MBA, Service Line Business Director, Cook County Health
Daniel Vittum, MD, Interim Lead Physician - New Arrivals Clinic, Cook County Health
10:05-10:20 a.m. Break  
10:20-10:30 a.m. Measles Outbreak Associated with a Shelter in Chicago Stephanie Gretsch, MPH, Epidemiologist IV, Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
10:30-10:45 a.m. Vaccination Response to Chicago Shelter Measles Outbreak Alexander Sloboda, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Vaccine Preventable Disease Operations, Health Protection Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
10:45-10:55 a.m. Clinical Outcomes of Measles Infection: Chicago, March - April 2024 Shelby Daniel-Wayman, MPH, Epidemiologist II, Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
10:55-11:05 a.m. Breakthrough Measles Infections: Chicago, March - April 2024 Taylor Guidry, MSPH, Epidemiologist III, Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. New Arrivals/Measles Panel Discussion Facilitated by Michelle Funk and Jose Perez, Chicago Department of Public Health
12:05-1:20 p.m. Lunch (on your own)  
1:20-1:40 p.m. Investigation of Overdoses Involving Medetomidine Mixed with Opioids in Chicago - May 2024 Amy Nham, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Public Health Service, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Assigned to Chicago Department of Public Health
1:40-1:55 p.m. Telemedicine Helpline to Improve Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Kim Gressick, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Assigned to Chicago Department of Public Health
1:55-2:20 p.m. Chicago Department of Public Health's Strategy for the Prevention and Containment of Candida auris Christy Zelinski, MPH, Project Manager, Healthcare and Community Congregate Settings, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
2:10-2:35 p.m. Increase in Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Chicago, 2023-2024 Janna Kerins, VMD, MPH, Medical Director, Communicable Disease, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
2:35-2:50 p.m. Break  
2:50-3:10 p.m. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Matthew Leslie, DVM, PhD, Laboratory Data Epidemiologist, Office of Disease Control, Division of Infectious Disease, Illinois Department of Public Health
3:10-3:30 p.m. Common Purpose: Enhancing Public Health Surveillance for a Safe DNC Peter Ruestow, PhD, Director of Epidemiology, Disease Control Bureau, Chicago Department of Public Health
3:30-3:45 p.m. Closing Remarks / Evaluations / Adjourn Disease Control Bureau Leadership

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance with Stewardship: A One Health Approach, November 19, 2024

Time                 Presentation Presenter
8:00 - 8:30 Check-in
8:30 - 8:45 CDPH Introduction Michelle Funk, DVM, MPH
Stephanie Black, MD, MSc
8:45 - 8:55 Commissioner Remarks Dr. Olusimbo (Simbo) Ige, MD, MPH
9:00 - 9:30 “Drugs, Bugs and Pugs: Antimicrobial Resistance in Pets and the People That Love Them” Opening Plenary Stephen Cole, VMD, MS, DACVM
9:35 - 10:10 Advancing Health Equity through Stewardship Elizabeth S. Dodds Ashley, PharmD, MHS
10:10 - 10:20 Break
Using Data for Action: Leveraging Data to Inform and Enhance Stewardship Efforts
10:25 - 10:45 SMART: Sewer Monitoring for Antimicrobial Resistance Trends Mike Lin, MD, MPH
10:50 - 11:20 Use Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicrobial Registry Measures (CHARM) to Track Outpatient Antibiotic Use Mike Klepser, PharmD
Preventive Measures: The Crucial Role of Infection Prevention in Stewardship
11:25 - 11:40 Project Firstline: Infection Control Training & Education Shane Zelencik, MPH, CIC, LTC-CIP
11:45 - 12:00 “Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control: The Same but Way Different” Infection Prevention Stephen Cole, VMD, MS, DACVM
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
Getting Started: Strategies to Maximize Your Impact in Stewardship
1:00 - 1:30 Implementing Stewardship in Community Hospital/Resource-Limited Settings Stephanie Chang, PharmD
1:35 - 2:15 Implementation of a Stewardship Program in Veterinary Care (40 min) Jennifer Granick, DVM
2:15- 2:25 Break
2:25 - 2:55 Principles into Practice Q&A Panel Discussion Jennifer Granick, Stephanie Chang, Stephen Cole, Libby Dodds Ashley, Estrella Cervantes
Engagement and Influence: Applying Behavioral Psychology to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship
3:00- 3:30 Using behavioral science and social psychology to understand and change behavior and appropriate ambulatory antibiotic prescribing Jeffrey Linder, MD, PH, FACP
3:35-4:15 Changing Hearts and Minds: Integrating Social Dynamics into Antibiotic Stewardship Research and Practice Julia Szymczak, PhD
4:15- 4:30 CDPH Closing Remarks Michelle Funk, DVM, MPH
Stephanie Black, MD, MSc