2026 Nebraska Infectious Diseases Conference
About this Event
2026 Nebraska Infectious Diseases Conference
Jointly Provided by:
- Nebraska Infectious Diseases Society
- Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion Program
Get ready for the 2026 Nebraska Infectious Diseases Conference—an in-person event where interprofessional clinicians involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious diseases across the care continuum come together to chat about the latest in infectious disease and antimicrobial stewardship. It's the perfect place to learn, network, and stay ahead in the field. Don’t miss out on the insights and fun discussions happening right here in Nebraska!
The agenda offers three parallel tracks (NIDS, antibiotic stewardship, and long-term care) that allow attendees to tailor their experience based on their professional role and practice setting. When registering, please choose the ticket type (NIDS, Antibiotic Stewardship, Long-Term Care) for the track that you will primarily be attending throughout the day. Attendees may move between tracks for each breakout session.
Target Audience:
Outpatient facilities and acute care hospitals: Family medicine providers, internal medicine providers, ambulatory care providers, pharmacists, nurses, medical directors, quality program leaders, health department officials, and all other health care workers interested in improving the management of common infections through the incorporation of antimicrobial stewardship principles.
Post-acute and long-term facilities: Long-term care providers, medical directors, infection preventionists, nurses, consultant pharmacists, directors of nursing, quality program leaders, and all other health care workers interested in improving the management of common infections through the incorporation of antimicrobial stewardship principles.
Objectives:
· Apply up-to-date infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship guidelines to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of common and emerging infections across settings.
· Integrate diagnostic stewardship principles and available microbiology/advanced diagnostics to optimize antimicrobial therapy in adult and pediatric patient populations.
· Implement practical, context-appropriate stewardship and infection prevention interventions through enhanced interprofessional teamwork, communication, and use of data for quality improvement in diverse and resource-limited practice settings.
To receive credit you must participate in the live session(s) and complete all the steps found in the post-course evaluation link provided by email following the conference.
After following the link, these steps will include:
Reviewing the course learning materials.
Confirming information provided on registration.
Claiming participation in applicable credits.
Completing all listed evaluations and quizzes.
Credit requirements must be completed within 30 days of the program activity date, after which, credit will be transmitted electronically. For CPE, all transmitted credit will be viewable in your CPE Monitor profile within 24 hours of NPA submission.
NIDS Track
NIDS Track
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Business meeting for Nebraska Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) members
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Trainee IDSA Breakfast
🕑: 08:35 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Infectious Diseases Society of America Keynote
Host: Wendy Armstrong, MD, IDSA President-Elect
Info: 0.0 Continuing education credit available. Objectives include: TBD
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Nebraska AS and Healthcare-Associated Infections Update
Host: Salman Ashraf, MBBS, NDHHS
Info: 0.5 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-054-L01-P) or CNE available. Objectives include: Review state data on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance, Describe improvement opportunities and future directions, Recognize available resources to strengthen infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programs in healthcare facilities.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break, Exhibitors
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
NIDS Track: Lessons Learned from Measles Outbreaks in the Post-elimination Era
Host: Sydney Stein, DVM, Nebraska DHHS
Info: 0.75 Application-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-055-L01-P)or CNE credit available. Objectives include: Analyze the epidemiological patterns of measles outbreaks occurring in the United States during 2025 through present, Evaluate measles outbreak response strategies and costs (time and financial) of these responses, Provide lessons learned to strengthen community engagement for measles vaccination and responding to future measles case detections.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch, Exhibitors, Poster Session
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
NIDS Track: Emydomyces testavorans: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen of Chelonian
Host: Emma Zhang, DVM, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-057-L01-P)or CNE credit available. Objectives include: Identify shell lesions associated with Emydomyces testavorans, Recall current treatment options for fungal dermatitis secondary to Emydomyces testavorans, Describe mitigation strategies to reduce spread of Emydomyces testavorans across a zoological institution.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
NIDS Track: Down the Drain: Waterborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities
Host: Juan Teran Plasencia, MD, UNMC
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-058-L01-P)or CNE credit available. Objectives include: Describe the epidemiology and clinical relevance of waterborne pathogens in healthcare settings, Discuss mechanisms of healthcare-associated transmission linked to water exposure and plumbing infrastructure, Identify current and novel infection prevention strategies aimed at reducing waterborne pathogen burden.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Break, Exhibitors
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
NIDS Track: Updates and Review of Tickborne Diseases
Host: Jeff Hamik, MS, Nebraska DHHS
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-061-L01-P)or CNE credit available. Objectives include: Describe the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases in Nebraska, including current incidence trends, geographic distribution, and seasonality, Identify the major tick species of public health importance in Nebraska and recognize their associated pathogens and disease risks, Review the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, and treatment recommendations for common tick-borne diseases reported in Nebraska, Discuss emerging and novel tick-borne pathogens detected in Nebraska and the surrounding region, including their potential public health significance.
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
NIDS Track: Oral Abstract Presentation & Awards
Info: 0.0 Continuing education credit available. Best conference submissions for abstracts in the categories of clinical case and research will be presented, followed by trainee awards.
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial Stewardship Track
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Business meeting for Nebraska Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) members
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Trainee IDSA Breakfast
🕑: 08:35 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Infectious Diseases Society of America Keynote
Host: Wendy Armstrong, MD, IDSA President-Elect
Info: 0.0 Continuing education credit available. Objectives include: TBD
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Nebraska AS and Healthcare-Associated Infections Update
Host: Salman Ashraf, MBBS, NDHHS
Info: 0.5 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-054-L01-P) or CNE available. Objectives include: Review state data on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance, Describe improvement opportunities and future directions, Recognize available resources to strengthen infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programs in healthcare facilities.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break, Exhibitors
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
AS Track: Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship: Targets, Tools, and Metrics
Host: Mackenzie Keintz, MD, UNMC
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-056-L01-P) or CNE credits provided. Objectives include: Define the ambulatory antibiotic prescribing problem, Identify high yield targets for ambulatory antibiotic stewardship interventions, Identify key intervention strategies for improving appropriate antibiotic prescribing, Select metrics for common infectious conditions.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch, Exhibitors, Poster Session
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
AS Track: Diagnostic Stewardship Considerations in Pediatric Populations
Host: Andrea Green Hines, MD Children’s Nebraska
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME or CNE credits provided. Objectives include: TBD
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
AS Track:Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections: Optimizing Antimicrobial Thera
Host: Jennifer Anthone, PharmD, CHI Health
Info: 0.75 Application-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-059-L01-P) or CNE credits provided. Objectives include: Compare clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria for uncomplicated UTI (uUTI) versus complicated UTI (cUTI), Interpret evidence based treatment recommendations for antimicrobial management of uUTI versus cUTI, Identify newer antibiotics approved for the treatment of UTIs and their role in clinical practice.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Break, Exhibitors
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
AS Track: Common Antibiotic Stewardship Curbside Consults
Info: • Breaking the Cycle: A Practical Approach to Recurrent UTI – Erica Stohs, MD, CHI Health
o 0.25 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-062-L01-P) or CNE credits provided.
o Objectives include: Describe recurrent UTIs from asymptomatic bacteriuria, State targeted diagnostic approaches to recurrent UTIs, Identify evidence-based management strategies, including avoiding low-value antibiotic prophylaxis.
• No Vein, No Gain? Think Again. Transitioning to Oral Antibiotics – Sara Azimi, PharmD, BCIDP
o 0.25 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-063-L01-P) or CNE credits provided.
o Objectives include: Describe eligibility for IV-to-oral antimicrobial conversion, Identify the benefits for transitioning from IV-to-oral antimicrobial therapy, Discuss a patient case to determine the most appropriate oral antimicrobial therapy.
• Interpretation and Use of Newer Diagnostic Tests – Jonathan Ryder, MD, UNMC
o 0.25 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-066-L01-P) or CNE c
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
AS Track: Common Sense Infection Evaluation in a Hospitalized Patient
Host: Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, UNMC
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-065-L01-P) or CNE credits provided. Objectives include: Describe how diagnostic testing influences antibiotic use, Identify non-infectious syndromes which mimic infection, Define evidence-based diagnostic testing strategies for common hospital infections.
Long-Term Care Track
Long-term Care Track
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Business meeting for Nebraska Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) members
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Trainee IDSA Breakfast
🕑: 08:35 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Infectious Diseases Society of America Keynote
Host: Wendy Armstrong, MD, IDSA President-Elect
Info: 0.00 Continuing Credit available. Objectives include: TBD
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Nebraska AS and Healthcare-Associated Infections Update
Host: Salman Ashraf, MBBS, NDHHS
Info: 0.5 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-054-L01-P) or CNE available. Objectives include: Review state data on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance, Describe improvement opportunities and future directions, Recognize available resources to strengthen infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programs in healthcare facilities.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break, Exhibitors
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
LTC Track: Using Antibiotic Stewardship Data for Quality Improvement Initiativ
Host: Pam Bailey, DO, MPH, ChristianaCare
Info: 0.75 CME or CNE available. Objectives include: TBD
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch, Exhibitors, Poster Session
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
LTC Track: Managing Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Long-Term Care
Host: TBD
Info: 0.75 CME or CNE pending. Objectives include: TBD
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
LTC Track: Lessons Learned from Legionella Investigations
Host: Lacey Pavlovsky, RN, MSN, Nebraska ICAP/NDHHS
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (0128-0000-26-060-L01-P)or CNE credit available. Objectives include: Define lessons learned to improve prevention strategies, including strengthening water management programs and enhancing facility partnerships, Describe actionable strategies to reduce future Legionella risk, based on real-world investigation findings and public health practice improvements, Identify common environmental and system vulnerabilities (e.g., water management program gaps, infrastructure issues) discovered during Legionella investigations.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Break, Exhibitors
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
LTC Track: Lessons Learned from Group A Streptococcus Investigations
Host: Claire Ortlieb, MPH, Nebraska DHHS
Info: 0.75 Knowledge-based CME, CPE (course # 0128-0000-26-064-L01-P)or CNE credit available. Objectives include: Define an invasive Group A Streptococcus infection, Describe transmission routes of Group A Streptococcus, Identify an outbreak of Group A Streptococcus infections.
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
LTC Track: Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Improvement Opportunit
Host: Larisa Mulroney, NE DHHS & Salman Ashraf, MBBS, NE DHHS
Info: 0.00 Continuing Credit available. Objectives include: Review common and critical infection prevention and control gaps identified during ICAP team assessments and surveyors visit in long-term care facilities, Recognize CMS regulatory expectations related to those common and critical IPC gaps, Describe practices that can be implemented to mitigate the IPC gaps.
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USD 89.00
