2026 Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Conference

May 5 & 6, 2026
Tuesday afternoon & Wednesday morning

For anyone engaged in antibiotic stewardship across the continuum of care!

• FREE virtual conference with keynote and concurrent sessions
• Two half-day livestreams
• Continuing education (CE) credits available

Learning objectives

To improve antibiotic stewardship in Minnesota, we will:

• Discuss strategies to implement, sustain, and expand antibiotic stewardship programs across the health care continuum. 
• Describe best practices in diagnostic stewardship to improve clinical decision-making and enhance antibiotic stewardship programs.
• Explore collaborative and One Health approaches to strengthen stewardship practices and address the threat of antimicrobial resistance. 

Keynote sessions

• Thinking Outside the Box: Sustaining and Expanding Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs 
  Alyssa Christensen, PharmD, BCIDP
  System Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Manager; HealthPartners
• Stewardship-Driven Advances in UTI Diagnosis and Management
  Kimberly C. Claeys, PharmD, PhD
  Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
  Center for Innovation in Diagnosis; University of Maryland School of Medicine 

Continuing education (CE) information

CE credits will be provided to pharmacists:

• The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy's Continuing Education Advisory Task Force reviewed and approved this conference for 6 credit hours.

CE credits will be available for nurses and other attendees:

• Documentation for obtaining CE credits will be provided following completion of the post-conference evaluation.
• Attendees are responsible for determining if this program meets the criteria for their discipline/organization.