Most IDWeek 2023 workshops are available in-person in Boston, Massachusetts, virtually via a livestream and will be available on-demand to workshop registrants through March 31, 2024. If conference registrants are interested in two or more workshops at the same time, they should register for at least one virtually to watch it later on-demand. Among the premeeting workshops at IDWeek 2023 are the following:
Best Practices for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Tuesday, October 10, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
This course is a comprehensive and annually updated curriculum for those new to, old to, or interested in learning more about antimicrobial stewardship. Topics include methods, controversies, advancements, and implementation. Adult and pediatric stewardship topics relevant to a variety of healthcare settings will be presented.
TB Workshop
Wednesday, October 11, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. ET
Recent advances in tuberculosis (TB) prevention, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on TB, will be the focus this year’s workshop. Highlights include a personal story of contracting both TB and COVID-19, panel discussions, and preventing TB.
Expanding Your Influence to Improve Antibiotic Use in Outpatient Settings
Wednesday, October 11, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. ET
Inappropriate antibiotic use in outpatient settings is a considerable public health problem. Antibiotic stewardship teams are increasingly being asked to develop and implement stewardship programs for their medical center or health system’s outpatient clinics. The approaches to outpatient stewardship need to be tailored to these settings, including data gathering, interventions, behavioral modifications, and education, and meet the added challenges of changes to outpatient healthcare delivery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary objective of this didactic and active learning workshop is to give attendees effective tools that can be used to expand the world of stewardship into the outpatient arena.
Achieving Success and Scholarship as an Infectious Diseases Health Professions Educator Through Curriculum Development
Wednesday, October 11, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. ET
Development of effective infectious diseases health professions education curricula is critical to the success of the field of infectious diseases. Well-designed curricula allow the creator to remain focused on curricula goals, explore best teaching and assessment methods, and develop meaningful evaluation to determine if the intervention is successful. Well-designed and taught curricula in microbiology and infectious diseases also help recruit the best and brightest to the field. This workshop will provide attendees the opportunity to learn the core competencies for an ID Health Professions Educator and the significance of curriculum development in that role; describe the components of the Kern Model for Curriculum Design in Health Professions Education; and apply the Kern Model for Curriculum Design to the development of a health professions education project at their own institution.
