Heading to IDWeek 2026? Here’s Where You’ll Find UNMC ID!

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Andrea Zimmer, MD
Vincent T. Andriole ID Board Review Course
Workshop (Course Director)

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

11:05 AM – 12:30 PM
Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD
Careers in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Fellows’ Day Workshop

Thursday, October 22, 2026

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Jennifer M. Davis, MD
Challenging HIV Treatment and Prevention Clinical Cases
Interactive Session (Moderator)

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM
Kelly A. Cawcutt, MD
Operationalizing Sepsis Quality Improvement: Stewardship, Systems and Implementation Challenges
Symposium: Sepsis 2026: Evolving Practice, Implementation and Surveillance

Friday, October 23, 2026

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD
Rethinking the Urinalysis for Better Clinical Impact
BugHub World Stage

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Sara H. Bares, MD
Late Breaking Abstracts: HIV & STDs
Late Breaking Abstracts (Moderator)

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS
“You Want to Put the Antibiotic WHERE?!” (Part 2): Exploring Off-Label Routes of Administration and Novel Delivery Methods for Challenging Infection
Symposium (Moderator)

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Andre Kalil, MD
Current Strategies to Improve Morbidity and Mortality in Septic Patients
Symposium: The Second Battle – Saving the Host by Reducing Post-Infection Morbidity and Mortality

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Andrea Zimmer, MD
Challenging Cases in Transplant ID
Panel

Saturday, October 24, 2026

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Jenna Preusker, PharmD
Public Health Departments Driving Statewide Antibiotic and Diagnostic Stewardship
Meet-the-Professor

4:05 PM – 4:30 PM
Jonathan Ryder, MD
Next-Generation Stewardship (NGS): How to Steward Next Generation-Sequencing Tests
Symposium: Innovations in Diagnostic Stewardship

THURSDAY OCTOBER 22ND POSTERS (12:15-1:30PM)

Joshua Havens, PharmD [IDWEEK TRAVEL AWARD WINNER!] – P-1257 Title: Optimization of long-acting injectable programs: a cross-sectional US survey study of implementation sites. Other UNMC ID co-authors: Shawnalyn Sunagawa, PharmD, Jennifer O’Neill, RN, BSN, Jennifer Davis, MD, Sara Bares, MD, Nada Fadul, MD

[presented by external collaborator Sarwat Khalil, MD] with UNMC ID co-authors Carlos Gomez, MD and Anum Abbas, MD – P709 Title: Use of mcfDNA in Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Interim Analysis from the MGENiSIS Registry

[presented by external collaborator Sarwat Khalil, MD] with UNMC ID co-authors Carlos Gomez, MD and Anum Abbas, MD – P760 Title: From Pathogen Detection to Significance: Clinical Impact of Plasma Microbial Cell Free DNA Testing in Care of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Presenting with Suspected Central Nervous System Infections — The mGENiSIS Registry

[presented by external collaborator Erica Stohs, MD] with UNMC ID co-authors Andrea Zimmer, MD, Elizabeth Lyden, Paul Fey, PhD, Carlos Gomez, MD, Alison Friefeld, MD – P 107 Title: Gram-negative resistance in febrile neutropenia with vs without fluoroquinolone prophylaxis in patients with hematologic malignancy the United States

[presented by external collaborator Sarwat Khalil, MD] with UNMC ID co-authors Carlos Gomez, MD and Anum Abbas, MD – P759 Title: Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship of Plasma microbial cell-free DNA testing in evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Interim analysis of The mGENiSIS Registry

[presented by external collaborator Emily Eichenberger, MD] with UNMC ID co-author Andrea Zimmer, MD – P1285 Title: Practice Patterns, Support and Compensation of the Immunocompromised ID Workforce: Data from the IDSA Immunocompromised Host Community of Practice’s National Survey

[presented by external collaborator Ryan Maves, MD] with UNMC ID co-author Anum Abbas, MD – P28 Title: Reduced Healthcare Resource Utilization (HCRU) with Pritelivir Compared to Investigator’s Choice Therapy (ICT) in Immunocompromised (IC) Patients Treated for Refractory Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV): Phase 3 PRIOH-1 Study

[presented by external collaborator Kelly Iles, MD] with UNMC ID co-author Andrea Green Hines, MD – P1619 Title: Low Clinical Utility of Guideline Nonadherent Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures

FRIDAY OCTOBER 23RD POSTERS (12:15-1:30PM)

[presented by collaborator and recent fellowship graduate Calvin Albrecht, MD] with UNMC ID co-authors Sara Bares, MD and Jennifer Davis, MD – P1079 Title: Real-World Effectiveness of High-Dose Versus Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccine in Reducing Influenza-Related Outcomes in People with HIV: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the Epic Cosmos Database

Jenna Preusker, PharmD – P1773 Title: Rurality-Associated Differences in Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Workforce, Leadership Support, and Practices Across Nebraska Hospitals. Other UNMC ID authors: Mounica Soma, MHA, MSPM, Muhammad Ashraf, MBBS, Lacey Pavlovsky, MSN, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, Danny Schroeder, PharmD, BCPS, Scott Bergman, PharmD, Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FSHEA, FIDSA, Jonathan Ryder, MD, Juan Teran Plasencia, MD

Emmanuel Nazaire Essam Nkodo, MD/MPH – P1022 Title: Advancing Urban-Rural Equity in the Delivery of Long-acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy: Preliminary Results of the IM-CAPABLE Study Other UNMC ID authors: Maureen Kubat, RN, Jennifer O’Neill, RN, BSN, Renae Furl, MS, Joshua Havens, PharmD, Daniel Cramer, MSN, APRN, FNP-c, Valentina Orduna, CPhT/CMA, Elizabeth Lyden, MS, Sara Bares, MD, Jennifer Davis, MD, Nada Fadul, MD

Jillian Mack, PharmD – P1882 Title: VITEK Reveal: Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and Potential Changes in Care for Patients with Gram-Negative Bacteremia . Other UNMC ID authors: Molly Miller, PharmD, BCIDP, Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, Mackenzie Keintz,MSD, Yolande Chan, PhD, Tess Karre, MD, Trevor C. Van Schooneveld, MD, FSHEA, FIDSA, Scott J. Bergman, PharmD

Evangeline Green, DO, MPH – P1088 Title: Penicillin Allergy De-labeling at a Multidisciplinary HIV Clinic. Other UNMC ID authors: Brook Ringsdorf (pharmacy student), Sara Bares, MD, Sara May, MD, Shawnalyn Sunagawa, PharmD

Sarah Uhm [MD/PhD student] and Savannah Horne [summer undergraduate student] – P1969 Title: Understanding Dalbavancin Use Among Infectious Diseases Clinicians: A Single-Center, Mixed-Methods Survey. Other UNMC ID authors: Bryan T Alexander, PharmD, and Jasmine R Marcelin, MD

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH POSTERS (12:15-1:30PM)

Mohanad Al-Obaidi, MD – P1391 Title: Real-World Utilization of Rezafungin in the Treatment of Candidiasis: Analysis of a Large Healthcare National Database. Other UNMC ID authors: Yijun Lu, MS, Kaeli Samson, MA, MPH, Elizabeth Reisher, PhD, Carlos Gomez, MD, Sias Scherger, MD, Anum Abbas,MD, Andrea Zimmer, MD, Andre Kalil, MD

[presented by external collaborator Sarwat Khalil, MD]with UNMC ID co-authors Carlos Gomez, MD and Anum Abbas, MD – P458 Title: Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA Testing in the Evaluation of Suspected Respiratory Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Interim Analysis of the mGENiSIS Registry

Sias Scherger, MD – P555 Title: Bloodstream Infection Proven Sepsis in Immunocompromised versus Non-immunocompromised Hosts: What is Different? Other UNMC ID authors: Yijun Lu, MS, Elizabeth Lyden, MS, Makayla Schissel, MPH, Carlos Gomez, MD, Mohanad Al-Obaidi, MD, Anum Abbas, MD, Andrea Zimmer, MD, Andre Kalil, MD

[presented by external collaborator Sarwat Khalil, MD] with UNMC ID co-author Carlos Gomez – P573 Title: Decoding Endocarditis: Early Insights into the Role of Plasma mcfDNA in Diagnosing Infective Endocarditis from the IMPACT Registry

Nicole Arens and Alyssa Lawrence [medical students] – P327 Title: Impact of Pre‑Admission Healthcare Utilization and Social Deprivation on Hospital Length of Stay Among Patients with Cardiac and Endovascular Implant Infections. Other UNMC ID authors: Elizabeth Lyden, MS, Evangeline Green, DO MPH, Subhadra Mandadi, MD, Jasmine R Marcelin, MD

Mohanad Al-Obaidi, MD – P1390 Title: Candidemia after Solid Organ Transplant: Characteristics and Outcomes from a 10-year large de-identified healthcare cohort. Other UNMC ID authors: Andre Kalil, MD