Stewardship in Action: Antibiotic Awareness Week and Honor Roll Recognition: Nov. 20
Location:
Webinar - 10-11 a.m.
In observance of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, the Illinois Health and Hospital Association is partnering with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to highlight current antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and recognize the 2026 Acute Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll and Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaboration Distinction awardees. The honor roll initiative recognizes hospitals for their commitment to antimicrobial stewardship and offers a platform to highlight their dedication to implementing evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship practices.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
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Provide an overview of the IDPH Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives.
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Recognize the 2025 Acute Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll awardees.
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Highlight Collaboration Distinction awardees.
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Showcase U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week efforts.
Who Should Attend
This webinar series is designed for hospital and health system leaders and teams responsible for the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. This may include:
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Pharmacists
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Quality Improvement Leaders
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Patient Safety and Risk Management Leaders
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Chief Nursing Officers
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Chief Medical Officers
Speakers
Jamie Jacob, PharmD, BCIDP
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Manager
Illinois Department of Public Health
Dr. Jacob is the antimicrobial stewardship program manager for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Division of Patient Safety and Quality. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. She went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency at Christiana Care Health System and an infectious diseases residency at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center. Prior to her role at IDPH, she served as the system wide infectious diseases clinical pharmacist for Bon Secours Charity Health System. Jacob is dedicated to expanding antimicrobial stewardship efforts and ensuring equitable access to health care across Illinois.
Shannon Calus, MPH
Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
Shannon Calus received her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2013and went on to receive her Master's Degree in Public Health from Loyola University in 2019. She currently works at the Illinois Department of Public Health as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Coordinator and is the lead organizer for the annual Illinois Summit on Antimicrobial Stewardship, a yearly event that brings together providers from various healthcare settings to discuss current best practices and lessons learned.