Vanderbilt University Medical Center at IDWeek 2026

Oct 21–24, 2026 Washington, DC ~12k attendees Website

Vanderbilt University Medical Center brings 49 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship, including outpatient testing, multi-pathogen pneumonia tests and prescribing in retail clinics and direct-to-consumer care. It also covers transplantation in older and frail patients and updates on viral encephalitis in adults.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Talk
Tue Oct 20
8:10am–8:45am
Part of PW01 - Vincent T. Andriole ID Board Review Course ($)
Brain Teasers: Central Nervous System Infections and Mimics
150 AB
Talk
Tue Oct 20
8:15am–8:30am
Part of PW02 - Best Practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs ($)
Introductions and Welcome
144 ABC
with William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Session
Tue Oct 20
1:00pm–1:05pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Welcome & Workshop Overview
102 AB
Talk
Tue Oct 20
4:10pm–4:50pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Expert Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
102 AB
with Johns Hopkins University, National Health Service, University of California, San Francisco +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Tue Oct 20
4:10pm–4:45pm
Part of PW01 - Vincent T. Andriole ID Board Review Course ($)
Viral Diseases (Non-HIV / Non-Transplant)
150 AB
Session
Tue Oct 20
4:50pm–5:00pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Key Takeaways and Future Directions
102 AB
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
8:00am–9:05am
Part of PW08 - Pus, Slough and Drainage: Oh My! Hands-on Introduction to Wound Care for the ID Clinician ($)
Didactic Session
143 ABC
with University of Rochester Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, UCI Health – Los Alamitos +2 more
Talk
Wed Oct 21
9:30am–10:40am
Part of PW08 - Pus, Slough and Drainage: Oh My! Hands-on Introduction to Wound Care for the ID Clinician ($)
Practical Hands-On Session
143 ABC
with University of Rochester Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Rochester +7 more
Talk
Wed Oct 21
10:00am–10:15am
Part of PW04 - Fellows' Day Workshop ($)
Fellows Community of Practice Presentation
147 AB
Talk
Wed Oct 21
10:50am–11:25am
Part of PW08 - Pus, Slough and Drainage: Oh My! Hands-on Introduction to Wound Care for the ID Clinician ($)
Case Presentations with Panel Discussion
143 ABC
with University of Rochester Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, UCI Health – Los Alamitos +2 more
Talk
Wed Oct 21
11:05am–12:30pm
Part of PW04 - Fellows' Day Workshop ($)
Careers in Transplant/Oncology ID
149 AB
with Mayo Clinic
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Wed Oct 21
1:30pm–3:15pm
Old Parts, New Starts, Transplantation in the Golden Years
145 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of California, Los Angeles, Mount Sinai Health System, NYU Langone Health +1 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Talk
Wed Oct 21
2:20pm–2:45pm
Part of What's Hot in ID + HIV
Clinical HIV Sciences
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Talk
Wed Oct 21
2:40pm–3:15pm
Part of Old Parts, New Starts, Transplantation in the Golden Years
Frailty and Infection Risk in the Older Transplant Patient
145 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–9:00am
Diagnostic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting
151 AB
Global ID · with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
8:40am–9:00am
Part of Diagnostic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting
Diagnostic Stewardship in Ambulatory Adult Clinics
151 AB
Global ID
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
9:30am–9:55am
Why ID? Showcasing Subspecialty Pathways to Grow the Workforce
BugHub World Stage
with Cleveland Clinic, Medical University of South Carolina
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
Diagnostic Clinical Cases: What Do I Do With This Test Result?
146 ABC
Transplant · with Weill Cornell Medicine, University of Southern California, Cleveland Clinic +3 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Post-operative oral antibiotic prophylaxis does not impact fistula formation after primary cleft palate repair
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1697
P4. Pediatric Antimicrobial stewardship (inpatient/outpatient pediatric focused)
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
Controversies in Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment
144 ABC
Adult ID · with Rutgers University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine +1 more
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
From Strategy to Practice: Partnering With Clinical Microbiology for Diagnostic Stewardship Success
151 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Mayo Clinic, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisTransplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–3:40pm
Part of Controversies in Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment
Molecular Diagnostic Panels for Pneumonia: Breakthrough or Overdiagnosis? Do Nonactionable Pathogen Results Matter?
144 ABC
Adult ID
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Industry
Thu Oct 22
6:30pm–8:00pm
Vax to the Future: The Leading Role of ID Specialists in a Time of Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation
Marriott Marquis: Independence ABCD
with Baylor College of Medicine, George Mason University, Decera Clinical
Vaccines
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Infection and Transplant Candidacy: Hard Lines or Gray Zones?
209 ABC
Transplant · with University of California, Los Angeles, Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic
Session
Fri Oct 23
9:30am–9:55am
From Exposure to Expertise: Building the Ortho-ID Pipeline
BugHub World Stage
with Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics +2 more
Session
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–11:45am
Evidence Into Practice: Implementation Approaches to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing and Vaccine Coverage
209 ABC
with University of Chicago
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipVaccines
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Epidemiology of Foreign-born Solid Organ Transplant Recipients at a Quaternary Referral Center
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1981
T1. Studies of pre-transplant screening and evaluation
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Estimated Population-Level Impact of Emergency Department-Based HIV Screening in Miami, Modeled Using Empirical Outcomes from 2017-2024
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-910
H1. HIV: Epidemiology and screening
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Group A Streptococcus Risk Stratification During Clinic Intake Process: A Pilot Study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1885
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Multimodal Initiatives to Decrease Group A Streptococcus Testing in Acute Care Clinics
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1886
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Predictive Modeling of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among MSM in the United States: Race- and City-Specific Patterns
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-959
H2. HIV: Prevention
Session
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–12:45pm
Rapid-Fire Poster Session: Transplant Rapid Fire
RF Arena 1
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Statewide assessment of antibiotic appropriateness and prescribing patterns using TennCare data
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1968
S6. Antibiotic Stewardship: Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Understanding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Persistence Among Men who sleep with Men
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-960
H2. HIV: Prevention
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Understanding The Antimicrobial Steward’s Perspective: A Thematic Analysis of a Pilot Handshake Stewardship Program
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1777
S1. Antimicrobial Stewardship program development and implementation
Talk
Fri Oct 23
2:15pm–2:30pm
Session
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–4:30pm
Artificial Intelligence in ID: Rethinking Diagnostics, Therapy and Prevention
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of California, Irvine, Imperial College London, University of Rochester +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–3:40pm
Part of Viral Encephalitis Updates So Good Your Brain Might Leak Out (But in a Good Way)!
State-of-the-Art: Updates on Viral Encephalitis in Adult Patients
150 AB
Global ID
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–4:30pm
Viral Encephalitis Updates So Good Your Brain Might Leak Out (But in a Good Way)!
150 AB
Global ID · with Boston Children's Hospital, UTHealth Houston
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Fri Oct 23
5:00pm–5:25pm
Incorporating Wound Care Into Your ID Practice
BugHub World Stage
with Infectious Disease Specialists of Atlanta, Mount Sinai Hospital
Session
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–9:00am
Public Health Departments Driving Statewide Antibiotic and Diagnostic Stewardship
151 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York State Department of Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Global and public healthAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–10:55am
Part of Join the Resistance 103: Drugging Undruggable Gram-Positive Bacteria
Connecting the Dots Between Virulence and Antibiotic Recalcitrance in Persistent Infections
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
Join the Resistance 103: Drugging Undruggable Gram-Positive Bacteria
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University Hospital Zurich, University of California, Irvine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
12:30pm–12:35pm
Part of Rapid-Fire Poster Session: Perinatal & Pediatric Infections, Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Post-operative oral antibiotic prophylaxis does not impact fistula formation after primary cleft palate repair
RF Arena 2
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–2:10pm
Part of Off the Beaten Path: Stewardship in Nontraditional Settings
Antibiotics on Aisle 5: What About Retail Clinics and Direct-to-Consumer Prescribing?
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Off the Beaten Path: Stewardship in Nontraditional Settings
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Maryland, Baltimore, The Angel Squad Project, Marshall Health Network
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Viral Infections With Novel Antineoplastic Treatments
144 ABC
Adult ID · with University of California, Davis, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill +1 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Talk
Sat Oct 24
2:30pm–2:45pm
Part of Epidemiologic Insights in Pediatric ID
Respiratory Viral Co-Detection and Illness Severity Among Children with Influenza, New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN)
103 AB
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Not Just Managing but Vanquishing: The New Era of Hepatitis Antivirals
103 AB
with MD Anderson Cancer Center
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship

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