Washington University in St. Louis at IDWeek 2026

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

Washington University in St. Louis brings 40 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on C. difficile and antibiotic stewardship, along with access to long-acting injectable HIV prevention. It also looks at healthcare workers coming to work while sick with viral illness and at fungal infections in burn and trauma patients.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Talk
Wed Oct 21
11:50am–12:00pm
Part of PW09 - A Bug Worth Catching: Enhancing Clinical Teaching in Infectious Diseases ($)
Conclusions and Next Steps
204 ABC
Session
Wed Oct 21
1:30pm–3:15pm
Building Equitable Research and Education Partnerships in Infectious Diseases
147 AB
Global ID · with Emory University
Session
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–9:00am
A Clostridioides Difficult Question: Should Management Differ by Patient Type?
201
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Cincinnati, University of Arizona, University of Michigan
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–8:30am
Part of A Clostridioides Difficult Question: Should Management Differ by Patient Type?
Approaches to C. difficile Prevention, Management, and Treatment in the Immunocompromised Host Population
201
Epi & Infection Control
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
A Day Combining the Stewardship Pager and Handshake Rounds​
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Utah Health, Nationwide Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus +2 more
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
A Syndemic Approach: Great Cases in HIV, STIs and Substance Use Disorders
144 ABC
HIV-STD-TB · with Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Howard Brown Health +2 more
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
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
Old Foes, New Threats for Healthcare Workers - Challenges for Occupational Health in 2026
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Johns Hopkins University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Michigan +1 more
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
What Is New in the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Landscape?
150 AB
Global ID · with Global AMR R&D Hub, ReAct Africa, American University of Beirut
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
10:55am–11:20am
Part of Old Foes, New Threats for Healthcare Workers - Challenges for Occupational Health in 2026
Too Sick to Serve: HCW Attendance During Viral Illness
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
A completely electronic outpatient surveillance program for long term central line-associated bloodstream infections
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1450
N2. Health Care-Associated Infections: Surveillance
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Congenital Syphilis Among Live Births in Florida: Trends, Disparities, and Neonatal Outcomes, 2016–2023
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1727
P7. Pediatric Maternal-child infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Impact of a Mentored Peer Review Program on ID Fellows and Faculty
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1252
J5. Quality Improvement
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Predicting Broad-Range PCR Positivity Using Clinical and Laboratory Parameters: Development of a Practical Risk Scoring Model
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-622
D1. Diagnostics: Bacteriology/mycobacteriology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Rates of Ward-Level Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Are Affected by Transfers from Intensive Care Units
Virtual presentation
N8. Health Care-Associated Infections: C. difficile
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Relationships between Clostridioides difficile strain type, colonization versus C. difficile infection, and surveillance status
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1528
N8. Health Care-Associated Infections: C. difficile
Talk
Thu Oct 22
12:35pm–12:40pm
Part of Rapid-Fire Poster Session: Just Do It: Pushing the Boundaries of HIV Prevention & Treatment
Long-acting Injectable PrEP Interest vs. Access in an Ending the HIV Epidemic Priority State
RF Arena 1
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
Challenging Consults in Clinical Mycology
146 ABC
Transplant · with Massachusetts General Hospital, Duke University, NYU Grossman School of Medicine +1 more
Talk
Thu Oct 22
3:40pm–4:05pm
Part of Challenging Consults in Clinical Mycology
Invasive Fungal Infection in Burn and Trauma Patients
146 ABC
Transplant
Talk
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–8:30am
Part of Your Voice, Your Patients, Your Community: ID and HIV Advocacy in an Election Year
Advocacy in Action
143 ABC
with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, University of Miami
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Updates in Travel Medicine Consultation
152 AB
Global ID · with Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Yale University, University of Minnesota
Vaccines
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
A Nationwide Survey of Long-acting Injectable PrEP Implementation in Sexual Health Clinics
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-953
H2. HIV: Prevention
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Comparison of Antibiotic De-Escalation Options in Gram-Negative Sepsis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1823
S2. Antimicrobial Stewardship outcomes assessment (clinical and economic)
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of Handshake Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions for Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis at a Quaternary Hospital in a LMIC: A Secondary Data Analysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1781
S1. Antimicrobial Stewardship program development and implementation
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
HSV PCR Testing from Respiratory Tract Specimens: A Diagnostic Stewardship Opportunity
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1875
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Impact of a Speed Mentoring Program on Infectious Diseases Fellows and Faculty
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-790
E. Infectious Diseases Medical Education (scholarly work directed at enhancing infectious diseases education of trainees and/or health professionals, social determinants of health)
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Long-acting Injectable PrEP Interest vs. Access in an Ending the HIV Epidemic Priority State
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-931
H2. HIV: Prevention
Session
Fri Oct 23
1:45pm–3:00pm
When IV Is Not an Option: Ethics, Economics and Real-Life Questions in Treating Infections in People Who Use Drugs
146 ABC
Adult ID · with Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Temple University +2 more
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–8:30am
Part of What's New in NeuroID?
Health Care-Associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis
144 ABC
Adult ID
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Session
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–9:00am
Strengthening Partnerships: Infection Prevention and Quality & Safety Working Together
150 AB
HIV-STD-TB · with Johns Hopkins University, The Chartis Group, University of Pennsylvania
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Session
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–9:00am
What's New in NeuroID?
144 ABC
Adult ID · with Rutgers University, UTHealth Houston, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Talk
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–10:55am
Part of We Got Your Back: Managing Postoperative Spinal Implant Infections
Surgical Decision-Making in PSI and Roles of Coated Implant/Local Antibiotic Deliveries
151 AB
Transplant
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
We Got Your Back: Managing Postoperative Spinal Implant Infections
151 AB
Transplant · with Rutgers University, University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic +1 more
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
From Caution to Confidence- Understanding Pediatric Provider Perspectives on Live Viral Vaccine Administration in Solid Organ Transplant recipients (SOTr)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1145
I2. Pediatric Vaccines
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Re-Engaging People with HIV who are Lost to Care through Nurse Navigation: An Inpatient Experience
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-308
H6. HIV: Social determinants of health
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
“Find it, Cure it”: Views of healthcare professionals on hospital-based HCV linkage-to-care and treatment
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-836
F3. Hepatitis C
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Beyond Antibiotics: Novel Approaches for Difficult-to-Treat Infections
147 AB
Adult ID · with University Hospital Zurich, Mayo Clinic, ESCMID
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
2:10pm–2:35pm
Part of Beyond Antibiotics: Novel Approaches for Difficult-to-Treat Infections
Disarming the Bad Guys - Antitoxin-Directed Therapies
147 AB
Adult ID
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
This Just In: New Models of Care for HIV Treatment & Care
102 AB
with University of Alabama at Birmingham
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Vexing Vector-Borne Illness
209 ABC
Global and public health

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