March 14, 2026, at Fawcett Center, Columbus, Ohio 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

7:30 – 8:00 AM – Check-in / Breakfast 8:00 – 8:45 AM – IDSO Business Meeting
(Introductions/Officer Elections/Committee Updates/Discussions)
Election for President-Elect (Nominations-Electronic ballot)
Election for Secretary (Nominations-Electronic ballot)
8:45 – 9:20 AM – Carlos Malvestutto – OSU –” Update on Antiretroviral Therapy”
9:20 – 9:55 AM – Dr. Richard Gary & Kim Machesky, ODH – “Vector borne disease in Ohio”
9:55 – 10:15 AM – Break
10:15 – 10:40 AM – Rachel Ruehl (Mercy Health) – “Inpatient new antimicrobials” / Amy Fabian (St. John’s Medical Center) / Michael Parisi Mercado – “Outpatient new antimicrobials”
10:40 – 11:15 AM – Hilary Miller-Handley – UC – “Research in Transplant ID”
11:15 – 11:50 AM– Frank Esper, Cleveland Clinic – “Congenital CMV Update”
11:50 – 12:25 PM – Lunch
12:25 – 1:00 PM – Elie Saade, Case “Update on Respiratory Virus Vaccines”
1:00 – 1:30 PM – IDSA President – Dr. Ron Nahass
1:30 – 3:30 PM – ID Fellow Presentations
3:30 – 3:45 PM – Break (Scoring)
3:45 – 4:00 PM – Award Presentations/Adjourn
Fellow Presentation Order:
1:30 – 1:50 PM Fellow 1
1:50 – 2:10 PM Fellow 2
2:10 – 2:30 PM Fellow 3
2:30 – 2:50 PM Fellow 4
2:50 – 3:10 PM Fellow 5
3:10 – 3:30 PM Fellow 6