ARLG Grand Rounds: Innovations in Diagnostic Trials

Presented Monday, June 8, 2026, and moderated by Robin Patel, MD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FACP, F(AAM), FAAAS.

• Innovative Study Designs to Assess Test Performance, presented by Michael Satlin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Study Designs to Assess Impact of Diagnostics on Clinical Outcomes, presented by Sarah Doernberg, MD, MAS, Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
• Lessons Learned from Recent Diagnostic Trials, presented by Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

ARLG Grand Rounds: The Why and How of the ACORN Trial

Does the choice between cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam affect the risks of acute kidney injury or neurological dysfunction in adults hospitalized with acute infection?

— Presented Friday, February 27, 2026 by Drs. Edward Qian and Todd W. Rice and moderated by Dr. Sarah Doernberg

ARLG Grand Rounds: Rational Development of Bacteriophage Cocktails Incorporating Global Harvesting Toward Novel Off-the-Shelf Antimicrobials for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens

— Presented by Mikeljon Nikolich, PhD on Friday, December 5, 2025

ARLG Grand Rounds: En Vogue Trends: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly:
Opportunities and Pitfalls for the ARLG
October 6, 2023

Toshimitsu Hamasaki, PhD, MS
Professor, George Washington University Biostatistics Center
and the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Associate Director, Statistical and Data Management Center for
the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group

Scott Evans, PhD, MS
Director, The Biostatistics Center
Professor and Founding Chair
Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Milken Institute School of Public Health
George Washington University

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ARLG Grand Rounds: Evolving Clinical Resistance and Treatment Strategies for Novel β-lactam Agents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
June 2, 2023

Ryan K. Shields, PharmD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Innovative Antimicrobial Therapy
Co-Director, Antibiotic Management Program
University of Pittsburgh

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ARLG Grand Rounds: Straining For the Best Outcomes: Top Controversies in C. difficile Management
March 3, 2023

Michael Woodworth, MD, MSc.
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University

Sarah Doernberg, MD, MAS
Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship
UCSF Medical Center

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ARLG Grand Rounds: Dissecting The Epidemics of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: A Focus on Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
February 4, 2022

Cesar A. Arias, MD, MSc, PhD
Professor of Medicine,
Co-director, Center for Infectious Diseases Research
Houston Methodist Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical College

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