Ashlan Kunz Coyne, PharmD, MPH

Dr. Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne is an infectious diseases pharmacy specialist with expertise in antimicrobial pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) models to optimize conventional and novel therapeutic regimens against multidrug-resistant bacteria for improved health outcomes.

Kunz Coyne received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida. She then pursued post-graduate training at UF Health Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, by completing an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited acute care pharmacy practice residency, followed by a specialty practice residency in infectious diseases. Upon completion of her residency, she maintained her interest in infectious diseases and pursued an American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) peer-reviewed PK/PD and health outcomes pharmacotherapy postdoctoral research fellowship at Wayne State University under the mentorship of Michael J. Rybak, while concurrently completing her Masters in Public Health. Kunz Coyne is a distinguished recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) LRP award, which aims to retain highly qualified health professionals in research careers.

Debra Goff PharmD, FIDSA, FCCP

Dr. Goff is an Infectious Diseases clinical pharmacist with over 30 years of patient care experience at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC). She is one of twenty-five global health experts selected by the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement antibiotic stewardship programs in low-middle income countries. Dr. Goff is the Principal Investigator on the first US study with private practice dentists to assess antibiotic use and provide updated practical guidance on the use of antibiotics in dentistry. She has educated over 3,000 private practice dentists across the US.

Elaine Bailey, PharmD

Dr. Elaine Bailey is the Executive Director of the Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition and has served on the MARR Advisory Council since 2000. She earned her doctorate of pharmacy degree and completed fellowship training in anti-infective pharmacotherapy at Wayne State University. Her professional career has been devoted to improving antibiotic use and included positions in academia, clinical practice, and pharmaceutical industry. Through her work with the MARR Coalition, her goal is to educate the wider public and healthcare communities to be stewards of antibiotics in an effort to curb the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance.

Emily McDonald, MD, MPH

Dr. Emily McDonald completed her medical training at Indiana University School of Medicine and her residency training at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She has a Master’s of Public Health and is board certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. Following residency, Dr. McDonald joined CDC as a fellow in the renowned Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) applied epidemiology training program. She has been pursuing her passion for public health with CDC for the past 5 years and served in various leadership roles during the agency’s COVID-19 pandemic response. In her current position as a medical officer in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Dr. McDonald focuses on combatting antibiotic resistance and improving patient safety through her work in the Office of Antibiotic Stewardship.

Erinne Kennedy, DMD, MPH, MMSc

Dr. Erinne Kennedy graduated in 2015 from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine. After dental school, Erinne attended a one-year general practice residency at the VA Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Kennedy has a passion for community health and received her certificate of completion for a dental public health (DPH) residency from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) in 2018. She was board-certified in public health in 2019. In May 2019, she graduated as the pioneer student at HSDM with a MMSc in Dental Education. She is currently the Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Integrated Learning at Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine. Erinne has been a part of the ADA expert panel for developing the guidelines on the Use of Antibiotics. Currently, she is a contributing editor for two publications: Dental Economics and Dental Entrepreneur Women (DeW). She is an expert spokesperson on behalf of the ADA for antibiotic use and stewardship in dentistry. She serves as secretary to the Council for Education for the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD). Dr. Kennedy’s professional affiliations include: ADA, AAPHD, Missouri Dental Association (MDA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), and the Association for Dental Safety (ADS).

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

F. Johannes Plate, MD, PhD, FAAOS

F. Johannes Plate, MD, PhD, is an orthopaedic surgeon fellowship-trained in primary and complex total hip and knee replacements. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Plate received his medical degree from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Germany and received a PhD for his work on the influence of aging on orthopaedic injuries from the Wake Forest Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in North Carolina. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Plate specializes in total hip replacements using a muscle-sparing anterior hip approach for rapid patient recovery and same-day discharge and teaches this technique to other surgeons. Dr. Plate uses a robotic-assisted system for partial and total knee replacements that allows for patient-specific implant placement and ligament balancing.

As the director of adult reconstruction research, Dr. Plate has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters and has presented research at national and international conferences. His research interests include value-based care, robotic techniques for hip and knee replacement, mitigating patient risk factors to improve surgical outcomes, and the treatment of prosthetic joint infections. He serves on the editorial board of various orthopaedic journals and is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the Emerging Leaders Program of the American Orthopaedic Association.

Marie Fluent, DDS, CDIPC

Dr. Fluent is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Her dental career spans 35 years and includes roles as dentist, both as an associate and practice owner, infection control coordinator, office manager, and dental assistant. Additionally, she has extensive experience and expertise as a dental inflection control clinical instructor, educator, speaker, author, and consultant. Dr. Fluent is passionate and deeply committed to improving dental infection control and patient safety. Through her writing, webinars, and invited lectures, she has educated thousands of dental professionals and students nationally and internationally. Dr. Fluent has written numerous peer-reviewed articles on infection control in the dental setting, OSHA compliance, and responsible antibiotic prescribing. She has also earned the CDIPC certification.

Michael Klepser, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP

Dr. Klepser received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy in 1992. He completed a pharmacy practice residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. 

Dr. Klepser has been a Professor of Pharmacy at Ferris State University since 2001. Prior to joining Ferris, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy (1995-2001). Dr. Klepser’s research interests include use of CLIA-waived point-of-care tests in community pharmacies and community-based antimicrobial stewardship. He has published extensively on these topics and has more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts to his credit. Dr. Klepser is a founder and content advisor for the “Community Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Testing” certificate program. He is also the Senior Director for the Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicrobial Registry Measures (CHARM) program. Dr. Klepser is active in several professional organizations including the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the American Pharmacists Association.