February 2024
Webinar: HMS Sepsis – How a State-Wide Quality Collaborative Facilitates Performance Improvements and Collaboration
Date: February 1, 2023 Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET/11:00 - 12:30 pm PT Description: The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) is a data-driven collaborative supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. HMS provides the infrastructure needed to facilitate data collection and information sharing to support Michigan hospitals in improving the safety and quality of care for hospitalized medical patients. In 2021, HMS launched a sepsis initiative among 12 volunteer pilot hospitals. In 2022, the sepsis initiative was…
Find out more »Sepsis Alliance Connect Presentation: Sepsis Survivor Week – How Can You Get Involved This Year?
Date: February 2, 2024 Time: 2 PM ET Description: Sepsis Survivor Week is an annual observance that takes place the 2nd week of February. In 2024, it will be observed from February 11th to February 17th. As many as 60% of sepsis survivors are left not only with physical challenges but mental and emotional challenges too. During Sepsis Survivor Week we partner with sepsis survivors to honor their experience by sharing their individual stories of survival and bringing awareness to…
Find out more »Sponsored Webinar: The Role of a Host Response Test, SeptiCyte RAPID, to Improve Sepsis Bundle Compliance and Address Diagnostic Uncertainty
Date: February 15, 2024 Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET/11:00 - 12:00 pm PT Description: In this sponsored webinar, Roy Davis, MD, PhD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer of Immunexpress, will introduce SeptiCyte RAPID, a one-hour, FDA-cleared test to differentiate sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammation,. Dr. Davis will also share clinical validation data and describe its impact in sepsis bundle compliance. Russell Miller, MD, MPH, FCCM, will then explain the clinical value of SeptiCyte RAPID, especially when there is diagnostic uncertainty…
Find out more »Sepsis Alliance Connect Presentation: Sepsis and Relationships
Date: February 20, 2024 Time: 12 PM ET Description: In most wedding ceremonies, spouses promise to support one another “in sickness and in health.” However earnest that promise, few imagine the realities of sepsis and the changes such a serious condition might bring to their relationship. In this discussion, meet two couples in which one spouse has survived sepsis while the other has provided care and support. Learn how they navigated the most harrowing phase of illness, as well as…
Find out more »Webinar: Infection Prevention and Sepsis Recognition in Home Care
Date: February 29, 2023 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11:00 – 12:00 pm PT Description: Patients and caregivers play a pivotal role in infection prevention in home care settings. Infusions administered in a home-based setting receive less frequent monitoring by a healthcare professional than those administered in a hospital, putting patients at an increased risk of sepsis and other complications due to infection. In this comprehensive presentation, the presenter will discuss the intricacies of home care, focusing on the distinct…
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