December 2023
2023 Sepsis Alliance Symposium: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Date: December 14, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM -3:30 PM ET/9:00 AM -12:30 PM PT Description: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most common complication associated with hospital care and continue to be a significant concern for critical care professionals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that one in every 31 hospital patients acquires at least one HAI each day, costing billions for healthcare organizations. The potential for HAIs to lead to sepsis further emphasizes the need for HAI prevention…
Find out more »Sponsored Webinar: How Blocking the Inflammatory Effects of C5a In Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Can Lead to a Survival Benefit
Date:December 19, 2023 Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET/11:00 - 12:00 pm PT Description: This sponsored webinar will provide an overview of the Complement System and C5a Activation, the potential role of C5a in COVID-19 disease progression, and a review of the clinical data for a product recently FDA-authorized for emergency use in critically ill adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Speakers: Niels Riedemann, MD, PhD Chief Executive Officer and Founder, InflaRX To register, click here. Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the…
Find out more »January 2024
Sepsis Alliance Connect Presentation: Sepsis: How is the Healthcare Professional Community Educated & Trained?
Date: January 16, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM ET Description: A common saying in the medical community says that when it is first developing, sepsis is often difficult to diagnose but easy to treat. However, once the condition progresses from sepsis to septic shock, the diagnosis becomes clearer but treatment is much more challenging. How then are healthcare professionals educated and trained on evidence-based best practices to prevent sepsis and save lives and limbs throughout their career? In this presentation, the…
Find out more »Sepsis Alliance Connect Presentation: Sharing Your Sepsis Story with the Media
Date: January 18, 2023 Time: 2 PM ET Description: Like many sepsis survivors, presenter Jackie Duda was shocked after her ordeal to learn just how common sepsis is despite how little she had known about it prior to her own experience. Unlike others, however, her professional experience as a journalist uniquely qualified her to use her story to help others. In 2023, Jackie wrote her story for The Washington Post and the Frederick News Post. She also appeared on WBAL…
Find out more »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…
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