May 2024
Sepsis Alliance Connect: Saving Lives Together – An Introduction to Sepsis Alliance
Date: May 23, 2024 Time: 1 PM ET Description: Sepsis Alliance is the leading sepsis organization in the U.S. working in all 50 states to save lives and reduce suffering from sepsis. Are you curious about the history of Sepsis Alliance? Wonder how the different pieces like Sepsis Alliance Connect, Sepsis Alliance Institute, Faces of Sepsis™, Sepsis Alliance Voices, and Sepsis.org all fit together? In this presentation, learn about the various pillars of Sepsis Alliance’s work and how you can…
Find out more »Sponsored Webinar: The Impact of Rapid Diagnostics on Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices
Date: May 30, 2024 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT Description: This sponsored webinar will explore the history of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and what the future of patient care and antimicrobial stewardship could look like with fast AST. The presenter will discuss the limitations of traditional AST methods, which often lead to delays, the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and the rise of antimicrobial resistance. He will then highlight how fast AST and…
Find out more »June 2024
Sepsis Alliance Connect: Strength After Sepsis – The Mind-Body Connection
Date: June 11, 2024 Time: 3 PM ET Description: Sepsis often leaves survivors and loved ones wondering “why?” and the reality is that many will never know. But despite this challenge, some come out the other side feeling strong, resilient, and courageous. In this conversation, come prepared to learn and share various strategies (including mindfulness, meditation, journaling, community, yoga, nutrition, exercise, and others) people impacted by sepsis have embraced to change their world. Speaker: Anne Resmini, Sepsis Survivor Membership to…
Find out more »Webinar: Peer-to-Peer Sepsis Quality Improvement in Action
Date: June 14, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT Description: Continuous quality improvement (QI) is at the heart of good patient care and working toward improved patient outcomes for those affected by infections and sepsis. At University Hospitals, a unique QI initiative was created to promote peer-to-peer learning by collaboratively learning from defects, discovering barriers, and creating action plans. Details on how the QI project was launched alongside the real-world examples…
Find out more »Sepsis Alliance Connect: Sepsis and Urinary Tract Infections
Date: June 17, 2024 Time: 1 PM ET Description: A UTI is a very common infection in the urinary tract, which runs from the kidneys, through the ureters, the urinary bladder and out through the urethra. Most often, UTIs can be managed effectively when they are identified and treated quickly. An untreated UTI may spread to the kidney, causing more pain, illness, and sometimes sepsis. Urinary tract infections are one of the most common causes of sepsis among older adults.…
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