December 2021
Healthcare-Associated Infection Mini-Summit 2021
Date: December 16, 2021 Time: 9am PT/12pm ET- 12:30pm PT/ 3:30pm ET Description: Despite attention and improvements over the years, and especially in the time of a global pandemic, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a challenge to healthcare professionals. Please join us for the second Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Mini-Summit scheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 12:00 PM ET – 3:30 PM ET. This event will offer a 3.5-hour clinical program on several topics in the area of HAIs, featuring expert…
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Unlocking the CBC: A Novel Marker for Early Recognition of Severity of Infection
Date: January 12, 2022 Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST / 11:00 am - 12:00 PM PST Description: Severe sepsis kills more than 700 people a day in the United States. The complexity of this condition paired with the variability in presentation of patients makes sepsis a tremendous challenge for providers working to recognize it and implement time-sensitive therapies. In order to provide the right care to the right patient at the right time, systems and processes need to be…
Find out more »Sepsis Alliance Clinical Community Roundtable: Sepsis Program Performance Improvement
Date: January 18, 2022 Time: 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET- 1:00pm PT/ 4:00pm ET Description: In this peer-to-peer roundtable discussion moderated by a clinical advisor, Sepsis Alliance Clinical Community members will examine the key components of robust sepsis programs and share the successes and challenges they have experienced with their own programs. Discussion topics will include panelists’ current program structures, protocols, metrics, and education. Panelists will share what has worked at their institutions, where they still struggle to show improvement, and how to garner buy-in and engagement. Panelist participation is…
Find out more »Live Webinar: Sepsis and Opioid Use Disorder: The Intersection of Two Public Health Crises
Date: January 27, 2022 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST / 12:00 - 1:00 PM PST Description: Sepsis and opioid use disorders are major sources of morbidity, mortality, and costs to the healthcare system. While most of the national focus has been on the rising number of fatal opioid overdoses, less attention has been paid to the serious infectious complications of opioid use disorders, including sepsis. In this presentation, Drs. Rhee and Kimmel will review recent data elucidating the epidemiology…
Find out more »February 2022
Live Webinar: Post-COVID Conditions in Children and Young People
Date: February 17, 2022 Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Description: Post-COVID conditions is the term the CDC uses for the wide range of physical and mental health consequences that can occur four or more weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although COVID-19 is generally mild in children and young people, they may experience post-COVID conditions with symptoms such as fatigue, sleep difficulties, cognitive difficulties, depression, anxiety, and pain. This webinar reviews the epidemiology and…
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