Partners

Sepsis Alliance works with the following groups and organizations:

Alliance for Aging Research

The Alliance for Aging Research is dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific discoveries and their application to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 500,000 nurses who are charged with the responsibility of caring for acutely and critically ill patients.

American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)

The American College of Chest Physicians is the global leader in advancing best patient outcomes through innovative chest medicine education, clinical research, and team-based care.

American Thoracic Society

An international scientific society that focuses on respiratory and critical care medicine.

Amputee Coalition

Today, almost 2 million Americans have experienced amputations or were born with limb difference. Another 28 million people in our country are at risk for amputation. The Amputee Coalition is the nation’s leading organization on limb loss, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for amputees and their families, improving patient care and preventing limb loss.

AMR Patient Alliance

Our mission is to advocate for the needs and rights of patients in the fight against AMR, to increase awareness about the issue of AMR and to promote policies that ensure access to appropriate antimicrobial treatments for patients.

ARDS Alliance

ARDS Alliance Inc. is dedicated to promoting and furthering charitable, education and scientific opportunities for the advancement of awareness, research and to improve the quality of life for all those affected by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

ARDS Foundation

A National Not for Profit Organization of volunteers who have been personally affected by ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome).

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing public health agencies in the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia, and over 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ.

Begin Again Foundation

Inspired by Audrey’s near death experience in April 2015, the Begin Again Foundation was born out of a fiery passion for helping others. And we’re just getting started. We’re committed to transforming lives and providing new beginnings for those in three critical areas of need — medical financial stress, hunger, and special needs community.

B.U.G.S. Classic

The Erin Kay Flatley B.U.G.S. Classic Inshore Fishing Tournament was established in 2003 by Jennifer Flatley Anderson as a way to honor her sister. All monies raised benefit the Erin Kay Flatley Memorial Foundation for sepsis awareness.

CancerCare

CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer. CancerCare’s comprehensive services include case management, counseling and support groups over the phone, online and in-person, educational workshops, publications and financial and co-payment assistance. All services are provided by oncology social workers and world-leading cancer experts.

C.Diff Foundation

The foundation’s mission is to out to medical practitioners, caregivers, and patients combating a C. difficile infection (CDI), while providing the general public important information on prevention, treatments available, and EPA registered products available for environmental safety.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The health protection agency for the United States, the CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

Children’s Hospital Association 

Representing 220 children’s hospitals, we are the voice of children’s hospitals nationally.
Children’s hospitals are essential providers, setting the standard for the highest quality pediatric care while training the next generation of pediatricians. With its members, the CHA champions policies that enable children’s hospitals to better serve children; leverages its position as the pediatric leader in data analytics to facilitate national collaborative and research efforts to improve performance; and spreads best practices to benefit the nation’s children.

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

This organization is dedicated to the improving the quality of life of those who are paralyzed, and to push for research into spinal cord injury.

Coalition to Improve Diagnosis

The Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, convened and led by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM), is a collaboration of more than 50 leading healthcare organizations focused on ensuring that diagnoses are accurate, communicated and timely.

Consumers Union

Consumers Union is the policy and action division of Consumer Reports. We work with our million plus activists to pass consumer protection laws in states and in Congress. We hammer corporations that do wrong by their customers, and encourage companies that are heading in the right direction.

The DAISY Foundation

Inspired by incredible nursing care Patrick Barnes received during his 8 week illness, DAISY partners with over 1,400 healthcare organizations. The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses provides on-going recognition celebrations throughout the year, honoring direct care nurses for their compassion and skill. The Foundation also provides grants to nurses doing research and evidence-based practice projects and honors nursing faculty for their extraordinary teaching and inspiration of nursing students.

EmpoweringAmputees.org

“Ampower is a diverse group of people who have first-hand experience with limb loss. Having successfully adjusted to life with limb loss, these peer visitors are available to give support and encouragement to new amputees and their families.”

End Sepsis

End Sepsis, formerly The Rory Staunton Foundation, was established after Rory’s death from sepsis in April 2012. The foundation seeks to reduce the number of sepsis caused deaths through education and outreach aimed at faster diagnosis and effective treatment of sepsis, particularly in children.

Every Mother Counts

A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother.

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is a unique, disease-oriented, biomedical research institution dedicated to advancing science, shaping medicine.

Global Sepsis Alliance

Sepsis Alliance is a founding member of the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA).

Healthgrades

At Healthgrades, our mission is to help consumers find the right doctor and the right hospital, for the right care.

Home Care Association of New York State

HCA is the state’s premier home care association. We’re an advocate for quality, community-based care, representing hundreds of dedicated providers and home care workers and communicating with policymakers in Albany and Washington. We’re a resource for information, providing professional development, education and training opportunities for our members. Together, we help New Yorkers feel right at home.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.

Infusion Nurses Society

The Infusion Nurses Society (INS), located in Norwood, MA, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1973. For more than 40 years, INS has been committed to bringing innovative new resources and opportunities to a wide range of healthcare professionals who are involved with the specialty practice of infusion therapy.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), an independent not-for-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a leading innovator, convener, partner, and driver of results in health and health care improvement worldwide.

International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)

The International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) is an alliance of patient groups in official relationship with the WHO and is representing the interests of patients worldwide. We reach over 1 million patients through our 286-member patient alliances and organizations based in more than 70 countries covering over 50 different disease areas.

The Leapfrog Group

The Leapfrog Group is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America’s health industry that big leaps in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and rewarded. Among other initiatives, Leapfrog works with its employer members to encourage transparency and easy access to healthcare information as well as rewards for hospitals that have a proven record of high quality care.

Maventy Health International

Maventy is dedicated to saving lives by delivering Western resources, technology, and expertise to remote settings in rural Madagascar.

MHA Keystone Center

The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center brings together hospitals, and state and national patient safety experts to collect and report data, and implements evidence-based best practices to improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs. For more than a decade, the MHA Keystone Center has achieved this by creating innovative and pioneering approaches to prevent harm and enhance the quality of healthcare delivered in hospitals.

Michigan Surgical Quality Collaboration

MSQC is a collaborative of Michigan Hospitals dedicated to overall surgical quality improvement, including better patient care and lower costs. We are multidisciplinary and inclusive as we work together to transform surgical quality and deliver care that is cost effective.

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

NACCHO is the only organization dedicated to serving every local health department in the nation. NACCHO serves 3000 local health departments and is the leader in providing cutting-edge, skill-building, professional resources and programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.

National Kidney Foundation

Fueled by passion and urgency, National Kidney Foundation is a lifeline for all people affected by kidney disease. As pioneers of scientific research and innovation, NKF focuses on the whole patient through the lens of kidney health. Relentless in our work, we enhance lives through action, education and accelerating change.

Ohio Hospital Association

Established in 1915, OHA is the nation’s first state-level hospital association.OHA exists to collaborate with member hospitals and health systems to ensure a healthy Ohio. OHA currently represents 219 hospitals and 13 health systems throughout Ohio. The association is governed by a 20-member Board of Trustees with representation from small and large hospitals, teaching facilities and health care systems with a committee and task force structure. – See more at: https://ohiohospitals.org/About-Us.aspx#sthash.zlkEAEft.dpuf

Patient Safety Movement Foundation

More than 200,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals in ways that could have been prevented. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation was established through the support of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation, and Competition in Healthcare, to reduce that number of preventable deaths to 0 by 2030.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

PIDS is the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. Membership is comprised of physicians, doctoral-level scientists and others who have trained or are in training in infectious diseases or its related disciplines, and who are identified with the discipline of pediatric infectious diseases or related disciplines through clinical practice, research, teaching and/or administration activities.

Peggy Lillis Foundation

The Peggy Lillis Memorial Foundation works to increase prevention of and minimize death and disability resulting from clostridium difficile infection and associated diseases by educating physicians, patients, and the public at large, and by advocating for proven solutions within health care and public health systems.

PEW Charitable Trusts: Antibiotic Resistance Project

Pew’s antibiotic resistance project supports policies that would spur the creation of new antibiotics by removing the regulatory, economic, and scientific obstacles that impede antibiotic discovery and development, establish stewardship programs to ensure that antibiotics are prescribed only when necessary in human health care settings, and end the overuse of antibiotics in food animals.

PFCCpartners

PFCCpartners has implemented hundreds of patient/family engagement programs across health system settings. From national improvement programs to small rural hospitals and everything in between. We bring experience engaging patients and family caregivers in highly technical collaborations – including research and measure development.

Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy

Pulse programs are a combination of guidance from national patient safety organizations and solutions garnered from the stories shared by patients and families about what works for them. Participants in our interactive community presentations and workshops learn from each other’s experiences with the support of Pulse trained facilitators. In addition to raising awareness about preventing medical errors in community meetings, Pulse offers bedside advocacy support, and training of friends and family to be skilled patient advocates for their loved ones. Our Family Centered Patient Advocacy Training is also useful for starting a career as a professional patient advocate.

Research!America

The Research!America alliance advocates for science, discovery, and innovation to achieve better health for all.

Safe Care Campaign

Safe Care Campaign was founded by Victoria and Armando Nahum in 2006 after 3 different members of their family were infected in 3 different hospitals in 3 different states in just 10 months’ time. Their mission is to prevent healthcare and community associated infections.

SEPSIS WATCH

This website is an expansion of the critical material for sepsis survival that is found in the  VW-APP , which was developed for non-medical people. The materials presented here and on the VW-APP is meant to raise awareness and empower people to recognize sepsis early themselves.   It is also provided to help you feel comfortable and equipped  to alert your healthcare providers of  your concerns and to engage them in testing for and promptly treating this deadly syndrome.

SHEA: The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is a professional society that improves public health by establishing infection prevention measures and supporting antibiotic stewardship among healthcare providers. We do this by educating the next generation, leading research studies, translating research into clinical practice, developing smart policy, promoting antibiotic stewardship, and advancing and educating the field of healthcare epidemiology. We are researchers and we are practitioners. We implement standards and improve outcomes. Together, we are all advocates for building a safer, healthier future for all.

SHEA represents physicians and other healthcare professionals around the world with expertise and passion in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship.

SHEA’s expertise is sought by healthcare regulatory and accrediting agencies and its scientific voice guides decision-making bodies in developing rational, effective, and cost-conscious public policies.

Society of Critical Care Medicine

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is the largest multi-professional organization dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in the practice of critical care. With nearly 16,000 members in more than 100 countries, SCCM is the only organization that represents all professional components of the critical care team. The Society offers a variety of activities that promote excellence in patient care, education, research, and advocacy.

Surviving Sepsis Campaign

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign is a joint collaboration of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine committed to reducing mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock worldwide.

The UK Sepsis Trust

The UK Sepsis Trust aims to provide support to patients, raise public awareness of sepsis and educate health professionals.