Coma to Confidence
Caitlin Alsop (aka @comatoconfidence) is a sepsis survivor from Australia. “I was a healthy 23 year old and then sepsis left me fighting for my life, ventilated and comatose. You never know how strong you really are, until you’re faced…
Critical care resources, sepsis management and disaster preparedness in the Asia Pacific Region
Sepsis is a time-critical complex condition that requires evidence-based care delivered by appropriate levels of well trained, qualified and experienced staff supported by proactive organisational and quality processes, sophisticated technologies and reliable infrastructure. In 2017, the estimated sepsis incidence in…
Sepsis: the deadly disease you’ve likely never heard of – listen to Mandy McCracken on ABC mornings
In just 10 days Mandy McCracken went from “feeling crook” to almost dying. Mandy survived but as a quadruple amputee. The cause was sepsis and Mandy explains it is much more common than most people think. https://www.abc.net.au/…/morn…/sepsis-awareness/13542178
WORLD SEPSIS DAY 2021 – events available on demand from 16 September
The Australian Sepsis Network and Victorian Sepsis Grand Round team to bring you two fantastic virtual events on World Sepsis Day. The Australian Sepsis Network National Symposium is followed by the virtual conference SEPSIS 2021: A Global Threat. Learn about…
Hot of the press – Sepsis costs in Australia 2021
Sepsis costs Australia more than $4.5 BILLION annually with a direct cost to the health system of $700 MILLION. That’s more than breast and lung cancer combined. Know more about the cost of this little known condition in Australia. Read…
