DEC 9 & 10 2025 CCR DOWN UNDER

JUST ASK, COULD IT BE SEPSIS?

Sepsis is a life-threatening response to any infection that progresses quickly and requires immediate attention. Know the signs and symptoms (one or all of the following may be present).

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS

Rapid breathing

Rapid heart rate

Confusion, slurred speech or disorientation

Fever or shivering

Muscle pain

Not passing urine

Discoloured skin

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO!

Early-stage sepsis:

Sufferers are generally unwell, may display one or all of the signs and symptoms, feel worse than when previously sick and there is concern
Contact healthdirect at https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ OR Call 1800 022 222 (24 hours) and ask…could it be sepsis?

Later stage sepsis:

Sufferers are seriously unwell, likely to display significant changes in multiple signs and symptoms, feel like they might die and there is serious concern
CALL 000 Ambulance or if quicker go immediately to the closest Emergency Department and ask….could it be sepsis?

Key considerations:

If concerned get advice immediately
If seriously concerned get treatment immediately
Inflammation due to infection is normal but in sepsis the inflammation response is uncontrolled, it may start mildly but rapidly escalate to critical illness
Sepsis is difficult to recognise as it may not have an obvious cause, it can look like viral or bacterial illnesses such as flu, gastro or urinary tract infection
Trust your intuition…if it doesn’t feel right TAKE ACTION and always ask…could it be sepsis?

symptom checker Call 000

Where Critical Care Minds Meet

We’re excited to you to join us at CCR Down Under 2025, 9–10 December at Federation Square, Melbourne.

Led by Professor Rob Mac Sweeney, CCR Down Under brings together the world’s leading clinicians, researchers, journal editors, statisticians and allied health professionals to debate, challenge, and unpack the results of eight landmark trials shaping the future of critical care.

SEPSIS Trial Announced

We are pleased to share that Professor Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis will present in Melbourne the results of the IMMUNOSEP TRIAL : This important international trial investigates the treatment of sepsis using a precision-medicine approach, offering insights that may shape the future of patient care and outcomes in critical illness.

Additional Trial being presented.

A/ Professor Ary Serpa Neto : Active Trial: Effect of automated closed-loop ventilation versus conventional ventilation on duration and quality of ventilation in critically ill patients.
Professor Michael Reade:CLIP II Trial : Cryopreserved vs Liquid Platelets for Surgical Bleeding.
Dr Angelique de Man & Dr Sander Rozemeijer: VITaCCA Trial – Early high-dose vitamin C in post-cardiac arrest syndrome.
Professor Brenda O’Neill & Professor Danny McAuley: iRehab Trial: Remote multicomponent rehabilitation compared to standard care for survivors of critical illness after hospital discharge.
A/Professor Matthew Semler & Dr Jonathan Casey RSI Trial – Randomized Trial of Sedative choice for Intubation.
Professor Arthur Kwizera: ARISE AFRICA trail – Respiratory support with standard low-flow oxygen therapy, high-flow oxygen therapy or continuous positive airway pressure in adults with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in a resource-limited setting.

last remaining trials will be announced shortly.

Why attend?

Access cutting-edge Critical Care Trial results released live.
Network with top researchers, clinicians, and allied health professionals
Earn valuable CPD credits to support your ongoing professional development

For a glimpse of the event’s calibre, please visit the CCR website

Register Today

CCR Down Under 2025- Be in The Room.

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