World Health Summit Side Events

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

GSA Engages in NCDs and AMR Discussions at #WorldHealthSummit Side Events
On October 13, Prof. Konrad Reinhart, GSA Founding President and President of the Sepsis Stiftung, will join a panel of experts at an event organized on the side of the World Health Summit by the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) and co-hosted by organizations including FIND, UNICEF, Amref Health Africa, and the Global Sepsis Alliance.

At “Breaking the Silos: Primary Healthcare as the Bridge between NCDs and IDs”, Prof. Reinhart will highlight the strong link between non-communicable diseases and #sepsis, emphasizing the need to integrate early sepsis detection and treatment into primary healthcare strategies.

The panel will be co-moderated by Simone Mancini, GSA Partnership Lead and Coordinator of the Regional Sepsis Alliances.

📅 Oct 13, 2025 | 07:00–09:30 CEST
📍 Tuechtig – Raum für Inklusion, Berlin

On October 14, Simone Mancini will intervene at the event “Push, Pull, Partner: Building a Global AMR Incentive Ecosystem”, addressing the synergies and paradoxes between sepsis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

📅 Oct 14, 2025 | 09:30–11:30 CEST
📍 Tuechtig – Raum für Inklusion, Berlin

Full program & free registration:

https://lnkd.in/eNrPwwfN

#Sepsis #AMR #NCDs #GlobalHealth #WorldHealthSummit #GSA