EPISODE ONE – PANDEMIC SEPSIS Virtual Event 5th August 2020 @ 8am AEST (1 hour) Cost: $25 AUD Register here Design lead: Prof Simon Finfer In mid 2017 the World Health Assembly identified Sepsis as a global health priority. Sepsis is “a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.” The Covid-19 […]
On Monday, May 18th and Tuesday, May 19th, the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly took place in Geneva. The Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported on the progress of the 2017 WHA resolution on “Improving the prevention, diagnosis, and clinical management of sepsis“. For more information see: 73rd WHA progress on sepsis To access […]
Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening inflammatory response to an infection that can damage its own tissues and organs. Sepsis is a time-critical emergency that can lead to shock and potentially death if not recognised early and not treated promptly.
Sepsis should be treated in-hospital as a medical emergency; severe sepsis will be treated in an intensive care unit.
Sepsis Clinical Care Standard sEPSIS CLINICAL CARE STANDARD In Australia, clinical treatment and post sepsis support for survivors, families and carers, and those bereaved of sepsis should be provided according to the national Sepsis Clinical Care Standard which was released in 2022. Primary health care (General Practitioners and clinics) and hospitals are working towards implementing…
data collection data and reporting Health services need robust sepsis data to understand the prevalence, recognition, responses and impact of sepsis on populations and health systems. However, the current quality and quantity of sepsis data is insufficient to provide a comprehensive picture so key strategies are aimed at:1. Ensuring consistent documentation, reporting and coding of sepsis2. Access…
Jessica, shares the story of her son, Ryan, and his journey encountering paediatric sepsis. Ryan was happy healthy little boy who just turned one years old, when he started coming down with flu like symptoms in December 2022. His symptoms deteriorated and he became very lethargic and not wanting to walk. We brought him to […]
My beautiful husband, Andrew was 58. We had been together for almost 39 years and married for 37. We have 3 wonderful children and 3 gorgeous grand babies who loved him “to the moon and back” as our eldest grand baby Tom says. Our lives began to change in March 2023 when Andrew began getting […]
I am an eleven-year leukaemia survivor with an important story to tell connected to surviving sepsis. In 2022 I self-published my story ‘LIFE BLOOD: Lessons from one woman who survived serious illness against the odds’, available as a paperback, hardcover and e-book across all book retailers globally. My moving, unflinchingly honest and often humorous recollections […]
