Our Work STOPPING SEPSIS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (SSNAP) In 2018 the Australian Sepsis Network and The George Institute for Global Health launched the National Action Plan to reduce the number of people who lose their lives each year to sepsis – a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to infection injures tissues and organs. Summary of key…
Healthcare Professionals sepsis changes lives. let's change the story.Clinical management, education, and research, empowering professionals with vital knowledge for early recognition, prompt treatment, and better outcomes. resources for health professionalsview all References: Finfer S, Bellomo R, Lipman J, French C, Dobb G, Myburgh J et al. Adult population incidence of severe sepsis in Australian and New…
Quality improvement sepsis programs and resources Explore local, national and global programs and resources aimed at reducing the burden of sepsis. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (‘the Commission’) In 2019, following lobbying by The George Institute's Sepsis Australia Program a one off funding allocation was provided by the Australian Government Department…
Sepsis Associated with 1 in 5 Deaths Worldwide, Double Prior Estimates – Children and Poor Regions Hit Hardest Twice as many people are dying from sepsis worldwide than previously estimated, according to a groundbreaking study by an international team of scientists published in The Lancet today. Among them are a disproportionately high number of children […]
Sepsis Australia is a collaborative of individuals and organisations who are working to prevent sepsis, improve outcomes for sepsis survivors and support families and carers, and those bereaved by sepsis.
COLLABORATIONSepsis Australia operates within an ecosystem of health and sepsis focused organisations and individual champions all working towards reducing the burden of sepsis. Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) The Global Sepsis Alliance and its Regional Alliances, the International Sepsis Forum and the World Health Organisation provide international leadership in advocating for sepsis, developing strategic action plans…
The burden imposed by sepsis in Switzerland contrasts with the lack in public awareness, insufficient institutional efforts to reduce sepsis, as well as absence of national coordination and monitoring to reduce the impact of sepsis. Sepsis has often been called a disease of systematic failure to learn. Root-cause-analyses of patients who die of sepsis commonly […]
Sepsis can occur in anyone, at any time, from any infection, and it leaves a lasting impact on survivors and families. Yet until recently, Australia lacked a clear national picture of just how widespread and devastating sepsis truly is. In 2017, Stopping Sepsis: A National Action Plan called for the development of a National Minimum […]
Ask…#could it be sepsis?Sepsis affects 84,000 people each year in Australia of which 12,000 die. Sepsis is preventable, please support our fight to tackle sepsis.Donate Today september sepsis awareness monthEach year we amplify our efforts to raise awareness in September and for World Sepsis Day on the 13th, join us and save a life. Activities…
