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Education sepsis education Education and training resources for health professionals wanting to increase their knowledge and understanding of sepsis care in adults and children. Global and national education resourcesGlobal and National Sepsis Education and Training Programs. Sepsis Australia Digital Pocketbook Welcome to Sepsis Australia’s Digital Pocketbook — your on-demand hub for over 40 educational videos…
On Sunday the 4th of September 2022, after an induced labour, I gave birth to my daughter with forceps assistance and having an episiotomy to minimise tearing. Around 4 hours after the birth I began having increasingly intense pain which the doctor diagnosed as internal bleeding and told me I would have to go in […]
My experience with sepsis involves infertility and IVF. For anyone reading this who may be experiencing either of those, please understand that this story might be triggering but it does end well. For context, during this period of my life I had a three-year-old daughter, a husband and was generally healthy. Between March 2022 and […]
This story was written by Joel Davidson, Ollie’s Father. On the 22nd day of April 2024, we sent our three sons, Kai (7), Ollie (5), and Harry (3), off to school and daycare like every normal day. The kids had a standard day; however, at around 5 p.m., Ollie developed a mild temp and complained […]
Our beautiful boy, Levi Syer, was just 16 years old when our world changed forever. Levi was full of life — a kind, bright, and vibrant teenager with his whole future ahead of him. But in less than 24 hours after first becoming unwell, he was taken from us by Meningococcal B, a fast-moving and deadly bacterial […]
For years, Australia has faced persistent challenges in capturing accurate sepsis data, including inconsistent diagnosis documentation, complex coding and no centralised reporting which has resulted in chronic underreporting. These issues are not unique to Australia, documentation and data limitations are a global concern, affecting efforts to track and respond to the growing burden of sepsis, […]
For many Australians, surviving sepsis is just the beginning. Long after discharge, survivors often face a complex and poorly understood set of challenges that may be not only physical but also include a range of health issues such as fatigue, cognitive changes, anxiety, chronic pain, and reduced quality of life. This cluster of ongoing symptoms, […]
