The Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Mortality Study, led by Dr Paula Lister, is believed to be the first population-based study of childhood sepsis deaths anywhere in the world. This pioneering research marks a major step forward in understanding the true burden of paediatric sepsis. In March of 2024 – the Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) […]
Peer Mentor Program The Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program Peer Mentor Program aims to provide families with the unique understanding, encouragement and support which only another parent who has walked a similar path can provide. The program can be offered to any family within Queensland as the support is provided via phone and email. Peer Mentors […]
In strong partnership with consumers, the Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Project (QPSP) aims to deliver a world leading holistic approach to paediatric sepsis within the acute care setting and beyond, including development of a comprehensive education and awareness platform; expansion of the sepsis pathway into inpatient areas of care; an integrated model of care for post-sepsis […]
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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 Connection The Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program is excited to release the ‘The Sepsis Connection’. The Sepsis Connection is a newsletter that is ‘for you and from you’. Developed by our team of Advanced Social Workers, it aims to create connections within the paediatric sepsis community by sharing stories, information and resources that may be […]
Sepsis in children website is now live! The Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Project have launched a new resource to improve awareness, early recognition and management of paediatric sepsis. Check out this fantastic resource for families and clinicians. See: https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/sepsis/
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This document provides guidance for all staff involved in the care and management of children presenting to an Emergency Department (ED) with suspected or confirmed sepsis, or septic shock in Queensland. These guidelines have been developed by senior ED clinicians and Paediatricians across the state with specialist input from PICU and Infectious Disease staff, Queensland […]
