Sepsis is something I knew nothing about – like so many others. My first encounter with Sepsis occurred when my daughter, Lola, was born. My wifes pregnancy with Lola was the most “normal” of all our 3 kids. However, when she was born she quickly stopped breathing. She was grey, silent and lifeless. I remember […]
On 10 August 2003, my life was shattered. My son, Preston, died at the Mater Children’s PICU. He was two and a half years old. Preston had been suffering from pneumonia, which caused acute lung injury. This allowed a secondary bacterium to invade his body, causing overwhelming sepsis. Preston was promptly put on life support […]
Best Sepsis Care for Our Kids – A National Forum for Paediatric Sepsis Week Best Sepsis Care for Our Kids is a national forum held during Paediatric Sepsis Week, an international initiative of the Sepsis Alliance that aims to raise awareness of sepsis in children, during the 3rd week of April annually. Sepsis is a […]
In Australia, a substantial proportion of sepsis cases originate in the community, with primary care settings such as general practice, urgent care clinics and school clinics often being the first point of contact for people experiencing its early symptoms. Yet sepsis can be difficult to recognise as early signs and symptoms often mimic conditions like […]
As the National Sepsis Program Extension nears completion, significant projects have been delivered contributing to improving sepsis recognition, response, and system-wide coordination. Key achievements include the launch of the Sepsis Challenge, a national awareness campaign aimed at increasing public understanding of sepsis symptoms and urgency, and the release of a CPD-accredited Primary Care Module designed […]
The Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance is committed to promoting and ensuring the best evidence-based practice related to sepsis recognition, clinical management, and recovery. APSA believes that all clinicians and health services in the Asia Pacific region, regardless of income status, should have access to appropriate and current evidence-based guidelines and be provided with the resources […]
Sep 11, 2025 05:00 PM in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney. Presented by: Dr Paul Huggan – Consultant, Infectious Disease at Te Whatu Ora Waikato, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Founding Trustee – Sepsis Trust NZ. Timed to lead into World Sepsis Day, this webinar focuses on recognising and responding to sepsis in everyday healthcare settings. It features […]
Where Critical Care Minds Meet We’re excited to you to join us at CCR Down Under 2025, 9–10 December at Federation Square, Melbourne. Led by Professor Rob Mac Sweeney, CCR Down Under brings together the world’s leading clinicians, researchers, journal editors, statisticians and allied health professionals to debate, challenge, and unpack the results of eight […]
In July 2023, I gave birth to our beautiful second daughter, Avalie. It was a challenging C-section, but we were both discharged home on day two. Avalie was feeding well and seemed healthy.The next day, everything felt normal as we adjusted to life with two little ones. But that night, my mum intuition felt off. […]
