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…
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 18 May, Chris and a small team of friends are heading to the NT to trek the entire length of the Larapinta Trail, a remarkable 223km desert challenge to raise funds and awareness for the prevention of Sepsis in Australia. Chris, as someone who has been touched by Sepsis, your contributions will make a […]
Paul’s professional life has been built around service to others. He dedicated ten years to the Mater Foundation and four years as the head of Hummingbird House, a children’s hospice. Through these roles, Paul raised awareness and funds for numerous medical causes, positively impacting many lives. With the Mater Foundation, he coordinated and led international […]
My sepsis journey was the culmination of COVID isolation, missed opportunities, and a lack of awareness of early infection symptoms. As I write this in 2025, I reflect on my experience as one of survival—and a lifelong lesson in gratitude. My story begins on New Year’s Eve, 2022. A small group of close friends and […]
Sepsis survivor and advocate Steve Zimbler knows just how fortunate he is to be alive. While visiting family in Switzerland, Steve became critically unwell after developing sepsis in response to a still unknown infection. “I can attest to its severity. I had never heard of sepsis before, and I credit my daughter’s quick thinking in […]
On the 12th of August, 2024, I had the birth all women could dream of. It was unmedicated — three and a half hours of labour and half an hour of pushing — and our baby girl entered the world. During pregnancy I only had one dream/nightmare. It was that once I delivered, my placenta […]