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Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that demands rapid recognition and intervention to prevent organ failure and death. Yet, the impact of sepsis often extends far beyond the initial illness and influences the patient and their family.
On World Sepsis Day we can take the time to reflect on the importance of prompt recognition, evidenced based care and optimising recovery. We all have a role to play in improving the outcomes for patients with sepsis.
Medcast’s Head of Clinical Education, and Fellow with the Global Sepsis Alliance, Susie Helmrich, brings her passion and experience to deliver an engaging webinar discussing the challenges of delayed recognition, optimising organ support in the ED & ICU, supporting recovery and managing long term survival including post-sepsis syndrome. Using a case based approach with interactive polls, you will have the opportunity to explore your own knowledge and fill in some gaps in practice. Whether you work in pre-hospital, ED, ICU or the ward, you’ll gain practical strategies to improve survival, enhance recovery, and support sepsis survivors.
Sepsis affects around 55,000 Australians every year and causes more than 8,700 deaths. Survivors often face a long and difficult road beyond hospital discharge, with lasting physical, cognitive, and emotional impacts. Families, too, live through the trauma — from the fear of delayed recognition to the challenges of recovery and post sepsis syndrome.
On World Sepsis Day, we unite globally to improve survival and quality of life for those affected. As a Fellow with the Global Sepsis Alliance, Medcast Head of Clinical Education Susie Helmrich will lead this engaging, case-based webinar exploring:
Through clinical case studies and interactive polls, you’ll test your own knowledge, challenge assumptions, and identify practical strategies you can apply immediately in your own setting.
Join us this World Sepsis Day and be part of the global movement to save lives, support survivors, and strengthen family-centred care.
A collaboration between Alfred Health, Sepsis Australia and Safer Care Victoria
Join us at The Australian Sepsis Grand Round leading up to World Sepsis Day!
Held in the lead-up to World Sepsis Day, this free online event brings together experts and system leaders to share the latest in sepsis care, policy, and innovation.
Program Highlights:
Global & National Perspectives – Featuring Dr Brett Abbenbroek (Sepsis Australia), Louise McKinlay (Safer Care Victoria) and Dr David Anderson ASM (Ambulance Victoria)
The Future of Sepsis – Insights from Toby Mathieson (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) and A/Prof Amith Shetty (NSW Health) on AI and early detection in hospitals and emergency departments
Live Q&A + Panel Discussion – Engage with a multidisciplinary panel of experts
Whether you’re a clinician, researcher, nurse, paramedic, policymaker or student join us for this important discussion on improving outcomes in sepsis.
Details
Date: Thursday, 11 September 2025 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm (AEDT) (convert to your time zone via the World Meeting Planner)
Zoom access link: To be provided closer to the date
Cost: Free of charge
Audience: All health professionals are invited and encouraged to attend
Program – Go to www.australiansepsisgrandround.org for the program and speaker profiles.
About Us
The Australian Sepsis Grand Round (ASGR) is a free online event series dedicated to advancing best-practice sepsis care and fostering collaboration among healthcare professionals. Since its inception as the Victorian Sepsis Grand Round in 2021, ASGR has become a hub for knowledge exchange and professional development, uniting clinicians from Australia and worldwide.
Presented by Alfred Health, Sepsis Australia and Safer Care Victoria, ASGR provides a platform for exploring, debating, and showcasing Australia’s world-class sepsis treatment and expertise. Through national collaborations, we curate diverse programs focused on pioneering research and medical practices that drive innovation in sepsis care.
Join us at an Australian Sepsis Grand Round to help reduce the burden of sepsis, enhance patient care, and shape healthcare policy. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and contribute to the evolution of sepsis care.
More information and education opportunities:
Please join the Paediatric Sepsis Series – Acute Rheumatic Fever in Children, virtual education brought to you by the Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program (QPSP).
Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and sepsis are distinct conditions, but in children, they can sometimes be challenging to differentiate due to overlapping symptoms, particularly in the initial stages. Presented by Paediatric Cardiologist Dr Benjamin Reeves and supported by QPSP Medical Co-Lead Dr Paula Lister, this session will discuss how the Suspected Acute Rheumatic Fever Clinical Pathway and the Paediatric Sepsis Pathway work in parallels and dovetail to best support the patient.
Register here to attend Wednesday, 3rd September, 2:00PM – 3:00PM, via Microsoft Teams.
We appreciate that the scheduled time will not suit everyone, however, we invite you to register and pre submit any questions you would like answered during the recorded session. You will then receive notification once the recording is available and you can watch ‘on demand’.
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 landmark trials shaping the future of critical care.
SEPSIS Trial Announced
We are pleased to share that Professor Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis will present in Melbourne the results of the IMMUNOSEP TRIAL : This important international trial investigates the treatment of sepsis using a precision-medicine approach, offering insights that may shape the future of patient care and outcomes in critical illness.
Additional Trial being presented.
last remaining trials will be announced shortly.
Why attend?
For a glimpse of the event’s calibre, please visit the CCR website
CCR Down Under 2025- Be in The Room.
Registration & Fee Information
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 a powerful account from Geoff, a farmer and sepsis survivor, who will share his personal experience of illness, hospitalisation, and recovery. Following this, the Sepsis Trust’s co-founder, Dr Paul Huggan, an infectious disease and acute medicine physician, will present the latest evidence on sepsis, red flag symptoms, practical assessment tools, and culturally responsive approaches to care. Paul will also be sharing details of the brand new HQSC sepsis quality improvement package.
More information and registration.
From Critical to Chronic: Unpacking Post-sepsis Recovery
Each year, on 13th September we unite globally to recognise efforts to improve sepsis care and to reduce the devastating impact of this life-threatening illness. In 2025 World Sepsis Day falls on a Saturday.
The Queensland Sepsis Program invites you to join us on Tuesday 9th September from 2-3pm for our annual education event.
Thu, 11 Sep 2025 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM AWST
Join us on Thursday. 11th September for the 2025 WA Sepsis Grand Round, held at Perth Children’s Hospital and online via Teams.
The annual WA Sepsis Grand Round is a free event held during World Sepsis Week. It brings together clinicians, researchers, and consumers from across Western Australia to share knowledge, support professional development, and strengthen collaboration in sepsis care.
The event features presentations on paediatric, maternal, and adult sepsis, with a unique clinician panel chaired by consumers—asking the questions that matter most to patients.
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 leading cause of harm in children worldwide, with infants and children aged under five years at greater risk. In Australia, vital work is being done in healthcare and community settings to increase awareness and improve outcomes for children diagnosed with sepsis and their families.
Led by highly experienced sepsis champions who are driving change in children’s care across the country and internationally, Best Sepsis Care for Our Kids will explore the full spectrum of care from early recognition to post sepsis support, incorporating powerful, real-life experiences shared by consumers.
Best Sepsis Care for Our Kids is a FREE online event, open to all healthcare professionals and consumers.
Register HERE to join Wednesday 16 April, 1:30pm-3:30pm AEST, Online only (Zoom).