Events – Sepsis Australia

Sepsis is life threatening…if concerned, seek advice immediately and ask #coulditbesepsis?

Sepsis is a life-threatening response to any infection that progresses quickly and requires immediate attention. Know the signs and symptoms (one or all of the following may be present).

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS

Rapid breathing

Rapid heart rate

Confusion, slurred speech or disorientation

Fever or shivering

Muscle pain

Not passing urine

Discoloured skin

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO!

Early-stage sepsis:

Sufferers are generally unwell, may display one or all of the signs and symptoms, feel worse than when previously sick and there is concern
Contact healthdirect at https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ OR Call 1800 022 222 (24 hours) and ask…could it be sepsis?

Later stage sepsis:

Sufferers are seriously unwell, likely to display significant changes in multiple signs and symptoms, feel like they might die and there is serious concern
CALL 000 Ambulance or if quicker go immediately to the closest Emergency Department and ask….could it be sepsis?

Key considerations:

If concerned get advice immediately
If seriously concerned get treatment immediately
Inflammation due to infection is normal but in sepsis the inflammation response is uncontrolled, it may start mildly but rapidly escalate to critical illness
Sepsis is difficult to recognise as it may not have an obvious cause, it can look like viral or bacterial illnesses such as flu, gastro or urinary tract infection
Trust your intuition…if it doesn’t feel right TAKE ACTION and always ask…could it be sepsis?

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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.

Best Sepsis Care for Our Kids – A National Forum for Paediatric Sepsis Week

Best Sepsis Care for Our Kids is a FREE online event, open to all healthcare professionals and consumers.

Join us for the 2024 World Sepsis Congress Spotlight hosted by the Global Sepsis Alliance and the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety on April 23, 2024. Throughout 9 distinctive sessions, globally renowned clinicians, researchers, experts, and thought leaders will cover the need for early diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in surgical patients, data, AI, and predictive modeling in sepsis, how hypervolemia increases the mortality rate in sepsis, the role of biomarkers, detecting sepsis in ventilated patients, pediatric sepsis, including the new ‘Phoenix Criteria’, as well as personalized approaches to sepsis management.

This free online congress is designed for healthcare workers, healthcare providers and funders, healthcare authorities, policymakers, patient families, survivors, and industry professionals.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights and knowledge from the world’s leading sepsis experts. Register now and be part of this global effort to improve sepsis outcomes for patients everywhere! For more information on the program, speakers, and time zones, and to register for free, please visit wscspotlight.org.

Click here to find out more information and register.

In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Sunday 11th February, we’re celebrating the success of Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson and Sepsis Australia, Program Head Associate Professor Naomi Hammond.

Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson (from University of Technology Sydney) was recently awarded the 2024 Australian Critical Care Excellence in Research Award, from Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, for the article ‘Communication functions of adult patients admitted to intensive care: A multicentre, binational point prevalence study.’ People who experience sepsis are often admitted to the ICU and Amy’s study looked at the profound impact on communication for patients during their stay in the ICU. Read more about Amy’s article here.

In November last year, A/Prof Naomi Hammond was named in The Australian’s 2024 Research magazine as the nation’s leading researcher in the field of critical care. Naomi’s research collaborations into the use of intravenous fluids for critically ill patients has transformed how medical staff use fluids for resuscitation and the types of fluids that are used. Read more about Naomi’s work here.

We’re so very grateful to have remarkable women like Amy and Naomi working to improve the outcomes for people who are admitted to the ICU.

Archie lost his life on 23 August 2022, his first birthday.

Infection triggered sepsis leading to organ failure and sadly his death.

If the words “Could it be Sepsis?” were used earlier it could have saved his life.

See Archie’s story at: Tiny Hearts – Archie

Walk for Archie aims to raise awareness about sepsis so that no other family has to go through this devastating experience.

Walk for Archie is on Saturday 8 am 16th September 2023, coinciding in the same week with World Sepsis Day, and involves a 6.5 km round trip starting at Speer’s Point Amateur Sailing Club.

To participate and support this cause please see: https://www.mycause.com.au/p/320883/walk-for-archie

Your support will go to Sepsis Australia who are working to improve sepsis care in Australia by developing lifesaving clinical guidance to detect, diagnose and treat the condition;
raise community awareness of sepsis symptoms and the importance of seeking immediate medical attention; and
establish a much-needed National Centre for Sepsis, which will play a key coordinating role in fighting the condition across the country.

Together we can improve early recognition, prevention and treatment of sepsis and save thousands of lives each year.

Thank you

Support Sepsis Australia in the 2023 NIKE MELBOURNE MARATHON FESTIVAL

On 15 October 2023 join thousands of others and make a difference as you run, jog, wheel or walk your way through the city streets, passing iconic Melbourne landmarks before finishing with a lap of honor around the MCG’s hallowed turf.

Get a team together or take on the challenge solo and choose from 3km, 5km, 10km, 21.1km or 42.2km.

Whether your focus is the finish line, or the finish time, don’t miss the chance to go the extra mile and fundraise for an incredible charity.

For more information see: https://melbmara2023.grassrootz.com/sepsis-australia

World Sepsis Congress ‘SPOTLIGHT’: Sepsis Pandemics and Antimicrobial Resistance – Global Threats of the 21st Century – has concluded. All sessions will be released from 15 September. To access the on demand videos see: http://wscspotlight.org