Sessions 6 and 7 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast
Sessions 6 and 7 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 6 and 7 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts (search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app, Apple Podcast link).

Session 6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO)

Moderated by Keith Martin from Canada

My Pathways for Sepsis Care
Krista Bracke, European Sepsis Alliance, Belgium

Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care to Improve Outcomes from Sepsis: WHA 76.2
Tsion Firew, Africa Health Sciences University, Rwanda

Coordinated Implementation to Improve Sepsis Care Through the Acute Care Action Network
Ingrid Laerdal, Laerdal Global Health, Norway

Scaling Basic Emergency Care for Timely Resuscitation in Sepsis
Joe Bonney, African Federation for Emergency Medicine, Ghana

Optimizing Sepsis Outcomes Through Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
Carolina Haylock-Loor, World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists, Honduras

Session 7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs

Moderated by Abdulelah Alhawsawi from Saudi Arabia

Improving Outcomes from Pediatric Sepsis
Andrew Argent, African Sepsis Alliance, South Africa

Tailoring Sepsis Management to Resource-Poor Settings
Sheila Myatra, Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance, India

Revolutionizing Patient Care with Wearables and Remote Monitoring
Louise Thwaites, Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance, Vietnam

Results from the Delphi Process – What Every Medical Student Should Know
Elanor Gomersall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Understanding Sepsis Morbidity, Mortality, and Health-Seeking Behavior for Sepsis Through Longitudinal Surveillance Within Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites
Victor Akelo, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Kenya

Simulations and Tele-Consultancy to Narrow the Divide in Quality of Care
Wiltrud Abels, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Two new sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings’ and ‘S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries?’ on May 13, 2025.

You can already subscribe on either platform to be automatically notified once new sessions are available.

Full Release Schedule

S1: Opening Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO) – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries? – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S10: AI Solutions for Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S11: The Research Agenda for AMR and Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S12: Pediatric Sepsis: The LMICs Cannot Wait for Improved Outcomes Any Longer – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S13: State of the Art in Sepsis Research: Emerging Immunomodulatory Approaches – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S14: Sepsis in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crisis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

S15: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Long-Term Sequelae From Sepsis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Marvin Zick
GSA Supports WHO in the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day Campaign
GSA Supports WHO in the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day Campaign

Every year on May 5th, the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with national governments and global health players, marks World Hand Hygiene Day, emphasizing the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing infections, including sepsis.

The Global Sepsis Alliance supports the WHO’s campaign and this year’s slogan, "It might be gloves, it's always hand hygiene." Now in its 16th year, World Hand Hygiene Day is a global reminder that hand hygiene is a cornerstone of safe, quality healthcare. The 2025 campaign comes at a critical moment, urging countries to accelerate implementation of the WHO Global Action Plan on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), which sets out that by 2026, hand hygiene compliance monitoring and feedback should be established as a key national indicator, at least in all reference hospitals. It also reflects growing awareness of the environmental impact of glove use and the importance of integrating hand hygiene and appropriate glove practices into national IPC programs, WASH strategies, and facility-level protocols.

This theme underscores a crucial message: gloves do not replace the need for proper hand hygiene. On the contrary, inappropriate glove use can increase the risk of infection transmission.

We reiterate that hand hygiene plays a critical role in the prevention of infections, and therefore of sepsis, both in community and healthcare settings.

The World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 campaign promotes knowledge and capacity building of health and care workers through innovative and impactful training and education on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene.

Save-the-date for “WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar”

As part of this important campaign, the WHO Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Unit, which leads the development of World Hand Hygiene Day, will host the “WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar” on May 5th, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM CET.

We invite all healthcare professionals, caregivers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to participate in the webinar and promote hand hygiene, infection prevention and control, and sepsis prevention as integral parts of safe healthcare delivery.

We encourage you and your organization to support World Hand Hygiene Day and help prevent infections and sepsis across healthcare and community settings.

Katja Couball
Sessions 4 and 5 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast
Sessions 4 and 5 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 4 and 5 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts (search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app, Apple Podcast link).

Session 4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics

Moderated by Konrad Reinhart from Germany

The Role of Biomarkers in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Sepsis Diagnosis
Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Pathogen Identification
Thorsten Brenner, University Hospital Essen, Germany

Current and New Approaches to Rapid Diagnostics for Sepsis
Larissa May, University of California, Davis, United States

The Role of Biomarkers for Theranostics
Irit Gat-Viks, University of Tel Aviv, Israel

Overcoming Barriers to Introduction of Novel Sepsis Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Olawale Ajose, Market Access Africa, Nigeria

Session 5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis

Moderated by Mariam Jashi from Georgia

The Potential of Immunization for Sepsis Prevention
Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany

Maternal Immunization to Prevent Neonate Infection with Sepsis Agents
Shabir Mahdi, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Novel Vaccines for Sepsis Prevention
Elie Saade, University Hospitals of Cleveland, United States

Vaccines for Hospital-Acquired Infections
Jeremy Brown, University College London, United Kingdom

Two new sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO)’ and ‘S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs’ on May 6, 2025.

You can already subscribe on either platform to be automatically notified once new sessions are available.

Full Release Schedule

S1: Opening Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO) – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries? – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S10: AI Solutions for Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S11: The Research Agenda for AMR and Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S12: Pediatric Sepsis: The LMICs Cannot Wait for Improved Outcomes Any Longer – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S13: State of the Art in Sepsis Research: Emerging Immunomodulatory Approaches – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S14: Sepsis in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crisis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

S15: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Long-Term Sequelae From Sepsis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Marvin Zick
Dr. Mariam Jashi Joins UNITE at 2025 Global Parliamentary Forum
Dr. Mariam Jashi Joins UNITE at 2025 Global Parliamentary Forum

Dr. Mariam Jashi, CEO of the Global Sepsis Alliance and UNITE Chapter Chair for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, joined Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite – President of the UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health – at the 2025 Global Parliamentary Forum, held during the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. 

At the Forum, Dr. Jashi had the unique opportunity to meet briefly with Mr. Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, where she spotlighted the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis. This very first multi-year global strategy was developed under the leadership of the Global Sepsis Alliance and launched at the German Bundestag in partnership with the Global Health Sub-Committee of the German Parliament, UNITE, and the Virchow Foundation, with a special video address from the Director-General of the World Health Organization. 

As part of the Parliamentary Forum, Dr. Jashi also led a high-level session at the joint event of UNITE and UHC 2030 on “Political Leadership for Financial Protection”. The event brought together influential political leaders and global health experts to address the urgent need for financial protection in health and the advancement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). 

The session underscored the critical importance of stronger political leadership and increased financial commitments, particularly through domestic budget allocations and public-private partnerships, to ensure sustainable, equitable healthcare amid the decreasing multilateralism and de-prioritization of global health. 

Dr. Jashi joined the distinguished panel of speakers, including: 

  • Dr. Pamela Cipriano, Co-Chair, UHC2030

  • Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, President & Founder, UNITE

  • Hon. Sven Clement, UNITE Member, Member of Parliament of Luxembourg

  • Luc Laviolette, Head of Secretariat, Global Financing Facility (GFF)

  • Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, World Health Organization

  • Hon. Daniel Molokele, UNITE Member, Member of Parliament of Zimbabwe

  • Hon. Aliyoum Fadil, UNITE Member, Member of Parliament of Cameroon

  • Hon. Amira Saber, UNITE Member, Member of Parliament of Egypt 

During her visit to Washington, DC, Dr. Jashi also participated in several high-level bilateral meetings alongside Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, including discussions with Congressman Larry D. Bucshon and Peter M. Weichlein, CEO of the Former Members of Congress (FMC). Dr. Jashi was particularly encouraged to learn about Congressman Bucshon’s past advocacy on Sepsis and his interest in the newly launched 2030 Global Agenda.

On the occasion of the visit, Hon. Leite and Hon. Jashi introduced the UNITE network of more than 500 legislators from 116 countries and its priorities in global health to the advisors of Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Senator John Boozman, and Congressman Jake Auchincloss. 

By engaging with key global health leaders, Dr. Jashi continues to advocate for the importance of equitable healthcare for all and greater financial investments in global health, especially for quality Sepsis care,  as a best proxy indicator of universal health coverage and health systems resilience.  

Katja Couball
Sessions 2 and 3 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast
Sessions 2 and 3 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 2 and 3 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts (search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app, Apple Podcast link).

Session 2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data

Moderated by Eleanor Nwadinobi from Nigeria

Global Burden of AMR and Sepsis – Unpacking the Numbers
Mohsen Naghavi, Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IMHE), United States

Baseline African Sepsis Incidence Study (BASIS) – an Evaluation of Epidemiology, Early Mortality Correlates and Health Facility Capacity for Management of Sepsis Across a Research Network in Sub-Saharan Africa
Shevin Jacob, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Uganda

Health Record vs. ICD-Based Assessment of the Burden of Sepsis and AMR
Lisa Mellhammar, Lund University, Sweden

Update on Sepsis Epidemiology in Latin America and Gaps Uncovered
Flavia Machado, Latin American Sepsis Institute (LASI), Brazil

Update on Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data From Asia and Australasia
Lowell Ling, Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA), Hong Kong

Session 3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond | Panel

Moderated by Tom Heymann from the United States

When Families Speak: The Power of Love and Loss in Sepsis Advocacy
James Hospedales, Caribbean Public Health Agency, Trinidad & Tobago

Turning Words Into Action: The Paris Declaration and the Power of Patients in Sepsis
Elena Moya, European Patients Forum, Spain

Behind the Data: Human Stories That Inspire the Science of Sepsis
Priskil Hmar, Sepsis Survivor

Septic Arthritis – My Personal Experience in a High-Resource Setting
Graham Segars, Sepsis Survivor, United States

Silent Epidemic, Loud Voices: The African Urgency for Sepsis Advocacy
Robyn Hayes Badenhorst, Wits Health Consortium, South Africa

The Caregiver’s Burden: Witnessing the Humanity Behind Sepsis
Amy Campbell, ECU Health, United States

Two new sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics’ and ‘S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis’ on April 29, 2025.

You can already subscribe on either platform to be automatically notified once new sessions are available.

Full Release Schedule

S1: Opening Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO) – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries? – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S10: AI Solutions for Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S11: The Research Agenda for AMR and Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S12: Pediatric Sepsis: The LMICs Cannot Wait for Improved Outcomes Any Longer – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S13: State of the Art in Sepsis Research: Emerging Immunomodulatory Approaches – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S14: Sepsis in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crisis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

S15: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Long-Term Sequelae From Sepsis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Marvin Zick
Linda's Story: A Mother's Fight for Better Vaccines and Sepsis Awareness
Linda's Story: A Mother's Fight for Better Vaccines and Sepsis Awareness

2 years ago, our 19-month-old daughter Linda died from a pneumococcal meningitis infection followed by sepsis. Linda had been vaccinated against pneumococcus, but the C15 strain she was infected with is not included in the vaccines currently available for small children. She was perfectly healthy and fully vaccinated, but according to the expert, despite antibiotics and intensive care treatment, she had no chance of survival without immunization. While we were in the hospital, before the septic shock and resuscitation, I noticed a few marks on Linda's left shoulder and immediately called for a doctor. She looked at them and said they were probably because they had gripped Linda too tightly when taking the lumbar puncture. I think the doctors recognized the sepsis far too late, Unfortunately, we can't prove it; it was only in the morning that the doctor came with the documents that said Linda needed a blood transfusion, which I signed immediately.

At first, there was no response; it was only when septic shock set in that the doctors began to act. She was resuscitated, intubated, and transferred to another hospital, but despite all the efforts, there was no hope. 72 hours later, she was declared brain dead, and we had to discontinue the life support. Had she survived, her legs would have been amputated because her arms and legs had turned black due to the blood poisoning and the aftermath of the resuscitation.

We want to spare other parents and especially children from such a fate. It is unacceptable that children in the 21st century still die from meningitis or perhaps undiagnosed sepsis.


We are contacting the media to try to share Linda’s story. If nothing changes regarding vaccines, we hope that parents will at least become more aware and recognize the signs earlier. Almost every infection in young children can quickly develop into sepsis. Often, doctors fail to diagnose sepsis quickly enough before the worst happens. One often thinks it only happens to others, and suddenly, you find yourself affected.


My thanks go to the Sepsis Stiftung, the Global Sepsis Alliance, World Sepsis Day, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, for sharing our story and for their efforts in raising awareness.

The article above was written by Irina Schneider and is shared here with her explicit consent. The views in the article do not necessarily represent those of the Global Sepsis Alliance. They are not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The whole team here at the Global Sepsis Alliance and World Sepsis Day wishes to thank her for sharing her daughter’s story and for fighting to raise awareness for sepsis.

Katja Couball
Opening Session from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast
Opening Session from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

The Opening Session from the 5th World Sepsis Congress is now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts (search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app, Apple Podcast link).

Session 1: Opening Session

Moderated by Shahrzad Kiavash, Sepsis Survivor from Sweden

Opening Remarks
Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon, Global Sepsis Alliance, Canada

Video Address by WHO Director-General
Dr. Tedros Adhanmon Ghebreyesus, Director-General World Health Organization, Switzerland

The Ministerial Perspective on the Sepsis Response
Frank C.S. Anthony, Minister of Health, Guyana

Sepsis Response Through a Parliamentarian Lens
Craig Mackinlay, Member of the UK House of Lords, United Kingdom

The Potential of AI in Global Health and the Global Sepsis Response
Ricardo Baptista-Leite, HealthAI, Switzerland

Remaining Challenges in the Global Sepsis Response
Konrad Reinhart, Sepsis Stiftung, Germany

Implementing the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis
Mariam Jashi, Global Sepsis Alliance, Georgia

Two new sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data’ and ‘S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond’ on April 22, 2025.

You can already subscribe on either platform to be automatically notified once new sessions are available.

Full Release Schedule

S1: Opening Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO) – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries? – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S10: AI Solutions for Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S11: The Research Agenda for AMR and Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S12: Pediatric Sepsis: The LMICs Cannot Wait for Improved Outcomes Any Longer – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S13: State of the Art in Sepsis Research: Emerging Immunomodulatory Approaches – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S14: Sepsis in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crisis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

S15: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Long-Term Sequelae From Sepsis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Marvin Zick
GSA Leads ESCMID Global Symposium Session
GSA Leads ESCMID Global Symposium Session

On April 13, 2025, the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA), in collaboration with Sepsis Stiftung and with support from Sanofi, hosted a high-level session at the ESCMID Global Symposium in Vienna.

Titled “Preventing Bacterial Infections: A Crucial Front in the Fight Against Sepsis and Antimicrobial Resistance,” the session brought together leading experts from the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) and the European Sepsis Alliance (ESA) to spotlight prevention as a cornerstone strategy in combating sepsis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The event was co-chaired by Dr. Mariam Jashi, CEO of the Global Sepsis Alliance, former Member of Parliament and Health Minister of Georgia, and Dr. Michele Bartoletti, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at Humanitas University and Head of the Infectious Diseases Unit at Humanitas Research Hospital, Italy.

In her opening remarks, Dr. Jashi emphasized the urgency and opportunity in the fight against sepsis: “We rarely have the opportunity in our professional lives – as clinicians, researchers, political leaders, or innovators – to save millions of lives. That opportunity is now, in the global fight against sepsis, a major killer of children, women, and men worldwide.”

She highlighted that 8 million of the 13.66 million annual sepsis-related deaths are linked to bacterial infections, including 4.95 million deaths directly attributable to or associated with AMR. Dr. Jashi introduced the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis, the first multi-year, holistic strategy calling for strong political commitment and investment in prevention through vaccines, infection prevention and control (IPC), diagnostics, targeted therapies, and post-sepsis care solutions.

The session opened with a moving video message from Uwe Wiermann, a sepsis survivor from Germany and Regional Director for the NRW Amputee Association. Uwe shared his personal journey, highlighting the lack of public awareness around sepsis, noting that like many others, he had never heard of the condition before his life-altering experience.

Scientific Presentations from GSA and ESA Experts

  • Prof. Antonio Artigas, Chair of Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure Research at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, presented on “Sepsis Susceptibility and Comorbidities”, exploring the European epidemiology of sepsis and how factors such as sex, socio-economic status, nutrition, and pre-existing conditions influence outcomes, especially in older adults.

  • Prof. Lisa Mellhammar, Associate Professor and Senior Consultant at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, shared insights from a nationwide cohort study (1987–2022) on pediatric sepsis. Her findings revealed that children who survive sepsis face elevated mortality and long-term health challenges even five years post-infection. She also emphasized the pressing need for more comprehensive pediatric data at national and global levels.

  • Prof. Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Chair of the European Sepsis Alliance and Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, concluded the session with a presentation titled “From Trained Immunity to Vaccination: Room for Prevention from Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria?” He presented pioneering research showing how BCG vaccination can enhance immune responses and provide protection against respiratory and hospital-acquired infections, including COVID-19.

Looking Ahead: Global Collaboration

In her closing remarks, Dr. Jashi invited participants to engage with the Global Sepsis Innovations Platform, a new initiative by the GSA aimed at accelerating collaboration around unmet needs in sepsis prevention, diagnostics, treatment, and post-sepsis care.

She extended her gratitude to Prof. Konrad Reinhart, President of Sepsis Stiftung, and Sanofi for their partnership in co-convening this impactful session at the ESCMID Global Symposium.

Katja Couball