World Sepsis Congress 2021 – Session 4 and 5 Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 4 and 5 from the World Sepsis Congress 2021 are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a Podcast on Apple Podcasts (just search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app).

Session 4 was moderated by Roopa Dhatt from Women in Global Health, and features the following presentations and speakers:

  • Factors Underlying Racial and Gender Disparities in Sepsis Management – Mamta Swaroop, Northwestern University, USA

  • Fetal and Maternal Care: Profound Impacts Deserving a Brighter Spotlight – Queen Dube, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi

  • Combating Sepsis to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Goals – Wilson Were, World Health Organization, Switzerland

  • The Disproportionate Burden of Sepsis in Children – Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon, Global Sepsis Alliance, Canada

  • Addressing Inequities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis – Farhad Imam, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA

Session 5 was chaired by Daniela Filipescu, Vice-Chair of the European Sepsis Alliance, and features the following presentations and speakers:

  • Emerging Vaccine Targets for Sepsis in the Global Health Setting – Padmini Srikantiah, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA

  • Preventing Influenza by Improved Vaccine Formulations and Post Exposure Antivirals – Mathias Pletz, Global Sepsis Alliance, Germany

  • Synbiotics and Sepsis Prevention in Neonates – Lisa Pell, The Centre for Global Child Health, Canada

  • Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Staph Aureus Infections – Dominique Missiakas, University of Chicago, USA

  • Prevention of Sepsis in Asplenia: Vaccines and Stand by Antibiotics – Christian Theilacker, Global Medical Development & Scientific Affairs Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pfizer Vaccines, USA

  • Repurposing Known Vaccines and New Prospects on the Horizon – Mihai Netea, Radboud University, The Netherlands

Sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘The Voice of Healthcare Workers’ and ‘Understanding the Different Faces of Sepsis’ on May 18th, 2021.

World Sepsis Congress 2021 is a project by the Global Sepsis Alliance, initiator of World Sepsis Day and World Sepsis Congress.

Marvin Zick