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’

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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