Today, we are thrilled to announce the first webinar of the Eastern Mediterranean Sepsis Alliance – happening virtually and free of charge just a week from now, on September 1, 2021.

Over the course of 1.5 hours, the EMSA is bringing together a lineup of leading sepsis specialists and patient safety advocates from across the region, sharing their expert knowledge in highlighting the importance of creating change together and proactively striving to eliminate the burden of sepsis globally.

Speakers and panelists:

• Abdulelah Alhawsawi, Chair of EMSA and Vice President of the Global Sepsis Alliance

• Carlos Urrea, Global Vice President Medical Affairs and Informatics at Hillrom

• Emmanuel Nsutebu, Chair African Sepsis Alliance

• Kamal Osman Mirghani, Executive Director of the African Sepsis Alliance

• Konrad Reinhart, Founding President Global Sepsis Alliance

• Rasha Ashour, Senior Attending Physician, Sidra Medicine

This webinar is kindly sponsored by Hillrom, whom we would like to thank for their continued support in the fight against sepsis, both globally and in the region.

The webinar will be recorded and made available to watch on-demand at a later date. Participating live will give you the opportunity to ask questions to the panelists. To join the free webinar, please register on the EMSA website.

Update August 30, 2021: Medical masks are now available to order.

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Thanks for ordering so much from our WSD Online Shop – we can’t wait to see what wonderful World Sepsis Day events are made even better with our t-shirts, hoodies, sport shirts, pens, stickers, balloons, bags, thumb drives, and much more.

As you might have seen, a couple of items are low on stock or even out of stock, so here’s a quick update on that front:

• Pink t-shirts in M & L will be back in stock tomorrow, August 25, 2021

• Masks - we have only 19 left - grab yours while you can. However, we will be adding new surgical masks next week, as well as new textile masks in early September

• Balloons are now back in stock after being sold out briefly

• Stickers are now back in stock after being sold out briefly

• Canvas bags and drawstring bags are on sale and cheaper than ever

• Starting immediately, you will be able to choose black ink or blue ink when ordering our famous WSD Pens…(by popular request)

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Shipping Deadlines

In order to receive your order by World Sepsis Day on September 13, please place your order as follows:

• By September 6, 2021, 15:00h CEST for orders within the European Union

• By August 31, 2021, 23:59h CEST, for orders worldwide

The earlier you order, the earlier we will ship it out. For any questions or if you need a quote before ordering, please contact us.

Registrations for “Sepsis 2021: Rethinking Sepsis in Resource-Constrained Settings: The Viewpoint from Africa” are now open.

The Sepsis 2021 Symposium is co-hosted by the International Sepsis Forum, the African Sepsis Alliance, and the Rwandan Emergency Care Association. Over two days, it will address the diagnosis, epidemiology, science, and clinical management of sepsis, taking into account both the situation in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) as well as the current COVID-19 situation.

This conference will be mostly virtual and focus on sepsis care worldwide, but especially care in LMICs.

It will also provide a unique opportunity to hear from and engage with international and African thought leaders from the fields of critical care, infectious diseases, internal medicine, and emergency medicine, who have extensive expertise in the clinical care, science, and investigation of sepsis and the host response, and in the design, implementation, and interpretation of clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of sepsis treatments. The current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on sepsis will also be discussed.

Sepsis 2021 will be held 28-29 October, and we invite you to join us for this annual event.

Sepsis is a medical emergency, and even a 1-hour delay in the diagnosis of sepsis can lead to higher mortality rates, more irreversible and lifelong consequences, and an increased length of hospital stay for patients. There is an important need for a diagnostic tool that can rapidly identify the onset of sepsis and allow for earlier management. Abionic's sepsis test exploits the kinetics of the Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) biomarker in blood, to immediately signal whether a patient has sepsis or not, up to 72 hours before the standard of care.

Join Abionic* for this free online webinar on the 22nd of September to discover real-world evidence from 3 European hospitals and how they've implemented the use of PSP measurements to support their everyday activities. Earlier identification of sepsis opens a window of opportunity to improve the treatment and management of the disease.

Follow the registration link below to see the line-up of expert speakers and the internationally renowned Chairman.

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*Abionic is a sponsor of World Sepsis Day – you can read our sponsorship guidelines here. The Global Sepsis Alliance was not involved in organizing this webinar.

Our friends from the Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas will be hosting the Sepsis Symposium 2021: Sepsis Survivorship, virtually on Friday, September 17, 2021  from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals involved in sepsis management and care.

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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Review evidence-based sepsis management

• Discuss the measures for optimizing management throughout the sepsis continuum for enhancing sepsis recovery

• Explore new therapies and biomarkers in sepsis care

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ACCREDITATION AND CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTS

Physicians

Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Houston Methodist designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Houston Methodist will award 6.66 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

Respiratory Care

Credit has been applied through the Continuing Respiratory Education (CRCE) system of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).

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This one-day symposium incorporates diverse lectures and speakers across a wide variety of important sepsis topics to enhance learner competency and performance, with the goal of improving patient care.

For more information or to register, please click here – we hope you can join us virtually on September 17!

Our colleagues and friends from the Eastern Mediterranean Sepsis Alliance have just launched their new website and unveiled their new logo - easternmediterraneansepsisalliance.org.

The EMSA was founded in Dubai in April 2019 and is one of the regional sepsis alliances we are establishing all around the world to work closely with national stakeholders, regional governments, and the WHO regional offices, to implement changes on how sepsis is prioritized, diagnosed, and treated all around the world, as laid out by the WHO Resolution on Sepsis.

The European Sepsis Alliance is excited to invite you to the its 4th Annual Meeting. Join us on September 9, 2021, for this free event that will be held completely online. It will provide an opportunity to hear from policymakers, experts, and patients about how sepsis can fit into the European health agenda and what are the solutions to the lack of awareness and knowledge about sepsis.

SEPSIS CONTINUES TO COST LIVES

Despite some advances in some European countries, the limited attention offered to sepsis continues to undermine the efforts to improve its prevention, recognition, and management – and is costing lives. As described in a recent publication by the Global Sepsis Alliance and other scientific societies, most patients admitted in the ICU with COVID-19 progress into viral sepsis, making sepsis the main cause of death in this pandemic. Health systems that are resilient against sepsis and severe infection will be resilient against future such pandemics.

Countries and regions have started taking encouraging actions, but this is not enough. We need to engage with more stakeholders to ensure that sepsis becomes a priority in the public health agenda for all countries across the whole European Union and continent.

Join the discussion on 9 September with representatives from WHO, European Parliament, Commission, Council, ECDC, renowned experts, and patient groups.

We have extended the application and nomination deadline for the 2021 GSA Awards to August 15, 2021 (from July 15 originally). What are you waiting for? Apply or nominate now!

The GSA Awards honor major contributions in the fight against sepsis every year and are exclusively and kindly sponsored by the Erin Kay Flatley Memorial Foundation.

The awards are granted in three categories:

1. Governments and healthcare authorities

2. Non-Governmental organizations, patient advocate groups, or healthcare provider groups

3. Individual nominees

In addition to recognition, prestige, and of course, a beautiful trophy, winners of categories 2 and 3 are awarded $ 2,500 each.

The deadline to apply or nominate is Sunday, August 15, 2021. Please share this opportunity with your colleagues, friends, and other interested parties.

If you are having technical troubles, any questions, or feedback on the application process, please contact us.