WSD News - 2018 in Review, Plans for 2019, Poster Available, Verna, Pocket Cards, more

Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Supporters, Welcome to World Sepsis Day News - One Last Time in 2018. As always, if you want to delve deeper into a particular topic, the link below the picture will take you directly to the article on our website. To stay up to date on our activities, please join us on Twitter, Instagram, orFacebook, and visit the news section on the WSD Homepage regularly.

2018 in Review, Plans for 2019, and Happy Holidays from the Team at the Global Sepsis Alliance Thank you for supporting World Sepsis Day, the work of the Global Sepsis Alliance, and the fight against sepsis throughout 2018 - recap the year with us, and see what we are planning for 2019...

2018 World Sepsis Day Event Poster Now Available - Download and Order Printed Copies The 2018 World Sepsis Day Event Poster is now available, summarizing hundreds of activities and events that were held this WSD to raise awareness for sepsis. Download the poster now or order printed copies...

Verna's Story of Hope and Inspiration I was rushed to emergency early morning and had an emergency hysterectomy in the evening. The next morning, my large intestine was removed and the doctors informed my sister that I only had a 10% chance to survive...

Updated WSD Pocket Cards for Medical Professionals and Laypeople Now Available The updated WSD Pocket Cards are now available in two distinct versions, one for medical professionals and one for laypeople. Both versions cover sepsis in adults, in pregnant women, in children, and in newborns/neonates...

Winners of the 2018 GSA Awards Receive Their Awards As of November 2018, all 2018 GSA Award Winners have received their awards, and, for category 2 and 3, the respective prize money...

Video 'What Is Sepsis? (Sepsis Explained in 3 Minutes) Is Now Available in Portuguese - O que é sepse? Our video explaining what sepsis is, and how to identify and diagnose it in three minutes, is now available in Portuguese (besides English, Spanish, French, Italian, Turkish, and German)...

World Sepsis Day Infographics Now Available in German Besides English and Spanish, the new WSD Infographics are now available for download and use in German...

2nd World Sepsis Congress: S9 to S13 Now on Apple Podcasts and YouTube Sessions from the 2nd WSC are being released weekly on Thursdays. Between the last newsletter and this one, the following sessions were released (YouTube links): S9: Evidence Based Treatment of Sepsis II S10: Updated on Adjunctive Sepsis Therapies S11: Prevention of Infection and SepsisS12: Challenges of Sepsis Management in Children Around the GlobeS13: Challenges of Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis All sessions on Apple Podcasts (or search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app) Full Release Schedule

The Latest Studies: Different fluid therapy strategies for sepsis and septic shock (Cochrane) Artificial Intelligence Tools for Sepsis and Cancer (JAMA) Restricted fluid resuscitation in suspected sepsis associated hypotension (REFRESH): a pilot randosimed controlled trial (PubMed) Upcoming Events: Feb 7th - 8th, 2019: 24th International Symposium on Infections in the Critically Ill Patient Feb 17th - 20th, 2019: SCCM Annual Congress March 19th - 22th, 2019: 39th ISICEM, including WSD Supporter Meeting

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