The aim of the session is to identify challenges and solutions of early recognition and treatment of sepsis, including presenting promising initiatives ‘on the ground’, for example ARCS in Sub-Saharan Africa, the sepsis checklist, the situation in Brazilian emergency departments, as well as ‘smart triage’ in Uganda.

Agenda:

• ARCS: Understanding Risk Factors for Delayed Presentation and Care of Sepsis Patients in DRC, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone
• Sepsis Check – A Preclinical Checklist for Early Detection and Education
• Early Resuscitation of Septic Shock in the ED – Which Perfusion Parameters for Target Resuscitation?
• Sepsis in Brazilian Emergency Departments: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study
• Smart Triage: Electronic Support for Early Recognition and Triage of Severely Ill Patients in Ugandan Emergency Departments

The speakers are internationally recognized experts chosen by the World Sepsis Alliance Scientific Advisor Committee:

• Eleanor Nwadinobi, Medical Women’s International Association, Nigeria
• Patrick de Marie Katoto, Catholic University of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Wiltrud Abels, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
• Glenn Hernández Poblete, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
• Flavia Machado, Latin American Sepsis Institute, Brazil
• Mark Ansermino, BC Children’s Hospital, Canada