The aim of this session is to identify the current needs in pediatric sepsis globally, and then subsequently identifying the appropriate steps to close them. The new ‘Phoenix Critera’ will be presented in depth, including a peek at their creation, as will personalized care post-discharge for sepsis, and the progress of the WHO in pediatric sepsis initiatives.

Agenda:

• The Phoenix Criteria – How We Got Here
• The Phoenix Criteria Revealed
• Personalized Care Post-Discharge for Sepsis
• The Latest Update on Fluid Therapy in Sepsis
• The Advances of the WHO in Pediatric Sepsis Initiatives
• Empiric Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: Progress to Date

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

• Brenda Morrow, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Luregn Schlapbach, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
• Daniela de Souza, Global Sepsis Alliance, Brazil
• Matthew Wiens, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Jhuma Sankar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
• Emilie Calvello-Hynes, World Health Organization, Switzerland
• Sally Ellis, Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership, Switzerland