Winners of the 2018 GSA Awards Receive Their Awards

We are excited to announce that as of November 2018, all 2018 GSA Award Winners have received their awards, and, for category 2 and 3, the respective prize money. You can see the winners receiving their awards at various medical congresses all around the world in the collage above. The whole team here at the Global Sepsis Alliance wholeheartedly congratulates all 2018 GSA Award Winners and applauds their contribution in the global fight against sepsis.

Winners 2018

Category I - GOVERNMENTS AND HEALTHCARE AUTHORITIES

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

• Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia

Category II - NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PATIENT ADVOCATE GROUPS OR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER GROUPS

• Fundación Sepsis México

• Sepsis Alliance

Category III - Individuals

• Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud

• Dr. Stephen MacDonald

• Team Sue

More information on all winners is available here.

Background and Applications for 2019

Every year, the Global Sepsis Awards honor outstanding efforts to increase sepsis awareness and raise the quality of sepsis prevention and management. The awards are sponsored by the Erin Kay Flatley Memorial Foundation and are granted in three categories:

1. Governments and healthcare authorities

2. Non-governmental organizations, patient advocacy or healthcare provider groups

3. Individuals

Winners in category II and III receive $2,500 prize money each. Applications and nominations for the 2019 GSA Award open in January 2019 and close on March 31st, 2019.