World Sepsis Congress 2021 – Session 4 and 5 Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 4 and 5 from the World Sepsis Congress 2021 are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a Podcast on Apple Podcasts (just search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app).

Session 4 was moderated by Roopa Dhatt from Women in Global Health, and features the following presentations and speakers:

  • Factors Underlying Racial and Gender Disparities in Sepsis Management – Mamta Swaroop, Northwestern University, USA

  • Fetal and Maternal Care: Profound Impacts Deserving a Brighter Spotlight – Queen Dube, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi

  • Combating Sepsis to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Goals – Wilson Were, World Health Organization, Switzerland

  • The Disproportionate Burden of Sepsis in Children – Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon, Global Sepsis Alliance, Canada

  • Addressing Inequities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis – Farhad Imam, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA

Session 5 was chaired by Daniela Filipescu, Vice-Chair of the European Sepsis Alliance, and features the following presentations and speakers:

  • Emerging Vaccine Targets for Sepsis in the Global Health Setting – Padmini Srikantiah, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA

  • Preventing Influenza by Improved Vaccine Formulations and Post Exposure Antivirals – Mathias Pletz, Global Sepsis Alliance, Germany

  • Synbiotics and Sepsis Prevention in Neonates – Lisa Pell, The Centre for Global Child Health, Canada

  • Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Staph Aureus Infections – Dominique Missiakas, University of Chicago, USA

  • Prevention of Sepsis in Asplenia: Vaccines and Stand by Antibiotics – Christian Theilacker, Global Medical Development & Scientific Affairs Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pfizer Vaccines, USA

  • Repurposing Known Vaccines and New Prospects on the Horizon – Mihai Netea, Radboud University, The Netherlands

Sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘The Voice of Healthcare Workers’ and ‘Understanding the Different Faces of Sepsis ’ on May 18th, 2021.

World Sepsis Congress 2021 is a project by the Global Sepsis Alliance, initiator of World Sepsis Day and World Sepsis Congress.

Marvin Zick