World Sepsis Congress 2021 – Session 8 and 9 Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 8 and 9 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 8 was chaired by our very own Imrana Malik and features the following participants:

  • From Adults to Elderly: Surviving Sepsis but Dying Sooner – Hallie Prescott, University of Michigan, USA

  • Informing Pediatric Survivorship With Qol Indicators: Where Does the Data Guide Us? – Jerry Zimmerman, Seattle Children‘s Hospital, USA

  • What Do Long-Term Sequelae of Sepsis Look Like in LMICs? – Jamie Rylance, African Research Collaboration on Sepsis, Malawi

  • Societal Costs of Surviving Sepsis: Healthcare System and Out-of-Pocket – Tim Buchman, Emory University School of Medicine, USA

  • Caregivers Outcomes after Sepsis/COVID-19 – Elie Azoulay, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, France

  • Long-Term Outcome of COVID-19 – Margaret Herridge, Toronto General Hospital, Canada


Session 9 was a roundtable discussion by people affected by sepsis and family members, moderated by Aurica Pripa from the European Sepsis Alliance:

  • Participants:

    • Annette von Butler, Germany

    • Elisa Perego, Italy

    • Katy Grainger, USA

    • Mick O’Dowd, Australia

    • Mohan Ramaswamy, India

    • Muhammad Sohaib, Pakistan

    • Zarah Geduld-Bont, New Zealand


Sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘The Role of AI, Big Data, and Digitalization in Combating Sepsis and COVID-19‘ and ‘Impactful Trials and Innovative Trial Design in Sepsis and COVID-19 ’ on June 1st, 2021.


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

Marvin Zick