2022 WSC Spotlight – Session 2 Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Session 2 from the 2022 World Sepsis Congress Spotlight – ‘Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis and COVID-19’ – is now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a Podcast on Apple Podcasts (just search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app).

The session was chaired by Binila Chacko from the Christian Medical College Vellore, India, and features the following presentations and speakers:

  • Tom van der Poll – Host Response Biomarkers in Sepsis and COVID-19: What Are the Differences?

  • Brendon Scicluna – Blood Transcriptomics in Sepsis and COVID-19: What Have We Learned?

  • Marie Scully – The Procoagulant States of Sepsis and COVID-19: How Alike Are They?

  • Peter Pickkers – Biomarkers of Endothelial Activation and Function in Sepsis and COVID-19: Guide for Targeted Therapy?

  • Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou – Procalcitonin in Sepsis and COVID-19: When Should We Use It?

Sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next session will be ‘Knowledge from COVID-19 to Improve Sepsis Care and Vice Versa’ on May 17, 2022.

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Full Release Schedule

  • May 3, 2022 – S1: Could Enhanced Pathogen Diagnostics Change Sepsis Management?

  • May 10, 2022 – S2: Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis and COVID-19

  • May 17, 2022 – S3: Panel: Knowledge from COVID-19 to Improve Sepsis Care and Vice Versa

  • May 24, 2022 – S4: How to Make the Most of Existing and Frugal Technologies

  • May 31, 2022 – S5: Antibiotics and Antivirals – How to Improve Efficacy and Minimize Harm

  • June 7, 2022 – S6: Update on Adjunctive Sepsis and COVID-19 Therapies

  • June 14, 2022 – S7: Pro-Con: Are Personalized Interventions in Sepsis Even Possible?

  • June 21, 2022 – S8: Innovations in Quality Improvement Strategies in All Settings

Marvin Zick