Sessions 2 and 3 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 2 and 3 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts (search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app, Apple Podcast link).


Session 2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data

Moderated by Eleanor Nwadinobi from Nigeria

Global Burden of AMR and Sepsis – Unpacking the Numbers
Mohsen Naghavi, Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IMHE), United States

Baseline African Sepsis Incidence Study (BASIS) – an Evaluation of Epidemiology, Early Mortality Correlates and Health Facility Capacity for Management of Sepsis Across a Research Network in Sub-Saharan Africa
Shevin Jacob, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Uganda

Health Record vs. ICD-Based Assessment of the Burden of Sepsis and AMR
Lisa Mellhammar, Lund University, Sweden

Update on Sepsis Epidemiology in Latin America and Gaps Uncovered
Flavia Machado, Latin American Sepsis Institute (LASI), Brazil

Update on Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data From Asia and Australasia
Lowell Ling, Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA), Hong Kong


Session 3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond | Panel

Moderated by Tom Heymann from the United States

When Families Speak: The Power of Love and Loss in Sepsis Advocacy
James Hospedales, Caribbean Public Health Agency, Trinidad & Tobago

Turning Words Into Action: The Paris Declaration and the Power of Patients in Sepsis
Elena Moya, European Patients Forum, Spain

Behind the Data: Human Stories That Inspire the Science of Sepsis
Priskil Hmar, Sepsis Survivor

Septic Arthritis – My Personal Experience in a High-Resource Setting
Graham Segars, Sepsis Survivor, United States

Silent Epidemic, Loud Voices: The African Urgency for Sepsis Advocacy
Robyn Hayes Badenhorst, Wits Health Consortium, South Africa

The Caregiver’s Burden: Witnessing the Humanity Behind Sepsis
Amy Campbell, ECU Health, United States


Two new sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics’ and ‘S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis’ on April 29, 2025.

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Full Release Schedule

S1: Opening Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO) – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries? – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S10: AI Solutions for Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S11: The Research Agenda for AMR and Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S12: Pediatric Sepsis: The LMICs Cannot Wait for Improved Outcomes Any Longer – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S13: State of the Art in Sepsis Research: Emerging Immunomodulatory Approaches – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S14: Sepsis in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crisis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

S15: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Long-Term Sequelae From Sepsis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025


Marvin Zick