Surviving Sepsis: Early Management Saves Lives
Sepsis has been named as the most expensive in-patient cost in American hospitals in 2011 at over $20 billion each year. Forty percent of patients diagnosed with severe sepsis do not survive. Until a cure is found, early detection is the surest hope for survival. Up to 50% of survivors suffer from post-sepsis syndrome.
“A life threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Sepsis leads to shock, multiple organ failure and death especially if not recognized early and treated promptly. Sepsis remains the primary cause of death from infection despite advances in modern medicine, including vaccines, antibiotics and acute care. Millions of people die of sepsis every year worldwide.” – The Merinoff Symposium 2010: public definition
Speaker:
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, FAAN, System Performance Improvement Leader, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital , Ann Arbor, MI
To participate:
- Click here the day of the webinar
- Locate the event: Surviving Sepsis: Early Management Saves Lives
- Enter your name and email address as prompted
- Enter the password: Sepsis
- Dial in to the teleconference: 888-896-0862. The access code is 39335347.
This webinar is hosted by Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network, in its role as a member of the Great 8+ group of Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations.