World Sepsis Congress 2021 has concluded - thank you so much for joining. All sessions are available to rewatch on our YouTube Channel and Apple Podcasts.
Welcome Remarks from Imrana Malik and Tex Kissoon, Program Chairs
Despite many advances, great inequities in the availability of healthcare resources and the relative attention afforded to sepsis undermine efforts to improve prevention, recognition, and management of sepsis – particularly in LMICs – a situation amplified by COVID-19. Sepsis accounts for a staggering 11 million lives lost every year around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations such as young children in resource-poor countries. It can be triggered by any infection, including common bacterial illness but also by Ebola, Malaria, and COVID-19. This congress will shine a light on sepsis as one of the world’s biggest killers, reminding us that sepsis and severe infection are a constant threat to mankind rather than a threat restricted to pandemics…
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