Program – Tuesday, April 23


Session 1

Opening Session: The Renewed Global Agenda for Sepsis

Moderated by:
Louise Thwaites
Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance, Vietnam

09:00h Berlin Time (CEST)

Opening Remarks
Louise Thwaites, Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance, Vietnam


Opening Remarks
Niranjan 'Tex' Kissoon, Global Sepsis Alliance, Canada

Opening Remarks
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General World Health Organization, Switzerland


Opening Remarks

Ricardo Baptista Leite, UNITE Parlamentarians Network for Global Health, Portugal

Reinvigorating Global Action on Sepsis
Konrad Reinhart, Sepsis Stiftung, Germany

2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis | Framework
Mariam Jashi, Global Sepsis Alliance, Germany


Video Messages from Partner Organizations

  • David Ripin, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), United States of America

  • Subasree Srinivasan, Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP), Switzerland

  • Eleanor Nwadinobi, Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), Nigeria

Closing Remarks
Duncan Brown, Australia


Session 2

The Need for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis in Surgical Patients

Moderated by:
Arthur Kwizera
Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

10:00h Berlin Time (CEST)

Surgical Patients, Multi-Organ Failure, and the SOFA Score
David Harrison, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, United Kingdom

Where Are We with Electronic Sepsis Surveillance and Early Warning Tools?
Frédéric Michard, Michard Consulting, Switzerland

Source Control – When and How?
Jan De Waele, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

Research Priorities for Sepsis and Septic Shock in Surgical Patients
Lena Napolitano, University of Michigan School of Medicine, United States of America

The Importance of Early Clinical Suspicion in the Diagnosis of Sepsis
Halden Scott, University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States of America


Session 3

Data, AI, and Predictive Modeling in Sepsis

Moderated by:
Peiling Yap
HealthAI, Switzerland

11:30h Berlin Time (CEST)

New Data Initiatives for Monitoring Sepsis Globally
Paul Turner, Madihol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Cambodia

Data Partnerships: Leveraging Insights from Emerging Infections to Fight Sepsis
Laura Merson, ISARIC, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Can AI Models Really Improve Sepsis Outcomes?
Paul Elbers, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands


Developing Equitable AI for Sepsis Prediction in Children

María del Pilar Arias, Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital, Argentina

From the Research Lab to the Wards: Designing AI Systems for Patient Safety and Clinical Usability
Chris Paton, University of Otago, New Zealand


Session 4

How Does Hypervolemia Increase the Mortality Risk in Sepsis?

Moderated by:
Naomi Hammond
Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance, Australia

13:00h Berlin Time (CEST)

Desired and Undesired Effects of Fluids
Manu Malbrain, International Fluid Academy, Poland


Diagnosis and Management of Hypervolemia in Sepsis

Sheila Myatra, Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance, India


Can Early Use of Vasopressors Avoid Hypervolemia?

Jean-Louis Teboul, University Paris-Saclay, France


The Safety Limits to Stop Fluid Infusions

Ludhmila Hajjar, University of São Paulo, Brazil


Fluid Removal: When and How?

Marlies Ostermann, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom


Session 5

The Role of Biomarkers in the Early Detection of Sepsis

Moderated by:
Sophie Yacoub
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

14:30h Berlin Time (CEST)

Biomarkers of Relevance in Low-Resource Settings
Andrew Argent, University of Capetown, South Africa


A Patient is Admitted at the Emergency: What to Do?

Rita Murri, Gemelli University of Rome, Italy


Clinical Phenotypes: What Do They Suggest?

Chris Seymour, University of Pittsburgh, United States of America


Biomarkers as Endpoints for Treatment Efficacy

Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, European Sepsis Alliance, Greece

Reducing Antibiotics With a Single Host Biomarker in Neonates Suspected of LOS: The Emeraude Study
Sylvie Pons, Joint Research Unit Hospices Civils de Lyon – bioMérieux, France


Session 6

Detecting Sepsis in the Ventilated Patient

Moderated by:
Antonio Artigas
Global Sepsis Alliance, Spain

16:00h Berlin Time (CEST)

New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Michael Matthay, University of California San Francisco, United States of America

Alveolar Inflammation in ARDS
Lieuwe Bos, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

Biomarkers in ARDS and Sepsis

Lorraine Ware, Vanderbilt University, United States of America


Unraveling the Enigma of Genetics and Phenotypes in Sepsis and ARDS

Carmen Barbas, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Pedro Povoa, University of Lisboa, Portugal


Ventilator Support and Sepsis in Low-Middle Income Countries

Marcus Schultz, Mahidol University, Thailand


Session 7

Closing the Needs in Pediatric Sepsis

Moderated by:
Brenda Morrow
University of Cape Town, South Africa

17:30h Berlin Time (CEST)

The Phoenix Criteria – How We Got Here
Luregn Schlapbach, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland


The Phoenix Criteria Revealed

Daniela de Souza, Global Sepsis Alliance, Brazil


Personalized Care Post-Discharge for Sepsis

Matthew Wiens, University of British Columbia, Canada


The Latest Update on Fluid Therapy in Sepsis

Jhuma Sankar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India


The Advances of the WHO in Pediatric Sepsis Initiatives

Emilie Calvello-Hynes, World Health Organization, Switzerland


Empiric Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: Progress to Date

Sally Ellis, Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership, Switzerland


Session 8

Personalized Approaches to Sepsis Management

Moderated by:
Maha Aljuaid
Eastern Mediterranean Sepsis Alliance, Saudi Arabia

19:00h Berlin Time (CEST)

TREM-1 Pathway
Bruno Francois, Dupuytren University Hospital, France


ARDS: Room for Precision Treatment?

Carolyn Calfee, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, United States of America

Modulation of Complement
Alexander Vlaar, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands


Macrolides for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Michael Niederman, Weill Cornell Medicine, United States of America


Reversal of Immunoparalysis

Sara Cajander, Örebro University, Hospital, Sweden


Session 9

Challenges and Solutions for Early Recognition and Treatment of Sepsis

Moderated by:
Eleanor Nwadinobi
Medical Women’s International Association, Nigeria

20:30h Berlin Time (CEST)

ARCS: Understanding Risk Factors for Delayed Presentation and Care of Sepsis Patients in DRC, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone
Patrick de Marie Katoto, Catholic University of Bukavu, DRC

Sepsis Check – A Preclinical Checklist for Early Detection and Education
Wiltrud Abels, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Early Resuscitation of Septic Shock in the ED – Which Perfusion Parameters for Target Resuscitation?
Glenn Hernández Poblete, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile

Sepsis in Brazilian Emergency Departments: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study
Flavia Machado, Latin American Sepsis Institute, Brazil

Smart Triage: Electronic Support for Early Recognition and Triage of Severely Ill Patients in Ugandan Emergency Departments
Mark Ansermino, BC Children’s Hospital, Canada

Closing Remarks
Michael Wong, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety, United States of America