African Sepsis Symposium

Start:

Thu, 4 Oct 2018, 09:00

End:

Thu, 4 Oct 2018, 05:00

Website:

https://iii.hm/mvk

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The Critical Care Society of Kenya in conjunction with the Kenya Critical Care Nurses Chapter and the African Sepsis Alliance are pleased to invite you to a one-day African Sepsis Symposium on the 4th October 2018 at the Diani Reef Hotel in Ukunda.

The African Sepsis Alliance (ASA) is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2016 as a collaboration of over 12 African Countries and international professional bodies, dedicated to improving outcomes from sepsis. The Kenyan Lead for the Alliance is Dr. Wangari Waweru-Siika, a consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and an Executive Committee Member of CCSK. The message of the ASA is simple: sepsis is the most important cause of severe illness in Africa and must be prioritised in order to save lives and reduce suffering. Every patient in Africa has a right to survive sepsis.

Theme

Update on Sepsis in Africa: All You Need to Know About Paediatric and Adult Sepsis.

The Paediatric Sepsis CoLab workshop organised by the University of British Columbia will run as a parallel session in the afternoon

Expected outcomes

Increase advocacy for sepsis prevention, sepsis recognition and sepsis management among healthcare workers and policy makers locally and internationally.

Review the work of the African Sepsis Alliance and further develop a strategy for sepsis improvement (you may be aware of the work done so far e.g. Kampala declaration https://www.africansepsisalliance.org/kampaladeclaration/