Read news stories from our cluster below, and keep up to date by following @ActionOnSepsis on Twitter.
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March 6, 2020
International Women's Day 2020
March 8, 2020 is International Women’s Day, a global day to celebrate the achievements of women and girls and raise awareness of the inequalities that still exist. To celebrate, Action on Sepsis is highlighting some of the amazing women in our cluster and the work they are doing to improve maternal and child health!
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February 7, 2020
Impact Now: Improving maternal, newborn and child health in Africa through innovative solutions
“Any problem can be solved with a little ingenuity” – Dr Elizabeth Molyneyx, University of Malawi College of Medicine
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January 16, 2020
New research shows sepsis to be biggest global killer
New research published today in The Lancet shows that twice as many people are dying of sepsis than previously estimated. The study determined that in 2017 there were 48.9 million cases of sepsis worldwide and 11 million died of the condition.
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December 9, 2019
Septic shock: What don’t we know, and can we do better?
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October 9, 2019
World Sepsis Day 2019: Raising awareness of sepsis in downtown Vancouver
Do you know what sepsis is? That was the question we were asking during World Sepsis Day, on Friday, September 13. Sepsis is a leading killer of children and newborns worldwide; however most Canadians can’t describe what sepsis is, or know how to recognize it.
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August 26, 2019
Quality improvement in sepsis management
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August 12, 2019
Dr. Görges’ approach to sepsis management: predictive analytics and collaboration
“Sepsis is more common than many people think. Early detection of key physiological changes has the potential to improve how we manage this disease.” – Dr. Matthias Görges, PhD, MSc.
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July 18, 2019
Lessons from the 2019 Conference on Global Health and Research in Kampala, Uganda
On June 29 2019, students from BC Children’s Hospital hosted the 2019 Conference on Global Health and Research in Kampala, Uganda, attracting a variety of medical students, intern doctors, and pediatric surgeons.
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March 8, 2019
Celebrating Julie Van Schalkwyk on International Women's Day
Julie van Schalkwyk Site Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, BC Women’s Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia