Read news stories from our cluster below, and keep up to date by following @ActionOnSepsis on Twitter.
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September 7, 2021Implementing a Pediatric Sepsis Toolkit across British Columbia
In Canada, one in every 18 deaths was estimated to be cause by sepsis (2017). Young children are among those who are most vulnerable to and most likely to die from sepsis. Sepsis occurs when the body’s response to infection begins to damage its own tissues and organs. It can be life…
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June 21, 2021Publication Spotlight - Acute Cardiac Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Other Viral Infections—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
What was done? Understanding what causes organ injury during severe infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, is key to developing new treatments that can prevent death and disability. In patients with COVID-19, the virus is able to enter and infect many of the body’s cells by binding…
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March 26, 2021Action on Sepsis is awarded GCRC support as an established cluster until 2023
The Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition was jointly created by UBC's Office of the Vice President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) and the Provost & Vice-President, Academic to enable the formation and growth of interdisciplinary research excellence clusters. Last month…
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March 8, 2021International Women's Day: Spotlight on Dr Liisa Holsti
Dr. Liisa Holsti's research focuses on ways to optimize the neurodevelopment of infants and children. Dr. Holsti is a faculty member of the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She trained in Rehabilitation Medicine, received her M.A. in measurement and statistics, and a Ph…
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January 22, 2021Une pétition en tant que citoyen auprès du Gouv. du Canada pour fournir une mise à jour concernant un Plan d’Action sur la Résistance aux Antimicrobiens est maintenant ouverte aux signatures
Nous vous demandons votre soutien avec la signature d'une pétition en tant que citoyen afin d’encourager le Gouvernement Canadien à émettre un Plan d’Action Final sur la Résistance aux Antimicrobiens. La Résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) est un…
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January 21, 2021Now open for signatures: Petition to the Government of Canada for an update on the Pan-Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
We are asking for your support to sign a citizen’s petition to encourage Canada’s federal government to issue a final Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the leading public health issues of our time. According to…
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December 11, 2020
Become a member of Sepsis Canada!
Sepsis Canada is the first federally-funded nationwide research network focused on improving the treatment and recovery of sepsis patients. It's mission is to understand the causes of sepsis and improve the prevention, detection, management and recovery from this disease for…
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November 27, 2020Congratulations to Dr Laura Sauvé, recipient of the 2020 Pediatric Chairs of Canada COVID Leadership Award!
In October, the Pediatric Chairs of Canada (PCC) presented Dr Laura Sauvé with a 2020 PCC COVID Leadership Award. The PCC represent the Departments of Pediatrics within the seventeen Canadian medical schools. They recognized Dr Sauvé for her work in Infection Prevention and Control …
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October 29, 2020Looking back on a successful Sepsis Awareness Month
This World Sepsis Day, raising awareness of sepsis was more important than ever, as the global COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed attention to the global burden and long-term impacts of severe infectious illnesses. As a result of the pandemic, Action on Sepsis moved its advocacy activities…
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September 16, 2020
Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study - Publication Spotlight
In January 2020, a groundbreaking study on the global burden of sepsis was published in The Lancet. Cluster member Dr. Tex Kissoon is a co-author on the publication as well as Executive Medical Director of Global Health for Women and Children at BC Children’s Hospital and a Professor at…