Current Research Projects

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Title Lead Researcher Institution Research Area(s)
Smart Triage Mark Ansermino, Niranjan 'Tex' Kissoon BC Children's Hospital Management
Using aerobic exercise to improve health outcomes for sepsis survivors Graeme Koelwyn Centre for Heart Lung Innovation Prevention, Population and Public Health
A provincial pediatric sepsis toolkit for use in emergent and urgent care settings Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Susan Korstad, Kristine Russell, Kristin MacDonald Management, Prevention, Population and Public Health
Developing an educational pamphlet on post-sepsis syndrome to improve care for sepsis survivors Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Kristine Russell, Kristin MacDonald, Susan Korstad University of British Columbia Prevention, Population and Public Health
Validating a molecular approach for pathogen detection to understand the epidemiology of sepsis in young infants treated at health facilities in low-resource settings Matthew Wiens, Pascal Lavoie BC Children's Hospital Research Institute Diagnosis
Improving the early diagnosis of sepsis Pascal Lavoie BC Children's Hospital Diagnosis
WelTel mHealth Platform Richard Lester University of British Columbia Prevention, Population and Public Health
A provincial pediatric sepsis toolkit for use in emergent and urgent care settings Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Susan Korstad, Kristine Russell, Kristin MacDonald Management, Prevention, Population and Public Health
Developing an educational pamphlet on post-sepsis syndrome to improve care for sepsis survivors Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Kristine Russell, Kristin MacDonald, Susan Korstad University of British Columbia Prevention, Population and Public Health
Provincial Pediatric Sepsis Screening Implementation Garth Meckler Mark Chilvers University of British Columbia Diagnosis

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.


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