WHO Global Sepsis Webinar: Global Sepsis Coordination and WHO resources

25 April 2024 13:00 – 14:30 CET

WHO Global Sepsis Webinar:

Global Sepsis Coordination and WHO resources

An overview of the WHO global coordination of activities, guidelines, and other resources on sepsis 

Please join us on Thursday, 25th April 2024, 1:00-2:30pm CET 

Objectives

  • To showcase the ongoing activities on sepsis across different WHO programmes and their impact
  • To discuss and share experiences from the panellists and the audience about tackling sepsis at the local and global level and how coordination as well as collaboration of different stakeholders are essential in conducting effective action 


Agenda

Chair: Emilie Calvello Hynes, Technical Officer, WHO Clinical Services and Systems Unit, Integrated Health Services Department, WHO HQ

Time (pm, CET)ItemSpeaker
1.00Housekeeping instructionsGiovanni Satta
Technical Officer, WHO IPC Unit and Hub, WHO HQ
 
1.05Welcome remarks and overview of WHO coordination of activities to tackle sepsisBenedetta Allegranzi
Lead, WHO IPC Unit and Hub, WHO HQ
1.15Epidemiology and prevention of sepsis in health careGiovanni Satta
Technical Officer, WHO IPC Unit and Hub, WHO HQ
 
1:25Clinical Services and Systems resources 

(Title TBD)

Emilie Calvello Hynes Technical Officer, WHO Clinical Services and Systems Unit, WHO HQ
 
1.35Clinical Management and Operations resources 

(Title TBD)

Janet Diaz
Lead, WHO Clinical Management and Operations, Health Care Readiness, WHO HQ
1:45Maternal and Perinatal Health resources 

(Title TBD)

Mercedes Bonet Semenas
Medical Officer, WHO Maternal and Perinatal Health, WHO HQ
 Maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent, and ageing resources 

(Title TBD)

Karen Edmond
Scientist, WHO Maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent, and ageing
1:55Tackling sepsis in the AmericasPilar Ramon Pardo,
Chief, Antimicrobial Resistance Special Program, Communicable Diseases Prevention, Control and Elimination   Pan American Health Organization
2:05Questions to the panel 
 
All participants
2:25Closing remarksBenedetta Allegranzi