Sepsis Symposium 2024: Novel Landscape of Sepsis - FREE (NO CE CREDIT)

September 6, 2024

NOTE - CE CREDIT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FREE SESSION. LEARNERS WISHING TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT MUST REGISTER FOR THE CE CREDIT OFFERING OF THIS ACTIVITY.  

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Presented by the Houston Methodist Center for Critical Care

This one-day symposium incorporates diverse lectures and speakers across a wide variety of important sepsis topics to enhance learner competency and performance, with the goal of improving patient care.

Target Audience

Critical care, emergency medicine, hospitalists, intensivist, internal medicine physicians, infectious disease specialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, other healthcare professionals, residents, fellows, and medical students involved in sepsis management and care

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

  • Review the current evidence on fluid resuscitation in septic shock
  • Review the current state of antibiotic resistance and its impact on sepsis survival
  • Evaluate the impact of sepsis mandates on patient outcomes, such as mortality and length of hospital stay
  • Recognize microbiological and host related factors in the pathophysiology of abdominal sepsis
  • Define the risk factors for sepsis readmission
  • Evaluate the impact of hemodynamic monitoring on patient outcomes in sepsis
  • Discuss the structure and leadership of a sepsis team
  • Review the spectrum of severity of sepsis patients

 

Course summary
Course opens: 
05/03/2024
Course expires: 
10/06/2024
Event starts: 
09/06/2024 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/06/2024 - 4:45pm CDT
Sepsis Symposium
The Critical Balance: Advances in Sepsis and Organ Function
AGENDA │ Friday September 6, 2024
Time TopicsSpeaker
7:30 AMRegistration, Breakfast, Abstract viewing
8:00 AMWelcome to the symposiumDeepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM
8:10 AMOpening remarks and state of sepsis care in HMHFaisal Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM
8:30 AMBreathless Battle: Unravelling Sepsis driven ARDSCarolyn Calfee, MD, MAS
9:15 AMCase Reports from Sepsis ChampionsLaura Griffin
9:45 AMBreak and Abstract viewing
10:00 AMPromoting Renal Resilience in Sepsis: Emerging paradigms and Clinical ImplicationsMarlies Ostermann, MD, PhD
10:45 AMBeyond the Basics: Exploring Applications of Steroids in SepsisStephen Pastores, MD, MACP,
FCCP, FCCM
11:30 PMPatient Stories / Live Interview - Sherri MoodyDeepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM
Faisal Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM
Sherri Moody
12:15 PMLunch 
Session 2
1:00 PMTime is Organ: Innovations in Sepsis Early SignalVictor Narcisse, MD, FACP
1:30 PMPEER PRESSUREDeepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM
2:00 PMSSC guidelines updatesJonathan Munoz. PGY 4
2:30 PMUnveiling the facets of Post-Sepsis Syndrome: Physical and  Nueropsychiatric manifestationsDaniela Moran, MD, FCCP
3:00 PM -
3:15 PM
Break and Abstract viewing 
3:00 PM -
3:45 PM
Unraveling the Heart of Sepsis: Insights into Sepsis - Induced CardiomyopathySiddharth Dugar, MD
3:45 PMClinical Decision Making: Sepsis Curriculum for novice physicians Frederick Moore, MD, FACS, MCCM
4:30 PMAward presentations for Abstract winnerFaisal Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM
Deepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM
4:45 PMAdjourn 
Houston Methodist (VIRTUAL)
United States

Registrants will receive virtual information. 

COURSE DIRECTORS

Deepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Program Director, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Houston Methodist Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Texas A&M University

Faisal N. Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM

Mary A. and M. Samuel Daffin, Sr. Centennial Chair in Anesthesia and Critical Care
Medical Director, Center for Critical Care
Houston Methodist Hospital
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Weill Cornell Medical College

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