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10th Annual Sepsis Symposium - Outcomes and Impact of Sepsis - September 5, 2025
Submission deadline: August 29, 2025
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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.
FEES
| REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ) | $35 |
| Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)* | $275 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $135 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area; NO CE) Click here to register! | Complimentary |
| Other Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | $25 |
| Other Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $35 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
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
| 10th Annual Sepsis Symposium - Outcomes and Impact of Sepsis | ||
| AGENDA │ Friday September 5, 2025 | ||
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 7:30 AM | Registration, Breakfast, Abstract viewing | |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome to the symposium | Deepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
| 8:10 AM | Sepsis - It wont' go away by itself | Faisal Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote address: From Patients to Policies A Physician-Legislator on Medical Policy and the Importance of Political Engagement | Suleman Lalani, MD Texas State Congressman |
| 9:15 AM | Multi-disciplinary driven sepsis management | Victor Narcisse, MD, FACP |
| 9:45 AM | Break - Abstract viewing and sponsors | |
| 10:05 AM | Immune Dysfunction and Recurrent Sepsis | Lisa Torres, MD, MS |
| 11:05 AM | Sepsis Disproportionate Impact | Deepa Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM Stephen Jones, MD |
| 12:05 PM | Lunch | |
| Session 2 | ||
| 12:50 PM | Surviving Sepsis: A Patient's Journey Through Clinical Illness | Daniela Moran, MD Sharon Vu Noe & Nicole Ramos |
| 1:50 PM | Approaching Sepsis Though a Systems Thinking Lens | Jonathan Rogg, MD, MBA Susan Gaeta, MD Amee Amin, MD, CMQ |
| 2:50 PM | Break | |
| 3:10 PM | Enhancing Sepsis Management: Clinical, Response, Education, and Guideline Compliance Through Case - Based Discussion | Pooja Roy, MD |
| 4:10 PM | Abstract Awards and announcements and closing remarks | |
| 4:15 PM | Adjourn | |
In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030.
Virtual information will be provided to registered learners.
COURSE DIRECTORS |
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 |
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 |
Available Credit
- 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.50 Attendance
- 6.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 6.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 7.00 Respiratory TherapistsThis program has been approved for a maximum of 7.00 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063
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Exhibitors
We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for participating as exhibitors for this activity:
Cytovale
Edwards
Fresenius
Innoviva
Karius
Merck
Sobi
Teleflex
Viemed
Price
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
- STEP 1 - Choose the activity format you would like to attend (In-Person or Virtual) by selecting the checkbox next to the activity and clicking the "Enroll" button.
- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
FEES
| REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ) | $35 |
| Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)* | $275 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $135 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area; NO CE) Click here to register! | Complimentary |
| Other Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | $25 |
| Other Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $35 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.