Sepsis Symposium - The Critical Balance: Advances in Sepsis and Organ Failure - September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available. 

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 TYPEFEE
Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ)TBD
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)*TBD
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)TBD
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area; NO CE) Click here to register! Complimentary
Other Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist)TBD
Other Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist)TBD
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
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/07/2025
Course expires: 
10/05/2025
Event starts: 
09/05/2025 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/05/2025 - 4:45pm CDT
Cost:
$275.00
Sepsis Symposium:
Outcomes and Impact of Sepsis
AGENDA │ Friday September 5, 2025
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 AMKeynote address 1:
Sepsis Epidemiology / State of Texas / Raising Awareness / Healthcare Education
TBD
9:15 AMKeynote address 2:
AI in System Sepsis Management and Ethical Dilemmas
TBD
10:00 AMNursing Driven Sepsis ManagementVictor Narcisse, MD
TCH
MDA
10:30 AMBreak - Abstract viewing and sponsors 
10:45 AMPanel Discussion:
Immune Dysfunction and Recurrent Sepsis
TBD
TBD
TBD 3
TBD 4
11:45 AMPanel Discussion:
Sepsis Disproportionate Impact
Billy Askary
Deepa Gotur
[transplant]
Herman
Ben Taub
12:45 PMLunch 
Session 2
1:15 PMPatient Story -
Family Member Who Lost a Loved One to Sepsis
Daniela Moran, MD
Sepsis Patient/ Family Member
2:15 PMPanel Discussion:
GME Trainees - response and education in sepsis management
Case discussion and guidance compliance
Neha Rao, MD
Trainee 1
Trainee 2
Trainee 3 
3:15 PMBreak  
3:30 PMPanel Discussion
Approaching Sepsis Though a Systems Thinking Lens
Jonathan Rogg, MD
Lavicka Stewart, Sepsis Champions
4:30 PMAbstract Awards and announcements and closing remarks
4:45 PMAdjourn
Houston Methodist (In-person and Virtual attendance options are available)
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston

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

Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information

Price

Cost:
$275.00
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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 TYPEFEE
Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ)TBD
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)*TBD
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)TBD
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area; NO CE) Click here to register! Complimentary
Other Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist)TBD
Other Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist)TBD
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.