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Sepsis Symposium - The Critical Balance: Advances in Sepsis and Organ Failure - September 5, 2025
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) | 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
| 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 | Opening remarks and state of sepsis care in HMH | Faisal Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote address 1: Sepsis Epidemiology / State of Texas / Raising Awareness / Healthcare Education | TBD |
| 9:15 AM | Keynote address 2: AI in System Sepsis Management and Ethical Dilemmas | TBD |
| 10:00 AM | Nursing Driven Sepsis Management | Victor Narcisse, MD TCH MDA |
| 10:30 AM | Break - Abstract viewing and sponsors | |
| 10:45 AM | Panel Discussion: Immune Dysfunction and Recurrent Sepsis | TBD TBD TBD 3 TBD 4 |
| 11:45 AM | Panel Discussion: Sepsis Disproportionate Impact | Billy Askary Deepa Gotur [transplant] Herman Ben Taub |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch | |
| Session 2 | ||
| 1:15 PM | Patient Story - Family Member Who Lost a Loved One to Sepsis | Daniela Moran, MD Sepsis Patient/ Family Member |
| 2:15 PM | Panel 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 PM | Break | |
| 3:30 PM | Panel Discussion Approaching Sepsis Though a Systems Thinking Lens | Jonathan Rogg, MD Lavicka Stewart, Sepsis Champions |
| 4:30 PM | Abstract Awards and announcements and closing remarks | |
| 4:45 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 |
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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 TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| 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.