Unite for Sepsis Symposium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready to make a difference in the fight against sepsis?

• Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S hospitals
• Sepsis affects an estimated 49 million people worldwide each year
• Sepsis takes 11 million lives around the world each year, contributing to 20% of all deaths globally and taking more lives than cancer
• Sepsis is the #1 cost of hospitalization in the U.S. at an estimated $62 billion annually

We have the power to reduce the burden of sepsis.

Sepsis Alliance proudly presents the Unite for Sepsis Symposium in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering and the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Unite for Sepsis Symposium will foster collaboration and innovation in the fight against sepsis. On September 8 and 9, we call on you to unite with healthcare professionals, researchers, venture capitalists, innovators, government leaders, patient advocates, and more to work toward sepsis solutions.

Topics will include regulatory approval of diagnostics, AI tools, clinical trials, funding pathways, and more, all designed to enhance understanding, improve outcomes, and save lives and limbs.

Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, develop strategies, and advance research that can lead to better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis.

 

Learn more and register today at UniteforSepsis.org.

 

Event program coming soon.

AGENDA

Monday, September 8 – Day 1

8 – 8:45 AM – Check in and Breakfast

8:45 – 9 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks

9 – 9:45 AM – Plenary: Important and Unanswered Sepsis Questions

• Derek Angus, MD, MPH

9:45 – 10:45 AM – How do we break the cycle of clinical trial failure?

• Moderator: Laura Evans, MD, MSc
• Panelists:
  • Greg Martin, MD, MSc
  • Jonathan Sevransky, MD, MHS, FCCM
  • Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH

10:45 – 11:15 AM – Prenosis and Roche Sponsor Innovation Showcase

11:15 – 12:15 PM – Engineering the Future of Sepsis

• Moderator: Ivor Douglas, MD
• Panelists:
  • Shana Kelleye, PhD
  • Rashid Bashir, PhD
  • Daniel Irimia, MD, PhD

12:15 – 1 PM – Lunch

• 12:30 – 12:45 PM – Abionic Sponsor Innovation Showcase
• 12:45 – 1 PM – Beckman Coulter Sponsor Innovation Showcase

1 – 1:45 PM – Plenary: Modern Approaches to Diagnosing Sepsis

• Nathan I. Shapiro, MD, MPH

1:45 – 2:45 PM – AI for screening and diagnosis: where do we go from here?

• Moderator: Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MD, FRCP(C), MCCM, FACP
• Panelists:
  • Shamim Nemati, PhD
  • Suchi Saria, PhD
  • Dana P. Edelson, MD, MS

2:45 – 3:15 PM – Networking Break

3:15 – 4:15 PM – Regulatory Approval of Diagnostics: Lessons Learned

• Moderator: Mike McCurdy, MD
• Panelists:
  • Bobby Reddy, Jr., PhD
  • Ajay Shah, PhD
  • Tim Sweeney, MD, PhD

4:15 – 4:30 PM – Thermo Fisher Scientific Sponsor Innovation Showcase

4:30 – 5:30 PM – Personalizing Sepsis Treatment

• Moderator: Stephanie Parks Taylor, MD, MS
• Panelists:
  • Ivor Douglas, MD
  • Nuala Meyer, MD, MS
  • Debra Foster, BSc

5:30 – 5:45 PM – Closing Remarks

5:45 – 6:30 PM – Networking Reception

 

Tuesday, September 9 – Day 2

8 – 8:45 AM – Check in and Breakfast

8:45 – 9 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks

9 – 9:45 AM – Plenary: Developing Sepsis Treatments

• Laura Evans, MD, MSc

9:45 – 10:45 AM – Modulating the Immune System to Help, Not Hurt

• Moderator: Subramaniam Krishnan, PhD
• Panelists:
  • Jeffrey Hubbell, PhD
  • Bruce Burnett, PhD
  • Kevin K. Chung, MD, MACP, FCCM

10:45 – 11 AM – Vantive Sponsor Innovation Showcase

11 – 12 PM – Sepsis induced organ dysfunction: what is it? Why does it get better – or not?

• Moderator: Derek Angus, MD, MPH
• Panelists:
  • Lakhmir Chawla, MD
  • Julie Bastarache, MD
  • Steve Hollenberg, MD

12 – 1 PM – Lunch

• 12:15 – 12:30 PM – Immunexpress Sponsor Innovation Showcase
• 12:30 – 12:45 PM – Spectral Sponsor Innovation Showcase
• 12:45 – 1 PM – Vivacelle Sponsor Innovation Showcase

1 – 2 PM – Uniting the U.S. Government for Sepsis Innovation

• Moderator: Paul Burton, JD, MBA
• Panelists:
  • Paul Eder, PhD
  • Sivakami Venkatachalam

2 – 3 PM – How to Make Sepsis Innovations Attractive to Venture Capital

• Moderator: Bobby Reddy, Jr., PhD
• Panelists:
  • Melinda Hamer, MD, MPH
  • Emma Ritchie

3 – 3:15 PM – Hikma Sponsor Innovation Showcase

3:15 – 3:45 PM – Networking Break

3:15 – 4:15 PM – Innovation is great, but how do we implement?

• Moderator: Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, CIC, CPHQ, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA
• Panelists:
  • Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS
  • Sarah Abigail Birken, PhD, MSPH
  • Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN, FAAN

5:15 – 5:30 PM – Closing Remarks