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Webinar: Safeguarding Students Part 2 – Raising Awareness of Sepsis in Schools and Integrating Post-Sepsis Support
March 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11:00 – 12:00 pm PT
Description:
Sepsis affects more than 50 million people worldwide each year, and almost half are children. Although sepsis is the major cause of death within hospitals, up to 87% of sepsis cases originate in the community before patients are admitted. Any number of infections can trigger sepsis in school-aged children. In the second part of this 2-part series focusing on sepsis education and prevention for school-based healthcare professionals, we’ll explore the crucial role of school-based healthcare professionals in recognizing the high risk for sepsis in children, including knowing the key signs and symptoms requiring escalation in care to either a PCP or emergency departments. We’ll also cover how to support children who have experienced sepsis. Attendees will learn practical strategies to identify and address time-sensitive clinical deterioration from sepsis, as well as how to best support the lingering effects of post-sepsis syndrome in students, to avoid unnecessary returns to the hospital and potential frequent readmissions.
This educational resource is supported by a grant from the Del E. Webb Foundation.
Speaker:
Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania
