About us
We in the Global Sepsis Alliance have come together to raise the public and professional profile of sepsis - a problem that is common, global in scope, and devastating in its consequences. This devastating impact of sepsis we have witnessed is what has led us to initiate the World Sepsis Day. We know the toll of sepsis can be reduced, but we recognize that a major barrier to success lies in the fact that sepsis is largely unknown to the public, and poorly understood by professionals. Too many people develop sepsis. Too few survive. We will change this.
The World Sepsis Day wouldn’t be possible without dedicated work of many individuals and organizations.
The World Sepsis Day is an initiative of the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA), which was founded by a caring group of non-profit organizations:
The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM)
The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS)
The World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN)
The International Sepsis Forum (ISF)
The Sepsis Alliance (SA)
American Academy of Pediatrics
The members of the world federations and other professional organizations that support the WSD come from 69 countries and represent more than 600,000 physicians, nurses and allied healthcare workers. The WSD coalition builds on the expertise of its member sepsis advocacy groups and professional organizations, all of whom are dedicated to the fight against sepsis. The WSD coalition is a united and powerful movement that spans the globe and helps to drive robust progress. The international WSD steering committee and advisory board provide leadership and guidance for the World Sepsis Day campaign. The WSD steering committee is comprised of the following experts from the fields of infectious diseases, emergency and critical care medicine:
- Leanne Aitken, Australia
- Pravin Amin, India
- Andrew Argent, South Africa
- Satish Bhagwanjee, South Africa
- Frank Brunkhorst, Germany
- Ron Daniels, UK
- Phil Dellinger, USA
- Bin Du, China
- Evangelos Giamarellos, Greece
- Edgar Jimenez, USA
- Niranjan Kissoon, Canada
- Mitch Levy, USA
- John Marshall, Canada
- Terry Mulligan, USA
- James O`Brien, USA
- Michael O`Leary, Australia
- Steven M. Opal, USA
- Konrad Reinhart, Germany
- Khalid Shukri, Saudi Arabia
- Eliezer Silva, Brazil
- Jean-Louis Vincent, Belgium
Each national WSD partner organization provides representation to the international WSD advisory board
News:
Goal 2013 Increase the number of hospitals that support the World Sepsis Declaration and World Sepsis Day from around 1,200 to 2,500. ...read more
