Sepsis Alliance Summit 2025
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Sepsis Alliance Summit returns for a 6th year this September! This free, virtual 2-day conference features insightful, innovative presentations from a diverse group of experts, including clinicians, researchers, innovators, and key leaders in the field.
FREE Nursing CE Credits Offered!
Continuing nursing education credits will be available, as will post-event access to resources, ideas, and innovations to improve sepsis care. Sepsis Alliance is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068.
Conference Supporters:
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided for this conference by the following sponsors:
Agenda
September 24, 2025
| Time (ET) | Session Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening Remarks | Carl Flatley Founder, Sepsis Alliance |
| 10:10-10:40 | Wife and Death: A Lady Glaucomflecken Keynote | Kristin Flanary, MA International Speaker, Podcaster, Glaucomflecken |
| 10:45-11:15 | More Info to Come | |
| 11:20-11:50 | Baxter Sponsored Session: Fluids, Sepsis, and Mortality: Past, Present, and Future | Angela Craig, MS, APN, CCNS, CCRN Medical Science Liaison - Medical Affairs, Baxter Lisa M Soltis, MSN, APRN, PCCN, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CES-A, CCNS, FCNS, FCCM, Sr. ECMO Clinical Support Specialist, Heart and Lung Division, Fresenius Medical Care |
| 11:50-12:05 | Break | |
| 12:05-1:05 | Before and After Sepsis: Opportunities for Change | David Carlbom, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine Fatima Sheikh, MSc, PhD(c) PhD Candidate in the Health Research Methodology Program, McMaster University Hailey Bain Sepsis Survivor, Patient Partner, Sepsis Canada Catherine Hough, MD, MSc Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Kristina Rudd, MD, MPH Assistant Professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine University of Pittsburgh Stephanie Parks Taylor, MD, MS Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan John Boyd, MD Intensivist and Investigator & Investigator at the Institute for Heart + Lung Health Providence Hearth and Lung Institute at St. Paul’s Hospital |
| 1:10-1:25 | More Info to Come | |
| 1:25-1:40 | More Info to Come | |
| 1:45-2:15 | Diasorin Molecular Sponsored Session: Unmasking the Silent Threat: Rapid Molecular Diagnostics for Fungal Sepsis and Detection of Candida auris | Siu Kei (Jacky) Chow, Ph.D., D(ABMM) Clinical Laboratory Director, Multicare Health System Washington State |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break | |
| 2:30-3:00 | Strengthening Documentation to Drive SEP-1 Compliance and Quality Performance (CE Session) | Alexis Wells, MSN, RN, CCDS, LSSYB Associate Director of Education and Quality, Emory Healthcare Stacia Gandee, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, LSSYB Manager of Clinical Documentation Integrity, JPS Health Network |
| 3:05-3:35 | Trials and Triumphs from 20 Years of 'Slay Sepsis' at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (CE Session) | Natalie Achamallah, MD, MA, MS, FCCP Director of Critical Care Education for Internal Medicine Residency, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital |
| 3:40-3:55 | Roche Sponsored Session: Sepsis Detection in Acute Care: How Biomarkers and AI Assist in Diagnosis and Prediction of Adverse Outcomes | Robin Carver, RN, MSN, CIC Vice President, Health System Management, Prenosis, Inc. |
| 4:00-4:30 | More Info to Come | |
| 4:35-4:55 | Breaking the Cycle: Managing Sepsis Recovery and Preventing Readmissions (CE Session) | Philip Nicotera, MHA, PA-C Sepsis Program Manager, Lee Health Scott Liebal, BSN, CCRN Advanced Application Analyst, Medical Informatics, Lee Health |
| 4:55-5:00 | Closing Remarks |
September 25, 2025
| Time (ET) | Session Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:15 | Opening Remarks | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Keynote: Pediatric Sepsis from the Perspective of "The Pitt" | Sylvia Owusu-Ansah MD, MPH. FAAP Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine; Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| 10:50-11:20 | Previously Healthy Patients with Sepsis: Shedding Light on a Unique Cohort and Opportunities for Enhanced Care | Rachel K. Hechtman, MD Clinical Lecturer, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan |
| 11:25-11:55 | Abionic Sponsored Session: More Info to Come | |
| 11:55-12:10 | Break | |
| 12:10-12:40 | The Paradigm Shift in Diagnostics to Support Earlier Diagnosis of Sepsis and Antibiotic Stewardship in the Emergency Department (CE Session) | Larissa May, MD, MSPH, MBA Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis |
| 12:45-1:15 | Hospital-Acquired Sepsis: The Hidden Challenge in Patient Safety (CE Session) | Namita Jayaprakash, MB BcH BAO, MRCEM Associate Medical Director - Quality and Safety, Emergency Medicine Physician Lead - Henry Ford Health Sepsis Program, Henry Ford Health |
| 1:20-1:35 | Diasorin - Immunodiagnostics Sponsored Session: More Info to Come | |
| 1:40-1:55 | Flosonics Medical Sonsored Session: What SEP-1 Misses and How Smart Teams Fill the Gaps | Jaclyn Bond, MSN-LM, MBA-HM, RN Former Director of Nursing |
| 1:55-2:10 | Break | |
| 2:10-2:40 | Sepsis Subphenotypes: Development, Validation, and Implementation of a Precision Medicine Approach (CE Session) | Sivasubramanium (Siva) Bhavani, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine |
| 2:45-3:15 | "Now What?”: Confronting the Chaos After Sepsis Bundle Completion (CE Session) | Sarah Vance MSN, RN, CCRN Critical Care Nurse Educator, Consultant, Speaker, Writer, ISeeUNurse, LLC |
| 3:20-3:50 | Boston Scientific Sponsored Session: Treating Kidney Stone Patients with Higher Risk for Sepsis | Khurshid Ghani, M B ChB, MS, FRCS Clinical Professor of Urology, University of Michigan |
| 3:55-4:40 | Sepsis: Advancing Care Through Unique Partnerships and Collaboration (CE Session) | Pat Posa RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN-K, FAAN Quality and Patient Safety Program Manager, UH/CVC, Michigan Medicine Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, University of Michigan Amy Milewski, MD, MBA Vice President and Associate CMO, Clinical Partnerships, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Scott Flanders, MD Chief Clinical Strategy Officer, Michigan Medicine |
| 4:40-4:50 | Closing Remarks |