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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.

Healthcare professionals can earn free CME and RN CE credits through engaging sessions covering a wide range of sepsis-related issues in healthcare.

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FREE CME and Nursing CE Credits Offered! 

New this year: Sepsis Alliance can now offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for Sepsis Alliance Summit! 

Continuing medical education credits and nursing education credits will be available, as will post-event access to resources, ideas, and innovations to improve antimicrobial stewardship. Sepsis Alliance is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068.

Sepsis Alliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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Agenda

September 24, 2025

Time (ET)Session TitlePresenter
10:00-10:15Opening RemarksCarl Flatley
Founder, Sepsis Alliance

Theresa M. Mostasisa, EdD, PHN, DSD, MS, BSN, RN Quality Nurse Consultant, Sepsis Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
10:15-10:45Wife and Death: A Lady Glaucomflecken KeynoteKristin Flanary, MA
aka 'Lady Glaucomflecken'
International Speaker, Podcaster, Glaucomflecken
10:50-11:20 New Developments in Sepsis Quality MeasurementRaymund Dantes, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory Healthcare

Kristina Betz, MD, PhD
Lead of the Measure Development and Validation Unit for Surveillance Branch/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC
11:25-11:55Baxter Sponsored Session: Fluids, Sepsis, and Mortality: Past, Present, and FutureAngela 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
11:55-12:10Break
12:10-1:15Before and After Sepsis: Opportunities for ChangeDavid 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 at the Institute for Heart + Lung Health
Providence Hearth and Lung Institute at St. Paul’s Hospital
1:20-1:35AHA Living Learning Network: Sepsis Champions Leadership SeriesKavita Bhat, MD, MPH, CPHQ
Senior Program Manager, AHA Funded Partnerships, American Hospital Association
1:40-1:55Examining the Hospital Burden of Sepsis in the United StatesPamela Owens, PhD
Director of the Division for Healthcare Data and Analytics in the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
2:00-2:30Diasorin Molecular Sponsored Session: Unmasking the Silent Threat: Rapid Molecular Diagnostics for Fungal Sepsis and Detection of Candida aurisSiu Kei (Jacky) Chow, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Clinical Laboratory Director, Multicare Health System, Washington State
2:30-2:45Break
2:45-3:30Strengthening 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
3:35-4:05Trials 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
4:10-4:20Roche Sponsored Session: Sepsis Detection in Acute Care: How Biomarkers and AI Assist in Diagnosis and Prediction of Adverse OutcomesRobin Carver, RN, MSN, CIC
Vice President, Health System Management, Prenosis, Inc.
4:25-4:55Novartis Sponsored Session: Which Symptoms and Impacts Matter to Patients Who Suffered Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury? Preliminary Results from a Patient Experience StudySimon Messner, PhD
Director, Patient Engagement Scientific Excellence, Novartis
5:00-5:30Breaking 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
5:35-5:50Closing RemarksMyrna Pair
Sepsis Survivor and Advocate

September 25, 2025

Time (ET)Session TitlePresenter
10:00-10:15Opening RemarksRonnie "The King" Coleman
Former Mr. Olympia and Professional Bodybuilder; Sepsis Survivor and Advocate
10:15-10:45Keynote: 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
10:50-11:20Previously Healthy Patients with Sepsis: Shedding Light on a Unique Cohort and Opportunities for Enhanced CareRachel K. Hechtman, MD
Clinical Lecturer, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
11:25-11:55Abionic Sponsored Session: Pancreatic Stone Protein: Early and Rapid Sepsis Detection Across Patient PathwaysAndrew Shorr, MD, MBA
Section Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC)

Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Patrick Pestalozzi, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Abionic
11:55-12:10Break
12:10-12:40The 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
12:45-1:15Hospital-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
1:20-1:35Diasorin Immunodiagnostics Sponsored Session: Rapid Clarity in the ED: Tackling Diagnostic Uncertainty in Suspected SepsisDavid B. Hale, MD, PhD
Director of Emergency Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer, and ED Sepsis Champion, ThedaCare New London Hospital
1:40-1:55Flosonics Medical Sponsored Session: What SEP-1 Misses and How Smart Teams Fill the GapsJaclyn Bond, MSN-LM, MBA-HM, RN
Former Director of Nursing
1:55-2:10Break
2:10-2:35Sepsis 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
2:40-3:10"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
3:15-3:45Boston Scientific Sponsored Session: Treating Kidney Stone Patients with Higher Risk for SepsisKhurshid Ghani, M B ChB, MS, FRCS
Clinical Professor of Urology, University of Michigan
3:50-4:25Sepsis: 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
4:30-4:35Closing Remarks

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