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- Each year at least 5000 Australians die from sepsis – a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to infection – but Australia has no national action plan to coordinate public awareness campaigns…05/8/2019 -Media releaseentity:node1,660,089,820,000,000.000000000000
- SYDNEY SEPT 13 - As the world heads towards 27.5 million cases and 900,000 deaths from COVID-191, experts are calling for renewed focus on the global burden of sepsis from all causes in the lead up…11/9/2020 -Media releaseentity:node1,640,110,710,000,000.000000000000
- Sepsis is known as the silent killer and takes more lives than the annual road toll. Read the Stopping Sepsis: A National Action Plan (PDF 4.1MB) The George Institute for Global Health and the…20/2/2018 -Media releaseentity:node1,465,337,080,000,000.000000000000
- Background Sepsis, defined as the body’s life-threatening response to infection, was recognised as a global health priority by the World Health Organisation in 2017. A recently published study by the…14/2/2020 -Projectentity:node1,454,907,960,000,000.000000000000
- Three leading organizations specialising in sepsis research and treatment, have published a consensus paper highlighting the link between SARS-CoV-2 and sepsis. The paper notes that patients…17/6/2021 -Media releaseentity:node1,454,907,960,000,000.000000000000
- Sepsis, one of the most prevalent but misdiagnosed, deadly diseases has been established as a global priority by the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health…29/5/2017 -Media releaseentity:node1,449,748,760,000,000.000000000000
- The number of people with sepsis in Australian intensive care units (ICUs) is 50% higher than previously reported. The report from Royal North Shore Hospital and The George Institute for Global…09/9/2018 -Media releaseentity:node1,429,473,030,000,000.000000000000
- Severe sepsis is an important cause of serious morbidity and mortality in New Zealand. The adult population incidence of severe sepsis is 0.77 per 1000 population per year with a 28-day mortality of…12/4/2013 -Projectentity:node1,429,473,030,000,000.000000000000
- Aim: To determine community based risk factors, incidence, health care resource use and mortality related to sepsis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-indigenous adults admitted to…07/4/2020 -Projectentity:node1,424,492,210,000,000.000000000000
- On 16 November 2017, The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian Sepsis Network convened a policy roundtable with key stakeholders to address the pressing need to improve the awareness…07/5/2018 -Evententity:node277,244,518,000,000.000000000000
- The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian Sepsis Network invites you to join our virtual #GeorgeTalks, ‘What is sepsis and what are the signs?’ on Wednesday 9 September 2020 to mark…19/8/2020 -Evententity:node240,771,001,000,000.000000000000
- On the 9th of September 2020 The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian Sepsis Network hosted a virtual #GeorgeTalks, ‘What is sepsis and what are the signs?’ to mark World Sepsis Day…09/9/2020 -Videoentity:node6,688,083,500,000
- What is influenza? Influenza (the ‘flu) is a contagious disease of the respiratory tract caused by influenza viruses. In more than 998 people out of 1000 influenza is a self-limiting illness that…12/7/2019 -Profile storyentity:node6,664,534,600,000
- March 2018 On 16 November 2017, The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian Sepsis Network convened a policy roundtable with key stakeholders to address the pressing need to improve the…08/3/2018 -Policy and Practice Reportsentity:node1,283,539,470,000
- Our researchers, whose landmark clinical trials have transformed intensive care globally, are addressing the under-recognised burden of sepsis through research and advocacy. In October 2018, they…14/11/2019 -Policy and Practice Reportsentity:node1,122,614,120,000
- The George Institute welcomes today’s announcement by Minister Hunt regarding the government’s commitment to addressing the burden of sepsis in Australia. We look forward to working with…13/9/2019 -Newsentity:node1,106,858,480,000
- There are an estimated 100,000 cases of sepsis in Australia each year, and of those, at least 13,000 will result in death. Half of those who survive severe sepsis will be left with long-term physical…14/11/2019 -Policy and Practice Reportsentity:node1,102,988,440,000
- September 13 is World Sepsis Day, a day raising awareness of one of the most common deadly diseases in the world. Sepsis, also known blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises…13/9/2016 -Newsentity:node1,102,988,440,000
- On September 9 The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian Sepsis Network hosted a virtual #GeorgeTalks, ‘What is sepsis and what are the signs?’ ahead of World Sepsis Day (September 13…14/9/2020 -Newsentity:node1,099,145,280,000
- The Queensland Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) has concluded that ‘systemic failures’ played a role in the tragic death of a young Aboriginal boy named Charlie Izaak Wilfred Gowa, from far north…28/8/2020 -Newsentity:node1,095,328,920,000