International Sepsis Forum
improving sepsis outcomes
Introduction
The International Sepsis Forum (ISF) is a unique collaborative effort between
industry and academia. It is the first initiative to focus solely on management
of patients with severe sepsis. While sepsis and its sequelae are still
associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, new data on patient
management are emerging that may ultimately significantly improve the current
situation. Such findings need to be evaluated and incorporated, when
appropriate, into existing treatment protocols. Headed by a Council of
international experts and opinion leaders, the ISF is focused exclusively on
improving the management of sepsis and, in particular, septic shock by
developing an international consensus on the latest understanding of key
scientific and clinical issues, and disseminating emerging practice guidelines
to researchers, intensivists, and other critical care professionals worldwide.
Vision, Mission and Core Values
The vision of the International Sepsis Forum is to reduce the global toll of
morbidity and mortality from sepsis. The mission of the ISF is to improve the
care of critically care patients with sepsis by:
- Promoting an improved understanding of the basic biology and pathology
of sepsis
- Enhancing the understanding of the epidemiology of sepsis
- Improving the design and conduct of clinical research to improve the
management of septic patients
- Educating health professionals in the optimal management of patients
with sepsis
- Raising the profile of sepsis as a global health challenge with the
public, with healthcare practitioners, with industry, and with global health
agencies
Core Values of the ISF
Integrity,
responsibility and accountability to ourselves and to the patients and
communities we serve
Respectful, collegiate and transparent relationships within our group, with
the scientific and clinical communities and with our academic and industry
collaborators
Courage, compassion, justice and innovative thought in combating the global
challenge of severe sepsis
Web Site Info
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace,
the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing
physician.
Latest ISF News...
Sepsis 2010, 1-3 September, Paris France
The Sepsis 2010 International Symposium will be held at the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Sepsis 2010 will address topical advances in research into the understanding of sepsis and the management of the patients with Sepsis including:
• The Global Burden of Sepsis
• How and Why Sepsis Kills: Genetics, Mitochondria, Histones and How Bacteria Evade Immunity
• The Host Response: A Comprehensive Review
• Refining the Treatment of Sepsis
• Pragmatic Trials: A Bold New Paradigm for Sepsis Research
• Ongoing Sepsis Trials- All You Need to Know: A major Update
SEPSIS 2010 CONFIRMED FACULTY
Edward Abraham, Birmingham, US
Derek Angus, Pittsburgh, US
Djillali Annane, Paris, FR
Gordon Bernard, Nashville, US
Du Bin, Beijing, China
Jean-Daniel Chiche, Paris, FR
Jean-Francois Dhainaut, Paris, FR
Simon Finfer, Sydney AU
Richard Hotchkiss, St Louis, US
Stephen MacMahon, Sydney, AU
Kath Maitland, Kalifi, Kenya
John Marshall, Toronto, CD
Jean-Paul Mira, Paris, FR
John Myburgh, Sydney, AU
Xavier Nassif, Paris, FR
Steven Opal, Pawtucket, US
Tom van der Poll, Amsterdam, NL
Marco Ranieri, Turin, IT
Konrad Reinhart, Jena, DE
Thierry Roger, Lausanne, CH
Mervyn Singer, London, UK
Jos van Stripp, Utrecht, NL
Jean-Louis Vincent, Brussels, BE
Christophe Vinsonneau, Paris, FR
Nick White, Vietnam
Global Sepsis Alliance - GSA
The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM), the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS), the ISF and the Sepsis Alliance (SA), have recognized the need to elevate public, philanthropic and governmental awareness and understanding of sepsis and have come together to form the GSA.
Merinoff Symposium on Sepsis, 29 September - 1 October 2010, Feinstein Institute, Long Island, New York, US
Presented by the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and co-hosted by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive Care and Critical Care Medicine, the World federation of Pediatric Intensive Care and Critical Care Societies, the International Sepsis Forum and the Sepsis Alliance.
For more details please visit: www.merinoffsymposia.com
InFACT Global Web Site Launched
www.InFactGlobal.org has
been launched to support an initiative of proceeding with a collaborative
response
Read more here
German Sepsis Society Lectures
The lectures of the Weimar Sepsis Update 2009 are now online at
www.i-congress.tv/sepsis2009
and are accessible for free.
ISF Announces its 9th ISF Colloquium - 21-23 June 2011, Rockefeller University, New York, US
Rethinking Sepsis-System Biology, Genomics and Beyond
Program Chairs: Stephen Lowry & Steven Opal
ISF Announces Sepsis 2011- 27-28 October, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
Sepsis 2011 will precede the Annual meeting of the Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Confidentiality
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medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web
site. The Web site owners undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of
medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the
Web site and mirror sites are located.
Unfortunately, the ISF cannot respond to
individual case specific questions.This page last updated
05/13/2010
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