United Against Sepsis – Patients and Professionals

Organisatie: ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine) in samenwerking met Sepsibel en Sepsis Stronger Together

Op 9 september 2025 vindt in Brussel het evenement United Against Sepsis plaats, een unieke bijeenkomst die patiënten, zorgverleners, beleidsmakers en onderzoekers samenbrengt in de strijd tegen sepsis.

Programma

• 08:30 – 10:00 Registration / Coffee
• 10:00 – 10:15 Welcome – Introduction
  Speakers: K. Bracke, J. De Waele, I. Malfait
• 10:15 – 10:30 The Urgency of a European Sepsis Plan
  Video: H. Kluge (Regional Director WHO Europe)
• 10:30 – 10:40 The Belgian Approach to Sepsis
  Video: F. Vandenbroucke (Belgian Minister of Health)
• 10:40 – 12:30 RECOGNITION & PREVENTION
  • 10:40 – 11:00 The added value of intuition in diagnostics
    Speaker: F. Haegdorens (UAntwerpen, Belgium)
  • 11:00 – 11:40 Martha’s Rule: patient-driven pilot project in the UK
    Speakers: R. Daniels (UK Sepsis Trust), M. Ostermann (President-Elect ESICM), Simone Mancini (ESA)
  • 11:40 – 12:00 Sepsis connect
    Speaker: B. Desplinter (AZ Groeninge, Belgium)
  • 12:00 – 12:20 Beyond the infection: Uncovering inborn errors of immunity (or primary immune deficiencies) in sepsis patients?
    Speaker: F. Haerynck (UZ Gent, Belgium)
• 12:30 – 13:15 Lunch break
• 13:15 – 14:35 MANAGEMENT
  • 13:15 – 13:35 Sepsis Guidelines: about patients, with patients
    Speaker: L. Derde (Utrecht University Hospital, The Netherlands)
  • 13:35 – 13:55 The Caregivers’ burden: strategies to elevate sepsis as a clinical and administrative priority
    Speaker: A. Campbell (PPAHS, USA – Live online)
  • 13:55 – 14:05 Testimonial: losing your husband after sepsis recurrence
    Speaker: N. Celis (Belgium)
  • 14:05 – 14:15 Belgian National Action Plan on Sepsis
    Speaker: I. Malfait (Sepsibel, Belgium)
  • 14:15 – 14:25 State-of-the-art on Be-SNAP
    Speaker: E. Vlieghe (UZA, Belgium)
  • 14:25 – 14:35 Q&A Be-SNAP
• 14:35 – 14:50 Break
• 14:50 – 16:10 AFTERCARE
  • 14:50 – 15:00 EU patient testimonials: good practices & missed opportunities
    Video
  • 15:00 – 15:20 Rehabilitation pathway UK Sepsis Trust
    Speaker: R. Daniels (UK Sepsis Trust)
  • 15:20 – 15:35 Sepsis Institute Unique Longitudinal Cohort
    Speaker: D. Annane (IHU PROMETHEUS, Paris, France – Live online)
  • 15:35 – 15:45 Aftercare in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin & video-campaign
    Speaker: K. Walsh (Irish Sepsis Foundation, Ireland)
  • 15:45 – 16:05 Exploring the Sepsis Burden and Quality of Life in Sepsis Survivors – Insights from BEATsepsis
    Speakers: M. Hortova Kohoutkova, J. Fric, K. Bendickova (BEATsepsis, Brno, Czech Republic)
  • 16:05 – 16:10 EU Patient reflection: message to healthcare professionals
    Video
• 16:10 – 16:20 Closing remarks
  Speakers: K. Bracke, J. De Waele, I. Malfait