A national forum on sepsis, hosted by the Rory Staunton Foundation and Manhasset, N.Y.-based North Shore-LIJ Health System, will convene in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 17.
The forum, "A Fresh Approach to a Persistent Problem," will bring together a panel of experts to explore the current, failing methods of addressing sepsis and share fresh approaches. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) will address the panel as the keynote speaker.
"Sepsis is not being given the urgent recognition of a deadly disease and it has fallen under the radar screen in medical literature and with government agencies," said Orlaith and Ciaran Staunton, founders of the Rory Staunton Foundation. "We need to defeat this killer, which claims over 258,000 Americans a year and is the biggest killer of children in the world."
Registration details are forthcoming.
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