Pito kōrero me ngā pānuiInfection Prevention & Control

Health care professionals with an interest in the management of sepsis and infectious diseases are invited to attend the inaugural New Zealand Sepsis Conference.

The conference is a combined meeting between the Sepsis Trust New Zealand and the New Zealand Conference for the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease (ASID). This is a forum to review, discuss and even shape the optimal approach to the prevention, diagnosis and management of sepsis in Aotearoa New Zealand. The conference will include plenary sessions, with local and international keynote speakers and parallel sessions which include ASID-specific topics.

International speakers will present virtually and join in for real-time live Q&A. Virtual and onsite registrations will be available for delegates and exhibitors.

Visit the conference website for more information: www.sepsis.org.nz/conference/.

Key dates

• 1 June 2021: Abstract submission and earlybird registration opens
• 29 August 2021: Abstract submissions close
• 14 September 2021: Notice of abstract acceptance
• 13 October 2021: Standard registration applies

International guest speakers

• Dr Henry Masur, Chief, Critical Care Medicine Department, NIH Clinical Center, Washington DC, USA.
• Ms Kelly Thompson, Project Manager, Global Women's Health and Research Fellow with the Division of Critical Care & Trauma, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia
• Dr Amith Shetty, Emergency Physician, Clinical Director, Patient Experience and System Performance Support Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, NSW Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia

Last updated 23/02/2021