Understanding Sepsis: The Importance of Early Detection and Treatment

New York’s recently announced “Rory’s Regulations” are focused on saving lives by improving the early identification
and treatment of sepsis. Each year, more than 200,000 Americans die from sepsis, a leading cause of death in U.S.
hospitals. In New York, sepsis mortality ranges between 15% and 37%. Experts agree that diagnosing and treating
sepsis early is crucial. Yet early identifcation of sepsis can be challenging.

Please join us for this educational webinar featuring: Dr. Carl J. Flatley, Founder and Chairman of the Sepsis Alliance, and webinar moderator, will review the shocking statistics associated with sepsis and explain how the Sepsis Alliance is working to raise sepsis awareness and advocate better diagnosis and treatment. Joe Caruso, Sepsis Survivor, will tell his compelling story of what began as a minor infection rapidly led to a week-long coma and life-threatening organ failure. His story is a cautionary tale of the dangers of sepsis and the critical need for early detection. Dr. José R. Yunen, New York Sepsis Specialist, will discuss how sepsis develops, why early detection is so important, and available diagnostics tools and treatments.	In this webinar you will learn:
	•	What sepsis is, sepsis risk factors and symptoms, why diagnosis can be difficult
	•	Why early detection and treatment are so important for saving lives
	•	What types of tests, including biomarkers, are available to detect sepsis
	•	The life-altering impact of sepsis, as told by a sepsis survivor

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	Carl J. Flatley, DDS, MSD Founder & Chairman, Sepsis Alliance Dr. Flatley is a Florida endodontic dentist whose		Joe Caruso Sepsis survivor Albany resident Joe Caruso survived sepsis in 2011, the result of a serious		José R. Yunen, MD, FCCP Dr. Yunen is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Emeritus Director of the Cardiothoracic ICU at the
world turned upside down when his healthy, 23-year-old daughter Erin entered a hospital for elective surgery. Five days later she was gone, a victim of sepsis. Since that time, Dr. Flatley has made sepsis awareness, early detection, and effective management his personal mission and professional pursuit. As founder of the Sepsis Alliance, Dr. Flatley has addressed numerous groups of healthcare professionals and public policymakers around the world. www.sepsisalliance.org		meningococcal infection. As a fortunate survivor, Mr. Caruso has lent his voice to the Sepsis Alliance, advocating greater awareness of this deadly medical condition.		Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and Director of the Medical Surgical ICU, Surgical Step Down and Infectious Diseases Department at CEDIMAT in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is editor of The 5-Minute ICU Consult, published in 2011, and is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.

Webinar sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific