Challenge Sepsis. Change Lives.
Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO)
INCREASE AWARENESS
September is Sepsis Awareness Month

Meet our Sepsis Heroes!

  • Kimberly DeNicolo from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Tracy Lowerre from Children's Hospital of Richmond, have been honored by Sepsis Alliance as recipients of Erin's Campaign for Kids Nursing Awards. Kimberly and Tracy are active leaders of their local IPSO team at their respective hospitals.
  • Texas Children's Hospital was named a 2019 Sepsis Hero. IPSO co-chair, Charles Macias, M.D., M.P.H., led this work when he was at Texas Children's.

Leverage IPSO's pediatric sepsis patient storybook to spread awareness at your hospital.
RESEARCH
Outcomes from Pediatric Academic Societies Poster Presentations

IPSO was well-represented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in April. Four abstracts authored by members of the IPSO Leadership Group were accepted. These works highlighted collaborative methods, development of metrics, results and sepsis definitions. In addition, nine IPSO sites had abstracts accepted that described their local efforts to improve sepsis recognition and outcomes.
RESEARCH
IPSO Featured in Pediatric Quality & Safety Journal

Get a flavor for what it means to participate in IPSO. Presentations from workshops are featured in the Pediatric Quality & Safety Journal . Nine abstracts cover a wide range of topics including:

  • Collaborating with adult sepsis team to optimize performance.
  • Strategies to improve sepsis response time.
Enroll in IPSO
Enroll by Dec. 31 to begin participation in Jan. 2020.

IPSO Details
Learn the details regarding benefits of IPSO participation. Join a
30-minute live webinar

Sepsis Webinars
Browse all upcoming webinars and access recordings from past events.

Current Participants
56 hospitals are now working together to improve pediatric sepsis outcomes.

Contacts
Collaborative Director
202-753-5365

Enrollment Information
913-981-4187