CDC update

New Sepsis Core Elements to Help Patients Receive Faster & Better Care In the U.S., one in three people who dies in a hospital had sepsis during that hospitalization. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. However, according to CDC’s latest survey, only half of U.S. hospitals provide dedicated time for sepsis program leaders to manage programs. These data highlight opportunities for hospitals to ensure effective teams and resources are in place to quickly identify and treat sepsis to save more lives. Today, CDC is releasing the first-ever Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements to help all hospitals, regardless of size or location, implement, monitor, and optimize sepsis programs and improve survival rates. The development of a multi-disciplinary sepsis program is critical to monitoring and improving the management and recovery of patients with sepsis. Sepsis programs have been associated with reductions in hospital mortality, length of stay, and healthcare costs. September is Sepsis Awareness Month and CDC encourages patients and healthcare professionals to share Get Ahead of Sepsis resources and to learn how to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their patients from sepsis. Be sure to follow official CDC social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube to stay tuned for more information about Sepsis Awareness Month 2023 using the hashtag #SAM2023.

Join Us Tomorrow to Hear How CDC and Partners are using Vaccines to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Tomorrow, August 29, 2023, at 10 a.m. EDT, CDC is holding the next AMR Exchange webinar, Vaccines: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance. Join experts from CDC, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the One Health Trust, whose work around the world is helping transform how we combat antimicrobial resistance. Listen in as CDC and partners describe how they are working to understand the potential impact of vaccines to help slow the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance

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