The National Forum on Pediatric Sepsis

How can we improve pediatric sepsis care –
and accelerate progress toward ending preventable deaths?

This year, the National Forum on Sepsis becomes the National Forum on Pediatric Sepsis. For the first time, the entire Forum will be devoted to pediatric sepsis, the condition that claimed the life of young Rory Staunton and led to the founding of END SEPSIS and its work to improve sepsis awareness, detection, and care and end preventable deaths.

The Forum will bring together clinical leaders, researchers, and quality improvement experts to examine the current state of pediatric sepsis care and what it will take to move the field forward. Discussions will explore the implications of evolving pediatric sepsis definitions for clinical practice, what new data reveal about the national burden of pediatric sepsis, and how health systems are building and sustaining reliable approaches to recognition and treatment across diverse care settings.

Throughout the Forum, speakers will address two critical questions: Why has progress in pediatric sepsis care been so slow, and what can be done to accelerate improvement?

Attendees will gain practical insights and transferable approaches to improving care, while examining the national policy, measurement, research, and evidence gaps that continue to stand in the way. The goal is not simply to take stock of where the field stands, but to identify opportunities for action and help chart a path toward better outcomes for children with sepsis.