Sessions 4 and 5 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress Now Available on YouTube and as a Podcast

Sessions 4 and 5 from the 5th World Sepsis Congress are now available on YouTube (embedded above) and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts (search for World Sepsis Congress in your favorite podcast app, Apple Podcast link).


Session 4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics

Moderated by Konrad Reinhart from Germany

The Role of Biomarkers in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Sepsis Diagnosis
Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Pathogen Identification
Thorsten Brenner, University Hospital Essen, Germany

Current and New Approaches to Rapid Diagnostics for Sepsis
Larissa May, University of California, Davis, United States

The Role of Biomarkers for Theranostics
Irit Gat-Viks, University of Tel Aviv, Israel

Overcoming Barriers to Introduction of Novel Sepsis Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Olawale Ajose, Market Access Africa, Nigeria


Session 5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis

Moderated by Mariam Jashi from Georgia

The Potential of Immunization for Sepsis Prevention
Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany

Maternal Immunization to Prevent Neonate Infection with Sepsis Agents
Shabir Mahdi, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Novel Vaccines for Sepsis Prevention
Elie Saade, University Hospitals of Cleveland, United States

Vaccines for Hospital-Acquired Infections
Jeremy Brown, University College London, United Kingdom


Two new sessions are released weekly on Tuesdays. The next sessions will be ‘S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO)’ and ‘S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs’ on May 6, 2025.

You can already subscribe on either platform to be automatically notified once new sessions are available.


Full Release Schedule

S1: Opening Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

S2: Sepsis Epidemiology and Clinical Data – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S3: The Voices of Patients in Advocacy, Research, and Beyond – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S4: Novel Approaches to Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Diagnostics – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S5: The Immunization Agenda for Sepsis – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

S6: Pathways for Sepsis Care – Integrated Emergency, Critical, and Operative Care (ECO) – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S7: Bridging Sepsis Knowledge Gaps in HICs and LMICs – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

S8: Infection Prevention and Control in Community and Healthcare Settings – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S9: Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through System Change – Lessons from Trailblazing Countries? – Tuesday, May 13, 2025

S10: AI Solutions for Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S11: The Research Agenda for AMR and Sepsis – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

S12: Pediatric Sepsis: The LMICs Cannot Wait for Improved Outcomes Any Longer – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S13: State of the Art in Sepsis Research: Emerging Immunomodulatory Approaches – Tuesday, May 27, 2025

S14: Sepsis in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crisis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

S15: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Long-Term Sequelae From Sepsis – Tuesday, June 3, 2025


Marvin Zick