About US
The GSA is a non-profit charity organization with the mission to provide global leadership to reduce the worldwide burden of sepsis. The GSA is the initiator of World Sepsis Day on September 13 and World Sepsis Congress, a series of free online congresses bringing knowledge about sepsis to all parts of the world, among other initiatives.
The GSA works closely with its over 120 member organizations from all over the world – patient advocacy groups, professional societies, healthcare authorities, and governments – to implement changes on how sepsis is prioritized, diagnosed, and treated all around the world, as laid out in the WHO Resolution on Sepsis.
Our Mission
Provide global leadership to reduce the worldwide burden of sepsis.
OUR VISION
A world free of sepsis.
What We Do
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World Sepsis Day
In 2012, the GSA initiated World Sepsis Day. Every year on September 13, countless events raising awareness on sepsis are organized all over the world. The events range from medical education, to information for lay people, sport activities, fundraising events like pink picnics, and much more. To learn more, please visit the World Sepsis Day Homepage.
WHO Resolution on Sepsis
In May 2017, the World Health Assembly recognized sepsis as a global health priority by adopting a resolution to improve, prevent, diagnose, and manage sepsis. This resolution marks a quantum leap in the global fight against sepsis. It resulted from an initiative of the GSA and was supported by Germany, Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, the Russian Federation, and Switzerland. This WHO Sepsis Resolution serves as the basis for saving countless lives worldwide.
World Sepsis Congress
World Sepsis Congress is the biggest congress on sepsis worldwide. Fostering our aspiration to bring knowledge about sepsis to all parts of the world, it is completely free and takes place online - so you can participate from wherever you are from your phone, tablet, or computer. Additionally, all talks are recorded and available on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
World Sepsis Congress Spotlight
The WSC Spotlight is a smaller satellite congress, focused on one particular aspect of sepsis. It is held with different topics every two years in the uneven years, in between the bigger and numbered World Sepsis Congresses.
We started in 2017 with the WSC Spotlight: Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis, in partnership with the WHO. The talks are available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
Global Sepsis Awards (GSA Awards)
Every year, major achievements in the fight against sepsis are recognized with the Global Sepsis Awards in three categories:
Governments and healthcare authorities
Non-governmental organizations, patient advocate groups, or healthcare provider groups
Individual nominees
Winners of category 2 and 3 are awarded $ 2,500 for their respective sepsis projects. The GSA Awards are sponsored by the Erin Kay Flatley Memorial Foundation.
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Quality improvement and patient safety are not only buzzwords in the healthcare sector right now, they are also incredibly important to saving lives.
The aim Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) is to provide resources to organizations/hospitals interested in improving quality control, help them implementing such measures, and connect them with people who have done similar projects in the past. The committee currently has 14 members, 12 of them medical professionals with a vast experience in quality improvement and patient safety.
Members and Professional Network
The GSA was founded in 2010 as an association of members of the global sepsis community, including the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, the International Sepsis Forum, the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses, and the Sepsis Alliance. Since then, more than 50 additional associations from all over the world have joined GSA, making it the biggest coalition in the fight against sepsis worldwide.
Social Media
One key part to fighting sepsis worldwide is awareness. Studies show that only 6 % to 50 % have heard the term sepsis before, highly depending on the country. To raise awareness for sepsis, we bring relevant information about sepsis and the work of the GSA directly to you, no matter what platform you prefer.