DFWHC Foundation’s “Sepsis Conference” attracts 200-plus!



More than 200 attendees turned out for the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s “Third Annual Sepsis Conference” on September 11 at the Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus in Fort Worth.

It was a great day of education and with breakfast and lunch provided by Jason’s Deli.

This year’s event was themed “Strike Out Sepsis,” and was hosted by the Sepsis Strike Force. Coordinated by Patti Taylor, director of quality and patient safety at the DFWHC Foundation, the Sepsis team was formed in 2017 with the intention of providing evidence-based clinical guidelines, protocols and best practices regarding sepsis. The group’s membership includes representatives from Baylor Scott & White Health, Children’s Health, Cook Children’s, JPS Health Network, Methodist Health System, Parkland Health, Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern.

During the event, there were 10 speakers covering nine topics to include “Emergency Department Perspectives, “Maternal Sepsis,” “Sepsis Detection” and “Life After Sepsis.”

Presentations can be found here:

“Life after Sepsis” with Dr. Nikhil Bhayani of Texas Health Resources

“Maternal Sepsis- Take a Swing and Hit a Home Run” with Emily Phelps of Medical City Healthcare

JPS Health Network provided the continuing education credits.

For questions, please contact Patti at ptaylor@dfwhcfoundation.org.

JPS HEALTH NETWORK IS ACCREDITED AS A PROVIDER OF NURSING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTERS COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION. THIS ACTIVITY IS JOINTLY PROVIDED BY JPS HEALTH NETWORK AND THE DFW HOSPITAL COUNCIL FOUNDATION.