“Sepsis Conference 2024” set for Sept. 11!

The DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s Sepsis Strike Force will host their annual “Sepsis Conference 2024” on Wednesday, September 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus in Fort Worth The event will be held in the school’s Action A, B and C Rooms.

Please note, this event is pre-registration only. Though July 31, early-bird tickets are available for only $35. After August 1, cost is $45 per person. Fee includes breakfast and lunch provided by Jason’s Deli.

This year’s event will be themed “Strike Out Sepsis,” with speakers and agenda to be announced soon.

You can register here.

A call for speaker abstracts has been announced with a deadline set for April 30. They can be downloaded here.

A poster submission abstract deadline has been set for May 31. They can be downloaded here.

Coordinated by Patti Taylor, director of quality and patient safety at the DFWHC Foundation, the Sepsis Strike Force was formed in 2017 with the intention of providing evidence-based clinical guidelines, protocols and best practices. 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.

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

JPS Health Network will provide continuing education credits.

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.