International Sepsis Forum
Introduction
The International Sepsis Forum (ISF) is a unique collaborative effort between
industry and academia. It is the first initiative to focus solely on management
of patients with severe sepsis. While sepsis and its sequelae are still
associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, new data on patient
management are emerging that may ultimately significantly improve the current
situation. Such findings need to be evaluated and incorporated, when
appropriate, into existing treatment protocols. Headed by a Council of
international experts and opinion leaders, the ISF is focused exclusively on
improving the management of sepsis and, in particular, septic shock by
developing an international consensus on the latest understanding of key
scientific and clinical issues, and disseminating emerging practice guidelines
to researchers, intensivists, and other critical care professionals worldwide.
Vision, Mission and Core Values
The vision of the International Sepsis Forum is to reduce the global toll of
morbidity and mortality from sepsis. The mission of the ISF is to improve the
care of critically care patients with sepsis by:
- Promoting an improved understanding of the basic biology and pathology
of sepsis
- Enhancing the understanding of the epidemiology of sepsis
- Improving the design and conduct of clinical research to improve the
management of septic patients
- Educating health professionals in the optimal management of patients
with sepsis
- Raising the profile of sepsis as a global health challenge with the
public, with healthcare practitioners, with industry, and with global health
agencies
Core Values of the ISF
Integrity,
responsibility and accountability to ourselves and to the patients and
communities we serve
Respectful, collegiate and transparent relationships within our group, with
the scientific and clinical communities and with our academic and industry
collaborators
Courage, compassion, justice and innovative thought in combating the global
challenge of severe sepsis
Web Site Info
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace,
the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing
physician.
Latest ISF News...
InFACT Global Web Site Launched
www.InFactGlobal.org has
been launched to support an initiative of proceeding with a collaborative
response
Read more here
German Sepsis Society Lectures
The lectures of the Weimar Sepsis Update 2009 are now online at
www.i-congress.tv/sepsis2009
and are accessible for free.
SCCM Annual Congress in Miami, Jan 2010
ISF will be holding a joint session with SCCM at the SCCM annual
congress, in Miami, January 2010.
View program here
H1N1/Swine Flu
Infection with the H1N1 (swine ‘flu) virus has rapidly become a global
challenge. In the months since the first cases were identified, the pandemic
has spread worldwide, and the number of
confirmed or suspected cases now exceeds 414,000 with 5000 deaths as of October
17.
Read the complete article and see the list of resources...
Sepsis 2009 in Amsterdam 
The Sepsis 2009 International Symposium was held in Amsterdam,
November 11-14 2009. This annual symposium was an opportunity for
world-wide professionals to address all of the major aspects of SEPSIS.
Key international experts demonstrated their research and their findings.
ISF Announces its 9th Annual ISF Colloquium
Rethinking Sepsis-System Biology, Genomics and Beyond
Program Chairs: Stephen Lowry & Steven Opal
Confidentiality
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a
medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web
site. The Web site owners undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of
medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the
Web site and mirror sites are located.
Unfortunately, the ISF cannot respond to
individual case specific questions.This page last updated
01/25/2010
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