Sidra Medicine calls on community to help recognise early signs of sepsis

Doha: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, successfully hosted the Qatar 8th National Sepsis Symposium on 13 September with over 1400 online registrations.

The symposium, in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), featured international and local speakers and highlighted the role of the community in preventing sepsis.

Dr Mohammad Janahi, Division Chief of Infectious Diseases and Chair of the Sepsis programme at Sidra Medicine, said: “Sepsis kills and disables millions every year and requires early identification and treatment for survival. One of the topics we focused on at our symposium this year, was the role of the community in early sepsis detection.