Prevention of Infection and Sepsis During Recovery from Cardiac and Other High-Risk Surgeries

This live, virtual educational event hosted by Sepsis Alliance will review infection and sepsis prevention during recovery from cardiac and other high-risk surgeries. Preventing post-surgical infection and sepsis begins with preoperative assessments and considerations, continues through surgery and into the immediate acute postoperative and post-acute phases of recovery. Presentations covering infection and sepsis prevention strategies to improve surgical recovery will include pre-, intra-, immediate post-operative, and post-acute considerations, as well as discussion of specific considerations for the underserved and health disparate populations. This 2.5-hour free educational event is supported by a grant from the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation – Every Heartbeat Matters program and will offer both RN CE Contact Hours and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

Steven Q. Simpson, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Kansas, President, American College of Chest Physicians; Jeanna Blitz, MD, FASA, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University; Steven D. Harrington, MD, MBA, FACS, ABTS, FACC, Clinical Advisor, Corazon Inc.; Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA, Infection Control Officer, Jefferson Health; Stanley K. Frencher Jr., MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Urology, UCLA