Sepsis - The Education Programme

  • Free Course
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Study time: 2 hours
Gain invaluable knowledge about sepsis with our online course, today.
Sepsis
Every 3 seconds, someone in the world dies of sepsis. In the UK alone, 245,000 people are affected by sepsis with at least 48,000 people losing their lives in sepsis-related illness’ every year. This is more than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. Globally, sepsis claims 11 million lives a year. Yet, for many patients, with early diagnosis it is easily treatable.

This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge to identify people who may be suffering from sepsis, and learn what to do next.
  • Modules: 1
  • Quizzes: 1

What's included?

  • 9 videos
  • 1 ebook
  • Downloadable copy of 'The Sepsis Manual - 5th edition'
  • 1 quiz
  • 2 PDFs

  1 certificate of learning

Course Topics

  • Overview of Sepsis
  • The Burden of Sepsis
  • Screening Prompts
  • Is Infection Present?
  • Determining the Risk
  • The Sepsis 6
  • Case Study

Free, downloadable manual

Within this course, we are pleased to be able to give you a downloadable, PDF version of 'The Sepsis Manual - 5th edition.'

This is the official 126-page manual written by The UK Sepsis Trust.

Instant Certificate

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  • What's included on your Certificate

    • Your certificate will be personalised with the name which you enter on completion of the course.
    • Name of the course completed
    • Date that the course was completed
    • Expiry date of certificate (where applicable)
    • Stamps of approval and/or accreditations
    • Learning outcomes of what you have learned during your training
    • Assessment score (only applicable for some courses)

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The UK Sepsis Trust

Every 3 seconds, someone in the world dies of sepsis. In the UK alone, 245,000 people are affected by sepsis with at least 48,000 people losing their lives in sepsis-related illness’ every year. This is more than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. Globally, sepsis claims 11 million lives a year. Yet, for many patients, with early diagnosis it is easily treatable.

The UK Sepsis Trust (UKST) exists to fight this life-threatening condition, stop preventable deaths and support those affected by sepsis.

Click to find out more about The UK Sepsis Trust.