First Patient Summit Ever
On the occasion of World Sepsis Day 2024, sepsis survivors and grieving families from all over Europe gathered for the first Sepsis Patient Summit ever, held at the Palais d’Iéna in the heart of Paris
The summit focused on sharing good practices from across Europe, empowering and creating awareness, inspiring health professionals, and conquering sepsis and its long-term consequences. During this event, they launched the Paris Declaration, a Call to Action to EU public health authorities demanding the development of a European sepsis plan based on eight priorities, complementing the recommendations of the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis:
1. Early detection and treatment
2. Comprehensive patient information
3. Proper documentation and registration
4. Clinical pathway development
5. National public health campaigns
6. Educational programs
7. Universal access to sepsis management
8. Investments in sepsis research
Call to action
This Call to Action has now been published by the esteemed scientific journal The Lancet. It illustrates the urgent need for such a plan, as every 2.8 seconds, someone in the world dies of sepsis, leading to up to 680,000 deaths yearly in Europe. Sepsis claims more lives annually than prostate and breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined. So why not prioritize this medical condition? Infectious diseases and sepsis do not recognize borders; European countries face similar challenges, so why not share experiences and develop an action plan on a European level?
‘Revealing the Burden of Sepsis’ was fully patient-driven: patients, grieving families, and patient organizations, united in the Sepsis Stronger Together consortium, took the lead. The summit was supported by the Global and European Sepsis Alliances (GSA and ESA), FHU Sepsis, IHU PROMETHEUS, and 101Fund—an impressive example of patient participation, rarely seen before.
For more information on the Call to Action, please contact Sepsis Stronger Together, or please check out the Lancet publication
