Andrews Cause - Sepsis Awareness

29/09/2025

FINAL HOURS TO SIGN THE SUBMISSION!

Join our fight to mandate Sepsis Clinical Care Standards.

Sepsis Australia’s Consumer Partner and Advocacy Program is calling on the Commission to mandate the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard in the next edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service StandardsEvery year, 84,000+ Australians are hospitalised with sepsis. 1 in 7 cases results in death, and First Nations people are hospitalised at double the rate.

Signing your support helps ensure timely, equitable and evidence-based care for all Australians. Submission closes 29 September, 12:00AM AEST.

I support

For more information, visit: https://www.australiansepsisnetwork.net.au/information-and-support/sepsis-clinical-care-standard/

26/09/2025

Just ask - Could it be Sepsis?

September is

Sepsis affects millions, but behind every number is a unique story.

These experiences foster connection, support, and the momentum for impactful and systemic change.

Our growing community of survivors and those bereaved by sepsis - is helping shape the future of care, advocacy and awareness.

Because progress isn’t just clinical - it’s personal.

Visit our information and support page to see the incredible support and resource networks available: https://www.australiansepsisnetwork.net.au/information-and-support/

25/09/2025

Parents know their children. Please listen when they say their child is unwell.

Just ask - Could it be Sepsis?

‘I will never forget the desperate attempts to resuscitate her tiny body.’

24/09/2025

A groundbreaking study from our Centre for Burn Research looked at the connection between major burns and sepsis, which is caused by an out-of-control response to an infection where the body starts damaging its own organs like the lungs, kidneys, or heart. Sepsis is the deadliest health condition in the world, killing more people globally than cancer, and is a common complication for burn patients.

Study lead Diana Tedesco, a McMaster University master's student, shares what our researchers discovered, including some surprise findings at, https://bit.ly/3Ke20Vi.

Sepsis Canada

23/09/2025

Thank you Sandra Turner for allowing me to share Andrew's story ❤

23/09/2025

The stories are powerful.
John and Matt shared their stories and I have shared Andrew’s story on the Faces of Sepsis page in the hopes that we can raise awareness.
Know the signs and ask - Could it be Sepsis?

Personal stories of individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by sepsis.

21/09/2025

*GIVEAWAY TIME!*
Today is and we are giving one lucky winner a $500 cash prize, sponsored by McLardy McShane
Follow the four steps below to enter:
1) Go to the online form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAN__hKxSDJUQTM4VVlFR1dNUlRSV1JBQlkxNVJaTkkwSi4u and watch the Is It Sepsis animation at Q1.
2) Fill in your details at Questions 2 to 5.
3) Correctly answer questions 6 to 10
4) Agree to terms and conditions listed at Question 11

Competition is open now and closes: 30th September, 2025
Prize winner will be drawn at random on the 7th October, 2025.

Open to residents of Australia, aged 18+ years. One correct entry per person, multiple correct entries will be omitted. All valid entries will be placed in the draw, the first valid entry drawn at random will be declared the winner.

First prize: $500 cash prize.

This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook/Instagram

*For full terms and conditions, please visit the online form.

Good luck!

18/09/2025

If you have time please add your voice to the submission to make the standardisation of sepsis care mandatory. Currently the standard is optional meaning not all health care settings are utilising it. Let’s improve outcomes for all.
I recently saw figures that suggest that in Australia every year 90,000+ admissions to hospital and devastatingly 12,000 deaths, like Andrew’s.
Please sign the submission.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released a new Sepsis Epidemiology Report, reinforcing the urgent need for action. With over 84,000 hospitalisations each year, First Nations people affected at twice the rate, and one in seven cases resulting in death ¬- half of which could potentially be prevented - sepsis remains a critical national health issue.

This Sepsis Awareness Month, we’re driving progress with purpose on sepsis by calling for the national Sepsis Clinical Care Standard to be mandated in the Third Edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, currently under review by the Commission. Sepsis Australia’s Consumer Partner and Advocacy Program is leading this call to ensure accountability and improve outcomes across health services.

We’re calling on survivors, families, carers, clinicians and advocates to add their voices by 26 September. Your signature helps strengthen the push for national action and standardisation of sepsis care across all healthcare settings.

Learn more: https://www.australiansepsisnetwork.net.au/information-and-support/sepsis-clinical-care-standard/

To read the full report: https://shorturl.at/IgIrk

17/09/2025

Just ask- Could it be Sepsis?

Day 17

13/09/2025

Whilst this tool is UK based, maybe we could use it here in Australia also.
Just ask - Could it be Sepsis?

Sepsis Assessment - online assessment by HealthHero

13/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who came along to Barefoot Bowls today. A great afternoon spent with friends.
A big thank you to Club Lawson who have been amazing in supporting our events.
See you next year.