Sepsis remains a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals and delayed or missed diagnosis continues to drive poor outcomes. Mortality increases by 4–9% for every hour treatment is delayed, yet missed infections, most commonly those that progress to sepsis, remain a leading source of diagnostic error. Rapid recognition and timely treatment can save up to 80% of patients with septic shock.
Advances in molecular diagnostics, host-response biomarkers, and AI-enabled decision support offer new opportunities to improve early sepsis recognition. Diagnostic stewardship, which includes ensuring appropriate test selection, interpretation, and action, is an essential but underutilized strategy to maximize the impact of these innovations.
The Sepsis Alliance Symposium: Diagnostics and Diagnostic Stewardship will convene clinicians, laboratorians, pharmacists, researchers, and healthcare leaders to address critical gaps in diagnostic accuracy and implementation. This virtual program will highlight emerging technologies, real-world case examples, and practical strategies to strengthen diagnostic stewardship and improve patient outcomes.
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Sepsis Alliance Institute events have transitioned to a new platform! You will be required to create a new account on this new platform for the event. Please email us at institute@sepsis.org with any questions.
FREE CME and Nursing CE Credits Offered!
Continuing medical education credits and nursing education credits will be available, as will post-event access to resources, ideas, and innovations to improve diagnostic stewardship.
Sepsis Alliance is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068.
Sepsis Alliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Conference Supporters
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the monetary support provided for Day 1 of the event by Beckman Coulter.
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the monetary support of the event by Prenosis.

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Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the monetary support provided by Beckman Coulter for Day 1 of the Sepsis Alliance Symposium: Diagnostics and Diagnostic Stewardship.

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