Sepsis Recognition and Escalation
Recognise sepsis early, escalate without delay, and know what the first hour requires.
Program overview
Sepsis remains among the most audited deterioration pathways worldwide, and recognition delay remains its most common failure point. This course covers current thinking on identification — the limits of screening tools, the importance of source suspicion, and the patients in whom sepsis presents atypically — followed by escalation, the initial resuscitation priorities, source control, and the reassessment that determines the next steps. It reflects the international guidance republished in 2026 and is written for ward, emergency and community staff who must recognise it, not only for intensive care.
Why this program
Reflects the 2026 international guideline revision
Focused on the recognition and escalation failure point
Includes atypical presentation and vulnerable groups
Written for ward and community staff, not only ICU
Who it is for
Program objectives
- Identify the clinical features suggesting sepsis, including atypical presentations
- Apply a screening approach appropriate to your clinical setting
- Escalate a suspected sepsis case without delay
- Describe the initial resuscitation priorities and their evidence
- Explain the role and urgency of source control
- Reassess a patient after initial treatment and act on the findings
Learning outcomes
- Identify sepsis features in a described clinical presentation
- Differentiate sepsis from uncomplicated infection using clinical criteria
- Apply an appropriate escalation action within a described time frame
- Sequence initial resuscitation priorities for a described case
- Recognise atypical presentation in an older or immunosuppressed patient
- Evaluate response to initial treatment and recommend next steps
Curriculum
Module 1: What Sepsis Is Now Understood To Be
1 lessonsWhat Sepsis Is Now Understood To BePreview
Definition, pathophysiology and why recognition is hard.
Module 2: Recognition and Screening
1 lessons- Recognition and Screening
Module 3: Escalation Without Delay
1 lessons- Escalation Without Delay
Module 4: The First Hour
1 lessons- The First Hour
Module 5: Source Control and Reassessment
1 lessons- Source Control and Reassessment
Duration and structure
5 lessons across 5 modules. Duration is expressed in study hours.
What you receive
This certificate confirms completion of Sepsis Recognition and Escalation. Duration is expressed in study hours.
Delivery format
- Self-paced — start any time.
- Study on any device.
- Lifetime access to the version you enrolled in.