Sepsis Recognition and Escalation

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Who it is for

Nurse · Physician · Paramedic · Pharmacist · Allied Health · Student

4. 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

5. 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

6. Curriculum

1. Module 1: What Sepsis Is Now Understood To Be

   • What Sepsis Is Now Understood To Be

2. Module 2: Recognition and Screening

   • Recognition and Screening

3. Module 3: Escalation Without Delay

   • Escalation Without Delay

4. Module 4: The First Hour

   • The First Hour

5. Module 5: Source Control and Reassessment

   • Source Control and Reassessment

7. Duration and structure

Total study hours: 3 — 2.5h content + 0.5h assessment. Duration is expressed in study hours only.

9. What you receive

This certificate confirms completion of Sepsis Recognition and Escalation. Duration is expressed in study hours.

10. Delivery format

Self-paced · start any time · any device · lifetime access to the enrolled version.