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Canada must put together national action plan to tackle sepsis, researchers say
Canadian provinces lack unified sepsis policies and training, prompting calls for a national action plan to reduce preventable deaths and improve early diagnosis and treatment.
- Last month, Canadian researchers highlighted a case of a woman who died days after childbirth and warned that sepsis is a leading cause of death, with Canada lacking coordinated policies.
- Following the WHA's 2017 call, researchers found most provinces, including Ontario, lack sepsis-specific policies and training, and Ontario Ministry of Health did not respond last month about a provincial protocol.
- In May 2025, Nova Scotia Health introduced a directive at Cape Breton Regional and St. Martha's Regional hospitals, enabling nurses to administer antibiotics before assessment and connecting to Quick Response Teams.
- Citing sepsis's cost burden, researchers urge governments to act proactively, with Barrett emphasizing, `We need to get these policies in place proactively without having to wait for another tragedy and someone else to die and family members to start advocating on their behalf`.
- On September 13, World Sepsis Day, researchers and provincial programs push wider training, public education, and Quick Response Team expansion, highlighting socioeconomic, race, and gender links during Sepsis Awareness Month.
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A team of researchers is highlighting what it calls significant gaps in sepsis policies and training standards throughout Canada, which they say show the need for a co-ordinated national action plan to address sepsis.
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Christina Jabalee is a registered nurse and clinical nurse educator for sepsis in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone, working out of Cape Breton Regional Hospital. With a career rooted in emergency nursing, she has seen first-hand the devastating effects of sepsis. “I cared for so many patients who developed sepsis,” she says. “I saw the impact it could have, and that really brought home the importance of early recognition and timely intervention…
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