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URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/feb-17-2021-womens-heal
 th-and-sepsis-research-facilitation-workshop/
SUMMARY:Women's Health and Sepsis Research Facilitation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Action on Sepsis and the Women's Health Research Cluster are ex
 cited to host their second Research Facilitation Workshop on Feb 17th\, 12
 :00-1:00pm PST. \n\nThese workshops aim to catalyze new research at the in
 tersection of sepsis and women’s health and will serve as a place for yo
 u to discuss grants\, share your research ideas\, and meet multidisciplina
 ry faculty and students that are interested in working on similar issues a
 s you. Based on the survey responses\, the CIHR 2021 Spring Project Gra
 nt will be this session's featured funding opportunity. This workshop w
 ill facilitate connection between attendees\, brainstorming about new rese
 arch projects at the nexus of women’s health and sepsis and review appli
 cation details of CIHR’s Project Grant competition.\n\nWorkshop agenda:\
 n\n1.      Workshop introduction: what is women’s health and sepsis?\
 n2.      Icebreaker: what are your research interests\, ideas\, and goa
 ls?\n3.      Open discussion: identify areas of potential collaboration
  and/or new research project ideas\n4.      CIHR Spring 2021 grant over
 view\n\nWhat is women's health? What is sepsis?\n\nWomen’s health lies 
 not only at the intersection of multiple medical disciplines (female-speci
 fic cancers\, reproductive health) but also encompasses the humanities\, s
 ocial\, applied and digital sciences (e.g. impact of child health on mothe
 rs health). Sex differences research also provides critical information ab
 out women’s health by answering questions about how and why females have
  higher prevalence of certain illnesses such as Alzheimer’s Disease\, de
 pression and autoimmune disorders.\n\nSepsis is defined as life-threatenin
 g organ dysfunction due to an infection. Any infection\, (e.g.\, bacterial
 \, protozoal\, viral) can cause sepsis\, and sepsis can occur in anyone. S
 epsis can also arise as a complication of non-communicable diseases\, incl
 uding cancers. Sepsis is often the final disease progression of underlying
  medical conditions exacerbated by social determinants of health. Preventi
 ng and mitigating the burden of sepsis is not possible without understandi
 ng and addressing social and economic inequities. Furthermore\, sepsis sur
 vivors often face long-term effects that persist following recovery from t
 he initial condition\, including neurocognitive impairment\, functional di
 sability\, psychological deficits\, and increased risk of death.\n\nHow do
  sepsis and women's health intersect?\n\nLike women’s health\, sepsis li
 es not only at the intersection of multiple medical disciplines (infectiou
 s diseases\, nutrition\, maternal\, newborn and child health) but also enc
 ompasses the social\, applied and digital sciences (e.g.\, education\, eco
 nomics\, data science and mHealth). Postpartum mothers\, newborns\, and ch
 ildren are particularly vulnerable to and more likely to die from sepsis\,
  especially those living in rural areas. Any infection that predmoinatntly
  impacts females\, including hospital-acquired infections during delivery
  and urinary tract infections\, can cause sepsis\, and sepsis can occur i
 n any woman. The long-term physical\, congitive\, and emotional impacts of
  sepsis can also lead to significant social and economic costs for women 
 who suffer from or care for family members with post-sepsis syndrome. Incr
 eased awareness of and education and research on sepsis and post-sepsis sy
 ndrome\, targeted towards vulnerable populations\, is crucial to reduce th
 e impact of sepsis. Sex differences research also provides critical inform
 ation on gender-sepcific barriers to care\, biological/immunological respo
 nses\, and health outcomes.\n\nPotential projects:\n\n 	Improve awareness 
 of on sepsis among the public\, including vulernable pregnant women\, and
  education on sepsis for healthcare workers\n 	Dispel myths about vaccine
 s to decrease vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates among vulne
 rable populations (i.e.\, pregnant women\, newborns &amp\; children and th
 eir caregivers)\n 	Implement nationwide sepsis screening tools for pregnan
 t women\;\n 	Identify and address gender-specific individual and systems-l
 evel barriers (including socioeconomic variables) to seeking and obtaining
  high-quality care\;\n 	Reduce malnutrition among women\, newborn\, and ch
 ildren to avoid vulnerability to sepsis\;\n 	Characterize gender-specific 
 biomarkers that can be used to develop personalized diagnostics and therap
 ies\;\n 	Characterize the burden and epidemiology of post-sepsis syndrome
  (biological\, cognitive\, emotional) among women\n 	Assess current gaps 
 in discharge education and care for sepsis patients and their families and
  develop tools and educational materials to support sepsis survivors (both
  for postpartum sepsis and for neonatal/pediatric sepsis\, as women remain
  primary caregivers in many countries)\n\n&nbsp\;
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