Most New Zealanders have never heard of sepsis.
Unlike heart attack, stroke, and cancer, no single department or health discipline is responsible for managing all sepsis cases. This has led to a lack of research, awareness and advocacy which leaves sepsis patients and survivors with no natural advocate in the healthcare system.
It’s hard to describe and it can be difficult to detect in its early stages, but if you can recognise the signs and symptoms early it could save a life.
The New Zealand Sepsis Trust aims to take up this advocacy role by promoting clinical tools, providing education and fundraising to build awareness and sepsis research capability.
The New Zealand Sepsis
Trust Performance Report
Our Team
Ashvindev Singh
Chairman
Dr Paul Huggan
Trustee
Paul is an acute medicine and infectious disease specialist at Waikato Hospital. He has a long-standing interest in the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of sepsis.
Dr Dan Dobbins
Trustee
Dan is an emergency medicine physician with an interest in the acute management of patients with infection and sepsis. Dan is at the heart of efforts to improve sepsis recognition and resuscitation in his emergency department.
Dr Robert Martynoga
Trustee
Robert is an anaesthetist and intensive care physician with an interest in maternal and perinatal sepsis.
Prof. Steve Chambers
Patron
Steve is an infectious disease physician and professor in the Department of Pathology at Otago University. Steve has extensive experience in the management of infection-related charities and public sector healthcare organisations and a research background in novel infectious disease diagnostics.
Cam Howard
Cam is a nurse specialist with an extensive experience in critical care. She works with the Trust and its partners to improve sepsis care and support for survivors.
Together we can make a difference.
Our fundraising campaign is all about raising awareness and saving lives. By signing up and participating, you will be helping sepsis survivors throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand. Will you step up?
