Webinar: MATERNAL SEPSIS – SUSPECT IT, SAY IT, STOP IT

Maternal sepsis is a time-critical and life-threatening condition. This session introduces the national Sepsis Quality Improvement Package and explores early recognition, escalation pathways and practical approaches to delivering safe, effective and equitable maternal care across hospital, primary and community settings.
Presented by:
Dr Paul Huggan, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Health New Zealand Waikato
Robyn McDougal, Manager of Maternity and Radiology, Dannevirke Hospital

Maternal sepsis is a time-critical, life-threatening condition and remains a leading cause of preventable maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Aotearoa New Zealand, persistent inequities place Maori and Pasifika women, and those in rural and resource-limited settings, at higher risk.

This FREE online session will introduce the Sepsis Quality Improvement Package, published in 2025 by the Health Quality & Safety Commission and endorsed by Health New Zealand. The package provides a standardised, nationally consistent approach to the early recognition and management of sepsis across hospital, primary and community care settings.

The presentation will explore current evidence, clinical warning signs, escalation pathways, and practical guidance on using the sepsis tools in everyday practice. It will also focus on supporting whanau through safe, effective and equitable care.

1 CME credit or 2 CME credits for RNZCGP Fellows

Visit here for more information and register here for the webinar.
When
25/03/2026 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where
Online webinar

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