Early Sepsis Detection: How Actionable Results Are Shaping Clinical Workflows and Care

Presented by: Cytovale

Moderator: Chadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, FACEP, Vice Chair, Research, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Jefferson Health - Lehigh Valley

Speakers: 

• Dhruvangkumar A. Modi, MD, MPH, Medical Director, ICU, Texas Health Denton
• Nancy Jacobson, MD, System Director of Quality, Safety, and Experience, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Jamie Aranda, MD, System Director of Advanced Practice Providers, Medical Director, Froedtert ED, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Hollis O'Neal, MD, Msc, Associate Professor of Medicine, LSU Health, Medical Director of Research, FMOL Health

Time: Tuesday, October 6: 2:45pm – 3:30am
(A meal or premium snacks will be provided, based on the time of day.)

Location: Exhibit Hall, Expert Theater 1

Every day, emergency clinicians make decisions about patients with suspected infection before the full clinical picture is clear. Missing sepsis can have devastating consequences, while unnecessary escalation can increase costs, consume resources, and contribute to alert fatigue. As health systems look for new ways to identify high-risk patients earlier, host-response testing is emerging as a valuable tool to support clinical decision-making at triage and throughout the emergency department workflow.

This panel brings together emergency medicine, critical care, and health system leaders to discuss their real-world experiences implementing earlier sepsis risk assessment programs. Speakers will share how these approaches fit alongside existing clinical workflows and technologies, including electronic health record tools, and how actionable results help teams prioritize patients, allocate resources, and make more informed decisions when time matters most.

Attendees will hear practical lessons learned from implementation across diverse health systems and explore how earlier risk assessment can support both patient care and operational efficiency in the emergency department.