Hospital's Health Education Programme Has Interantional Launch, UK

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Article Date: 10 Sep 2007 - 17:00 PDT

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Around 300 health professionals from across the UK descended on Birmingham on Friday for the launch of an International Health Education programme developed at Sutton Coldfield's Good Hope Hospital.

The Survive Sepsis training course has been designed to help reduce the number of deaths from the UK's second biggest killer, Sepsis. The course was chosen as the official education programme of an international campaign in May, and had its official launch at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel this week.

Around three hundred health professionals from some of the UK's most prestigious hospitals and universities including Addenbrooke's, Kings College London, University College Hospital London, Royal Brompton and Bristol Royal Infirmary attended the launch. The guests heard from speaker Professor Mitchell Levy from New York's Brown University, as well as the Chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign UK Committee and Good Hope Hospital doctor, Dr Ron Daniels.

Dr Ron Daniels said: "It's fantastic that we've had such interest in the course, both nationally and internationally. More than 37,000 people died from a form of sepsis in the UK last year, more than the number of deaths from bowel and breast cancer combined. We hope that by teaching health professionals to spot the signs of sepsis, the Survive Sepsis programme could reduce deaths by as much as 50%. If this campaign is a success and we achieve our goals, we could save a huge number of people."

Prof Mitchell Levy, Member of the Executive Committee of the Survive Sepsis Campaign, said: "This global initiative begins with the availability of this Survive Sepsis course which aims to provide guidance and materials for regional training throughout Europe and worldwide.

"I hope that the Survive SEPSIS course provides a valuable addition to the teaching and educational resources for hospitals in Europe."

Good Hope Hospital, for the Heart of England Foundation Trust will run the Survive Sepsis campaign nationally - and will be a super-regional centre for the campaign. The Team recently won Heart of England Foundation Trust's - Creative Practice Award form their work.

For more information on sepsis, or the Survive Sepsis course, visit http://www.survivesepsis.org, or http://www.survivingsepsis.org

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust comprises Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals, Birmingham Chest Clinic and Good Hope Hospital. The Trust now serves a population of over a million and employ more than 10,000 staff, making it one of the top five employers in the Midlands.

http://www.survivesepsis.org

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