After completing this session, you will be able to:

1. Define SIRS, sepsis and severe sepsis.
2. Identify signs of severe sepsis.
3. State elements of Severe Sepsis Resucitation Bundle.
4. Describe pathophysiology of sepsis syndrome.
5. Describe actions you can take to reduce patient harm through improved infection control.
6. Identify tools that improve quality of care, shorten length of stay and perhaps save a life, e.g., by asking each day, "Are these lines, drain and foley catheters still needed today?"
7. Describe a cohort and explain why some cohorts are more difficult to form than others.