Can patient harm drive better sepsis prevention? | The Sepsis Spectrum

Sometimes what we call prevention is really just harm repackaged. Nicole, Dr. Hudson Garrett, and Armando Nahum dig into the paradoxes of infection control, where well-meaning efforts can produce unseen consequences. They explore the culture of blame, AMR and sepsis awareness pitfalls, and the need to refocus on patient experience. A provocative discussion for infection preventionists and frontline clinicians and leaders alike.

Featured Guests:

Hudson Garrett, PhD, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC, IP-BC, CPPS, AS-BC, VA-BC, NCEE, FACDONA, DICO-C, CFER, FAAPM (  / )infection   prevention expert and healthcare epidemiologist focused on policy, implementation science, and safety culture.

Armando Nahum (  / ):   National patient advocate and health equity leader who transformed personal tragedy into systemic change in hospital-acquired infection prevention, becoming the Co-Founder and President of the Safe Care Campaign https://www.safecarecampaign.org/

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Tragic Story of Josh Nahum
02:21 Armando Nahum's Advocacy Journey
04:39 The Nahum Family's Battle with Infections
14:36 Founding SafeCare Campaign and Future Goals
21:38 Accountability in Healthcare: A Culture of Feedback
22:23 Empowering Voices: Encouraging Staff to Speak Up
24:45 Antimicrobial Resistance and Quality Improvement
39:35 Future of Infectious Disease Management

Key Takeaways:

Understand how system failures in infection prevention and QI contribute to missed HAIs and hospital-onset sepsis.

Identify safety blind spots like delayed recognition, antibiotic overuse, and communication breakdowns and why they persist.

Explore how antimicrobial stewardship protects not just populations, but individual patients at their most vulnerable.

Learn why real sepsis prevention takes more than protocols; it takes visibility, accountability, and leadership.

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