On Thursday, September 24, 2026, the “Bridge the Gap” event, organized by Claire Richards and Roland Cahen, brought together 24 biologists, physicians, researchers, professors, and designers to discuss rapid Point-of-Care diagnosis of sepsis.
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Maëlisse is a PhD student at MICALIS, INRAe. To gain a better understanding of the reality of sepsis in a hospital setting, she swapped her researcher’s lab coat for a clinical one for a week of shadowing in the Intensive Care Unit at Raymond-Poincaré Hospital in Garches.
Sepsis is more than a medical emergency, it is a life-changing experience that can profoundly impact patients, their families, and healthcare professionals. My Sepsis Story is a conversation series exploring sepsis through lived experiences.
On the occasion of World Sepsis Day, the IHU SEPSIS and the Intensive Care Unit organized an awareness stand on sepsis at Raymond-Poincaré Hospital in Garches.
