Sepsis and Flu: Challenges in Prevention and Diagnosis

CE Information

1.25 contact hours

Completion Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

Available Until

June 1, 2026

Posted By

Sepsis Alliance

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Overview

Specialties

Infection Control / Infectious Disease

Clinical Topics

Infectious Disease and Influenza

Like any viral infection, influenza (flu) can cause viral sepsis. It can also present in conjunction with or be followed by a secondary bacterial infection that can lead to bacterial sepsis. Diagnosing and recognizing a patient’s risk for critical illness related to influenza and sepsis can be challenging.

During this webinar, learners will examine the immunopathology and clinical manifestations of influenza infection and will discuss extrapulmonary complications and linkages between influenza and sepsis. The presenter will also discuss diagnostic testing and treatment for influenza infection.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:

Describe the basic immunopathology and clinical manifestations of influenza;
Discuss extrapulmonary complications and linkages between influenza and sepsis;
Review diagnostic testing and current treatment recommendations for influenza.

Speakers

Peter Gulick DO FACP, FIDSA, FACOI

Professor of Medicine

Peter Gulick is currently an associate professor of medicine at Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and serves as adjunct faculty in the College of Human Medicine and the College of Nursing. He received training in two primary specialties: infectious diseases at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and medical oncology at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. Gulick is director of the MSU HIV/Hepatitis clinic where his primary area of interest is HIV therapy, as well as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and co-infection therapy. In addition to teaching, Gulick has cared for HIV patients for 20 years and hepatitis C patients for 10 years. He has served on the Lung Cancer Advisory Committee through the State of Michigan's Department of Community Health , as well as the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section, the Michigan Cancer Consortium and the Region 1 Smallpox Planning Team.

CE Information

This activity offers 1.25 contact hours to attendees.

Accredited by California Board of Registered Nursing.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.7 contact hours.

Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.25 contact hours.

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