Global Critical Care: The Intersection of Public Health, Critical Care, and Equity

Dr. Kristina Rudd, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Pittsburgh will discuss the field of global critical care, and the role of a 'critical care' approach to patient management in resource-variable settings, drawing from personal experience and her colleagues' work in Thailand, Kenya, and Uganda. She will highlight progress in the field to date, including lessons for providers in highly-resourced settings, and will explore future challenges. She will discuss how public health systems and social conditions can play a role in the prevention of serious illness, using sepsis as an example.