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Dr Viviana Pavlicich is Head of Department at Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu in Paraguay, where she has dedicated more than 20 years to paediatric emergency medicine. Working in a public children’s hospital that cares for large numbers of patients from communities with limited resources, she combines clinical leadership with teaching — guiding university students, paediatric residents and emergency medicine fellows. Her work is shaped by the daily realities of caring for children who often face significant barriers to healthcare.
Dr Tom Solan is a Paediatric Emergency and General Paediatric Fellow at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and a Research Fellow with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Paediatric Sepsis Group. Originally from the UK, Tom has been based in Australia since 2017.
Following the publication of Epidemiology of community acquired sepsis in children in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre prospective cohort study, in The Lancet (July), Fox News health correspondent Dr Marc Siegel spoke with Associate Professor Elliot Long from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute about the global impact of paediatric sepsis and the urgent need for greater awareness.