Sepsis Awareness Month, held every September, is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about sepsis, a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. Cooper will be celebrating Sepsis Awareness Month with a mix of theme days, interactive games, and creative challenges—and yes, there will be prizes!
Throughout the month, team members can take part in:
- Rolling Jeopardy Games: Test your sepsis knowledge in a fun, fast-paced format. Members of the Quality Improvement team will be visiting units intermittently throughout the month; there will also be a Jeopardy contest in the cafeteria – date to be announced.
- Escape the Box Challenge: Solve clues and unlock sepsis facts to win. Date to be announced.
- Theme Days: Dress up, decorate, and show your spirit (details coming soon).
- Throughout the month, remember to post photos of you and your fellow team members to Pulse+. Show us how you’re participating in Cooper’s Sepsis Awareness Month activities.
In addition to the activities above, we will also be holding a TikTok video contest. All clinical staff and creative team members are invited to participate in a fun and educational video contest that highlights one sepsis fact and one sepsis action. Videos should be filmed in vertical format (ideal for TikTok or Instagram Reels) and run between 30 to 60 seconds. This is a great opportunity to educate, engage, and maybe even win a prize!
Need inspiration? Here are a few ideas:
- Act out a nurse-patient scenario that shows early recognition of sepsis.
- Bust a myth like: “You can’t get sepsis from a small cut? Think again.”
- Use a trending sound or dance to overlay sepsis facts.
- Draw out the TIME acronym or bundle steps on a whiteboard.
- Narrate a survivor’s story—real or fictional—with visuals.
To participate in the contest:
- Upload your video to Google Drive or OneDrive and send the link to socialmedia@cooperhealth.edu by September 10, 2025.
- Ensure that your video is filmed in vertical format and that it runs between 30 to 60 seconds.
- Voting will take place between September 11 to September 13, 2025. Details on the voting process will be shared in an upcoming Weekly Rounds post.
- Winners will be announced in the September 16 issue of Weekly Rounds.
Let’s make this month memorable, educational, and fun. Thank you for all you do—we can’t wait to see your creativity shine!