This report presents analyses of data collected for the 2019 Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (AC NAPS) and includes comparisons with 2016, 2017 and 2018 AC NAPS data.

This report includes analyses of detailed information about prescribing practices for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in 2019. The findings can be used to guide quality improvement programs and improve overall care for patients having surgery.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, opioid stewardship, the draft Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard, person-centred team-based care, electronic health records, diagnostic performance, weekend admissions, paediatric adverse events, and more.

Also covered: the latest issue of Health Affairs, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health and the latest from the UK’s NICE and NIHR and the USA’s ARHQ.

This graphic can be used for organisations to print on t-shirts if that is a local activity for Antimicrobial Awareness Week - courtesy of NPS MedicineWise.

This graphic can be used to print a large conference style banner for World AMR Awareness Week.

This graphic is a helpful resource for clinicians and consumers to discuss the different types of antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics) that are used to treat different causes of infections.

This graphic can be used as branding on a range of documents for resources to support World AMR Awareness Week activities.

Maintaining good hand care is important for ensuring effective hand hygiene. Frequent hand hygiene is important for preventing the spread of infection, such as COVID-19, however frequent hand hygiene can take a toll on your hands.

The Australasian College of Dermatologists and the Occupational Dermatitis Research and Education Centre have recently developed information resources to support healthcare workers, ensuring that they have healthy hands.