The Commission develops clinical care standards with advice from multidisciplinary topic working group that include clinicians, consumers, and researchers.
National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS)
The Hospital NAPS and the Surgical NAPS collect data on appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals.
The Aged Care NAPS collects information about antimicrobial use and infections in aged care.
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The groupers are in Excel and SAS and use existing data that is routinely generated from the patient medical record in accordance with the specifications developed by the Commission. The groupers were developed by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority in consultation with the Commission.
Collaboration with the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Download the updated standard
The standard was revised in 2025 following a review of current evidence and consultation with an expert Topic Working Group and key stakeholders.
Latest APAS Data
The APAS Data Explorer is an interactive dashboard map that delivers insights into the distribution of five key antimicrobial resistances across Australia in 2020–2024, including:
Latest AGAR report
The AGAR Surveillance Outcome Programs 2023 Report was released in December 2024 and reveals the latest data on AMR and epidemiologic and genetic patterns in bloodstream infections in Australia.
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Endorsing organisations
The Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard (2024) is endorsed by: