Resource library

An introduction for clinicians and health services.

Presented in September 2018

This PowerPoint resource provides health service organisations and clinicians with a range of information to support the preparation of presentations for Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021.

This PowerPoint presentation has been designed to support clinicians in their discussions with consumers about antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship and Antimicrobial Awareness Week, and to increase overall awareness of these important issues.

AURA 2021 is the fourth in a series of national reports on the critical issues of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the use of antimicrobials (AU), in Australia.

The focus of Chapter 3 is antimicrobial use and the appropriateness of use in Australia; this resource provides figures and tables for use in presentations and other documents, to allow ease of access to data at the local level, and for all jurisdictions. 

AURA 2021 is the fourth in a series of national reports on the critical issues of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the use of antimicrobials (AU) in Australia. The focus of Chapter 4 is AMR in Australia, with this resource providing figures and tables for use in presentations and other documents, to allow ease of access to data at the local level, and for all jurisdictions. 

AURA 2021 is the fourth in a series of national reports on the critical issues of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the use of antimicrobials (AU), in Australia.

The focus of Chapter 5 is CARAlert, the National Alert System for Critical Antimicrobial Resistances in Australia; this resource providing figures and tables for use in presentations and other documents, to allow ease of access to data at the local and jurisdiction levels. 

AURA 2021 is the fourth in a series of national reports on the critical issues of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the use of antimicrobials (AU), in Australia.

Chapter 6 brings together a range of topics, resulting from new areas of collaboration by the Commission AURA team to enhance the provision of resistance data. Chapter 6 also includes an update on international comparisons of AMR and AU. This resource provides figures and tables from Chapter 6 for use in presentations, and other documents, to allow ease of access to data for quality improvement. 

This presentation is an introduction module for nursing and care staff. 

The clinician survey is part of the end-of-life care audit toolkit and is made up of 31 questions designed to be undertaken across four demographics; consultants, junior doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

This is a form for Australian Passive AMR Surveillance participants to complete if IT or laboratory information system updates or changes are scheduled for their laboratory.

This is a form for Australian Passive AMR Surveillance participants to submit proposals for enhancements to the APAS platform – OrgTRx.

On 21 April 2021, the Commission announced the introduction of Australia's first Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard.

On 28 April 2021, the Commission released the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.

On 26 May 2021, the Commission released the Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard.

On 17 August 2021, the Commission released the Cataract Clinical Care Standard.