AUR Training

Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Reporting – March 2026

• YouTube Link [Video – 30 min]
• Slideset – AU Option [PDF – 2 MB]

Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Beginner Analysis – May 2022

• YouTube Link [Video – 30 mins]
• Slideset [PDF – 3 MB]

Beyond the Basics Advanced Analysis and Interpretation of NHSN AU Option Data – March 2026

• Slideset [PDF – 3 MB]

Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – May 2020

• YouTube Link [Video – 24 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]

How will my SAARs change? Understanding the impact of the 2023 SAAR Rebaseline – January 2026

• Slideset [PDF – 1,006 KB]

Using Data for Action with 2023 AU SAAR Rebaseline – March 2026

• Slideset [PDF – 16 MB]

NHSN Targeted Assessment for Antimicrobial Stewardship – September 2022

• YouTube Link [Video – 60 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 6 MB]

A Guide to the NHSN Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option Report and the Antimicrobial Resistance & Patient Safety Portal (AR PSP)

• YouTube Link  [Video – 25 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 3 MB]

Mastering AU Option Data Quality Validation Tools Best Practices – March 2026

• Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]

Mastering the Basics: A Guide to Reporting Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Data to NHSN

• YouTube Link
• Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]

Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Beginner Analysis

• YouTube Link [Video – 41 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 4 MB]

AR Option Standardized Resistant Infection Ratio (SRIR) and Pathogen-specific Standardized Infection Ratio (pSIR) – March 2024

• YouTube Link [Video – 45 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 5 MB]

NHSN Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Facility-Wide Antibiogram Report – 2025

• Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]

Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Incidence & Prevalence Reports – March 2023

• YouTube Link [Video – 31 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 4 MB]

Office Hours: NHSN AUR Module Updates for 2026 – December 2025

• Slideset [PDF – 984 KB]

Office Hours: NHSN AUR Module Updates for 2025 – Fall 2025

• Slideset [PDF – 984 KB]

Office Hours: AUR Module Reporting for the CMS Promoting Interoperability Program – Spring 2024

• Slideset [PDF – 1 MB]

NHSN Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module Reporting for the CMS Promoting Interoperability Program

• YouTube Link [Video – 55 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 1 MB]
• Slideset en español [PDF – 1 MB]

Common Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Option Upload Errors – March 2026

• Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]

AUR Module Data Quality Validation – March 2024

• YouTube Link [Video – 54 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 4 MB]

AUR Module Value Set Resources – March 2024

• YouTube Link [Video – 36 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 7 MB]

NHSN Group Function for Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) – May 2022

• Slideset [PDF – 5 MB]

CDC Antibiotic Stewardship Updates – March 2026

• Slideset [PDF – 3 MB]

Part 1 – Understanding the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – July 2019

• YouTube Link [Video – 14 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 1 MB]

Part 2 – Interpreting the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – July 2019

• YouTube Link [Video – 17 min]
• Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]

Uploading CDA Files into NHSN – August 2017

• YouTube Link [Video – 12 min]