Episode 12: National Healthcare Safety Network Antimicrobial Use Option Reporting: Pros, Cons, and a Path Forward

On today’s episode of The ASHE Podcast Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori are joined by guests Arjun Srinivasan, Nathan Shively, and Yi Guo to talk about their articles that present the pro, con, and path forward for the CDC NHSN antibiotic use and resistance module. Today’s episode is especially timely as we start the new year, which marks the start of mandatory reporting of antibiotic use and resistance data into NHSN. Listen as Drs. Shively, Guo, and Srinivasan discuss their articles as well as what kind of data the NHSN AUR module unlocks for hospitals, stewardship programs, and the healthcare consumer. Our panelists share their experience with hospital readiness to meet the reporting deadline and their perspectives on next frontier of antibiotic use and resistance data reporting. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscript and learn more.