Dr. Rupeena Purewal Welcomes Dr. Amrita Bahrat and Dr. Wallis Rudnick to discuss AMR Net here in Canada. For more information about AMR Net and to access their antimicrobial resistance trends among clinical isolates from blood and urine, visit:

Overview: The Antimicrobial Resistance Network (AMRNet) — Canada.ca

Human clinical data: The Antimicrobial Resistance Network (AMRNet) — Canada.ca

Contact AMRNet:

National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada

1015 Arlington Street

Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P6

Email: [email protected]

Related links

• Information on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in foodborne bacteria along the food chain can be found on the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) website.
• The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) monitors healthcare-associated infections at participating acute-care hospitals across Canada.
• The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) is a research group dedicated to the study of medical microbiology/infectious diseases issues with special interest in infections caused by antimicrobial resistant pathogens as well as antimicrobial usage in Canada.
• Information on Canada’s updated 2025 Antimicrobial Resistant Priority Pathogen list can be found here: Canada's priority antimicrobial-resistant pathogens - Canada.ca.
• The full article describing the 2025 AMR Priority Pathogen list can be found here: Canada’s 2025 AMR priority pathogens: Evidence-based ranking and public health implications | PLOS One.
• An evaluation of the strengths and limitations of current Canadian AMR surveillance systems in detecting and monitoring high-risk pathogens identified in 2025 can be found here: AMR surveillance in Canada: Insights from the 2025 Priority Pathogen List | PLOS One.