Australian Spine Registry (ASR)

Academic Lead:	Professor Susannah Ahern Head, Registry Science and Research
Clinical Lead:	Mr Michael Johnson, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Registry Contact:	Dr Esther Apos Email: spineregistryAU@monash.edu Phone: +61 3 9903 0782
Purpose / Aims:	The ultimate aim of the Australian Spine Registry (ASR) is to optimise quality of care for spine surgery patients. This will be achieved by: identifying variability in treatment amongst individuals undergoing spine surgery providing a tool for individual surgeons to complete audits of their spine surgery determining the degree of compliance with evidence-based guidelines for spine surgery identifying factors that predict favourable and unfavourable surgical outcome monitoring trends in surgical approach, choice and safety of implantable devices providing an infrastructure on which intervention or other studies can be established determining the results and functional effectiveness of specific spine surgeries in a ‘real world’ setting
Population Captured:	All patients over 18 years of age undergoing elective spine surgery.
Outcomes Collected:	The ASR collects information relating to diagnosis, treatment, and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), with additional data items collected for risk adjustment. Clinical indicators are in development.
Funding Source:	The Spine Society of Australia, BUPA, and the following medical device companies: DePuy Synthes (Johnson & Johnson), LifeHealthcare, Medtronic, NuVasive, Stryker, Zimmer
Website:	spineregistry.org.au