Bowel Cancer Outcome Registry (BCOR)
| Academic Lead: |
Professor John Zalcberg AO Medical Oncologist |
| Clinical Leads: | Dr Philip Smart, Colorectal Surgeon |
| Registry contact: |
Dr Hayat Dagher, Project Manager Phone: +61 3 9853 8013 Email: bcca@cssanz.org |
| Purpose / aims: | The Bowel Cancer Outcome Registry (BCOR) formerly Binational Colorectal Cancer Audit (BCCA) is a clinical quality registry established by the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand. It was started as a clinical surgeon-led audit applicable to all surgeons who perform colorectal cancer surgery. BCOR collects information on patient and tumour characteristics, colorectal cancer management, complications of treatment, and clinical quality indicators relating to quality of surgical and hospital care. |
| Population captured: | All patients 18 years or older undergoing resection or treatment for colorectal cancer at participating public and/or private hospitals. |
| Outcomes collected: | BCOR collects information relating to diagnosis, surgery, pathology, treatment and outcomes. |
| Funding source: | CSSANZ Members’ annual subscription fee contribution; CSSANZ support; Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS); Epworth Health; and Medtronics for education and reporting initiatives. |
| Year established: | 2007 |
| Website: | bowelcanceraudit.com |
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