# 1 Welcome the Registry, and in 2009, after a tender Welcome to the first edition of the Welcome process, appointed the Monash Bariatric Surgery Registry (BSR) University School of Public Health and Newsletter! We plan to send you Preventative Medicine as custodians. Background regular updates of the progress of the BSR as it rolls out across Australia and After receiving seed funding from New Zealand. Aims of the registry OSSANZ and Industry, the pilot commenced in 2012, overseen by the The BSR will only achieve its aim of steering committee. On the back of the improving the quality and safety of Progress update pilot data, the Registry received seed bariatric surgery in our countries with funding from the Commonwealth. your support. Therefore, it is important Meet our Staff that you see the data we are collecting In 2014 the pilot data and registry and the information we provide back as methodology was confirmed, and the useful, and we welcome any feedback, News/Events national roll-out began. good or bad, as we strive to improve our processes. Contact Us In this edition of the newsletter we will Aims give you an overview of the history of Thanks to our current sponsors: the BSR, an update of our current The primary aim of the registry is to status, as well as introduce you to track and monitor the quality and safety some of our BSR staff that you will get of bariatric surgery. The stated aims of to know as the registry rolls out. the Registry are to: Background 1) Record the immediate safety of bariatric surgery in Australia and New The BSR was developed in response to Zealand calls from clinicians for a resource that 3) Track key health changes following would track outcomes from bariatric 2) Study longitudinally the safety bariatric surgery surgery across our community, and efficacy of bariatric surgery in ensuring the quality and safety of these Australia Weight change • procedures. Procedure • Diabetes Devices • • The Obesity Surgery Society of Complications • Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ) To conclude, the registry will gather and Re-operations • took the leadership role in developing collate information on patient weight
# 1 Welcome Welcome to the first edition of the Bariatric Surgery Registry (BSR) Newsletter! We plan to send you regular updates of the progress of the BSR as it rolls out across Australia and New Zealand. The BSR will only achieve its aim of improving the quality and safety of bariatric surgery in our countries with your support. Therefore, it is important that you see the data we are collecting and the information we provide back as useful, and we welcome any feedback, good or bad, as we strive to improve our processes. In this edition of the newsletter we will give you an overview of the history of the BSR, an update of our current status, as well as introduce you to some of our BSR staff that you will get to know as the registry rolls out. Background The BSR was developed in response to calls from clinicians for a resource that would track outcomes from bariatric surgery across our community, ensuring the quality and safety of these procedures. The Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ) took the leadership role in developing the Registry, and in 2009, after a tender process, appointed the Monash University School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine as custodians. After receiving seed funding from OSSANZ and Industry, the pilot commenced in 2012, overseen by the steering committee. On the back of the pilot data, the Registry received seed funding from the Commonwealth. In 2014 the pilot data and registry methodology was confirmed, and the national roll-out began. Aims The primary aim of the registry is to track and monitor the quality and safety of bariatric surgery. The stated aims of the Registry are to: 1) Record the immediate safety of bariatric surgery in Australia and New Zealand 2) Study longitudinally the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in Australia • Procedure • Devices • Complications • Re-operations Welcome Background Aims of the registry Progress update Meet our Staff News/Events Contact Us Thanks to our current sponsors: 3) Track key health changes following bariatric surgery • Weight change • Diabetes To conclude, the registry will gather and collate information on patient weight
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