Developed at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, the SMART registry is a comprehensive database examining joint replacement procedures in Australia. Collecting the information about each procedure, our teams have been following the patient journey: 6 months, 12 months, 5 years, even 10 years after their procedure.
We identify patterns around how each patient of a certain profile responds to joint replacement. We can react to improve the patient outcomes of those identified profiles.
To utilise accurate and up-to-date patient data to inform clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes
To create a comprehensive joint replacement database through data linkage with gold-standard national registries that provides unique insights into the patient journey from which we can develop tools that improve practice and patient outcomes.
Our researchers have been productive with more than 46 publications arising from the information contained within the SMART Registry. Click the button on the left to learn more about our work.
about smart
building a database
Data collection
With the support of surgeons from St Vincent’s Hospital, we are collecting a wide variety of patient data pre-operatively, during surgery and post-operatively, including patient-reported outcome measures up to 20 years after surgery.
Linking Data
Through annual data linkage with the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), we are learning more about the use of health services and medication by patients undergoing joint replacement and identifying gaps that need to be addressed to improve health outcomes.
Data Analysis
We are using an array of analysis methods to extract important information from these data, including health economic analyses, time to event modelling, machine learning and classic statistical modelling methods.
our major
projects
Click on a project to learn more about how we’re using the information in the SMART Registry.
Using the St. Vincent’s Health Australia network, the SMART registry will link nationwide hospital systems to record details of joint replacements performed around Australia to inform health policies and innovate new technology that will improve patient outcomes.
linked datasets
We are paving the way for joint replacement research in Australia through data linkage with gold-standard national registries and acknowledge the support of the following:
Smart Registry
management
custodian & principle investigators
A/Prof Michelle Dowsey
Prof Peter Choong
health economist
Dr Chris Schilling
biostatisticians
Ms Sharmala Thuraisingam
Dr Tim Spelman
Registry Coordinator
Ms Shamin Pereira
IT Support
Ms Claire Weeden
Get in touch
- +61 3 9231 2553
- opus@opus-tjr.org.au
Mailing address
Department of Surgery,
The Uni of Melbourne
Lvl 2, Clinical Sciences Building
29 Regent St, Fitzroy
VIC 3065