The Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (UGICR): a clinical quality registry to monitor and improve care in upper gastrointestinal cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (UGICR) was developed to monitor and improve the quality of care provided to patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers in Australia.

Participants

It supports four cancer modules: pancreatic, oesophagogastric, biliary and primary liver cancer. The pancreatic cancer (PC) module was the first module to be implemented, with others being established in a staged approach. Individuals are recruited to the registry if they are aged 18 years or older, have received care for their cancer at a participating public/private hospital or private clinic in Australia and do not opt out of participation.

Findings to date

The UGICR is governed by a multidisciplinary steering committee that provides clinical governance and oversees cl

SUBMITTER: Maharaj AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773358 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature