Clinical Quality Registries Special Interest Group (CQR SIG)

The ACTA Clinical Quality Registries (CQR) Special Interest Group is Co-Chaired by Jade Newman, Clinical Registries Data Manager for IVF registries within the NPESU at UNSW, and Tamara Hooper, Senior Project Manager at SAHMRI Registry Centre. 

Mission

To support and enhance a community of practice for CQRs in Australia.

Our purpose

• Support the professional development needs of the CQR sector

• Explore continuous improvement opportunities and drive best practice to develop the profile of registry science

• Provide a forum for promotion and advocacy of CQRs

• Develop a collegial, collaborative community of CQR experts

Our activities

ACTA's CQR SIG is working to deliver a full program of activities that will deliver on the mission and objectives of the group.

The CQR SIG regularly holds webinars featuring speakers from within the Australian Government, including those who lead policy development for sector, together with subject matter experts.

In late 2022, the SIG convened the inaugural Australian Registry Annual Scientific Meeting (‘The Value of Registries in Challenging Times’) which attracted key opinion leaders from across the sector. This was followed by further successful ASM events in 2023 and 2024. The ASM provides a unique opportunity for dissemination of best practices and enables networking between leaders from disease and discipline specific registries.

The SIG is currently engaged in reviewing sector specific consultations including review of the Healthcare Identifiers Framework project and the revised CQR Framework.

For more details, reach out to acta@acta.au. To apply for membership, please fill out the application form.