5.2 Support new and existing surgical innovation and quality improvement programs across RNSH The SERT Institute has supported the Dr Ray Hollings Surgical Excellence Awards recipient's projects throughout their lifecycle from initiation to completion. This includes project planning documentation, ethics applications, design and development of survey and automated booking tools to ensure surgeons are well supported and project milestones and deliverables were met within the expected timeframes. From 2024, the SERT Institute has participated in, and been instrumental in supporting the Surgical Outcomes Committee, providing high level reporting and analysis to facilitate robust interrogation and actions. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) RNSH has experienced an interrupted launch of NSQIP, firstly through the COVID pandemic, and secondly due to the more than an 18-month period during which the clinical reviewer position was unfilled. The program was transferred to the SERT Institute in 2024 followed by recruitment to the surgical champion and clinical reviewer positions. In May 2024, RNSH had the honour of hosting the national NSQIP collaborative meeting. Ongoing participation in NSQIP was approved by the NSLHD Chief Executive in 2025, ensuring commitment to improving surgical patient care and outcomes through a world renowned and reputable improvement program. Surgeon engagement on the future direction of NSQIP and preparation to reinvigorate the program in 2025 is also underway with data collection expected to commence in March 2025. Keeping staff up to date on surgical trends is a high priority for the SERT and DASO teams who have actively participated in the NSQIP collaborative meeting from 2023/2024 to gain insight into initiatives and quality improvement projects across Australian and International hospitals.
Robotic surgery
Planning and negotiations is also underway to introduce and support the implementation of robotic surgery across a number of subspecialties at RNSH in 2025.
The SERT Institute will support data collection and analysis for robotic surgery
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