Sapphire Medical Clinics and Dendrite Clinical Systems have launched the UK Medical Cannabis Registry, an initiative that is designed to rapidly expand the evidence base for medical cannabis in the UK and decrease the cost of access for patients. The launch will collect and analyse clinical information on patients taking medical cannabis treatments for all recognised eligible conditions.
“I am very pleased to report that demand for the Dendrite Web-Registry platform has reached an all-time high” Dr Peter Walton, Managing Director of Dendrite Clinical System. “We’re receiving new orders for new national and international registries every few days now – for surgical registries, medical registries, rare disease registries, medical device registries and Coronavirus Registries (for a range of Community, National, International and Global Covid-19 Registries).”
Sapphire Medical Clinics and Dendrite Clinical Systems have established the UK’s first national UK’s first comprehensive medical cannabis patient registry - UK Medical Cannabis Registry. The UK Medical Cannabis Registry will be the first of its kind covering all conditions for which there is evidence of clinical efficacy of medical cannabis. The formation of the registry means that real world evidence, cited as a key barrier to wider patient prescriptions by NHS England, will now be available on request to the medical community for analysis.
The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), in conjunction with Dendrite Clinical Systems, is delighted to announce the release of the First UK National Flap Registry (UKNFR) Report. The UKNFR, which was launched in August 2015, collects information on all major free and pedicled flap operations carried out in the UK.
Dendrite Clinical Systems, the publisher of Bariatric News, has announced the publication of the Bariatric News Industry and Product Guide 2019 – a comprehensive A-Z guide to companies, products and services within the bariatric and metabolic specialty. 
Dendrite Clinical Systems, the publisher of Bariatric News, is pleased to announce issue 39 of the newspaper is now available to view/download. The newspaper reports on research, technology, events and policy in the bariatric specialty, the latest clinical studies, policy changes and product news, the latest meetings and events, interviews prominent bariatric experts, and host debates between specialists on controversial topics.
Dendrite and Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong) launch Asian Hypospadias Outcome Registry
Dendrite Clinical Systems and the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong have launched the Asian Hypospadias Outcome Registry (AHOR), is a prospective web-based patient registry that will collect, record and analyse the treatment and outcomes of patients undergoing surgical repair.
Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital anomalies in males, in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis. The condition is typically characterised by proximal displacement of the urethral opening, penile curvature, and a ventrally deficient hooded foreskin. In about 70%, the urethral meatus is located distally on the penile shaft; this is considered a mild form that is not associated with other urogenital deformities. The remaining 30% are proximal and often more complex1. The prevalence is highest in North America, 34.2 per 10,000 births (range 6–129.8) and lowest in Asia, i.e., 0.6–69 per 10,000 births2.
“We are delighted to launch the first hypospadias registry in Asia,” said Dr Peter Walton, Managing Director of Dendrite Clinical Systems. “By collecting and recording data on procedures and outcomes, researchers from the Queen Mary Hospital will be able to determine the most effective treatment for this condition.”
The data from the registry will be used to benchmark outcomes and drive evidence-based improvements in the quality of care and outcomes of surgery. Over time the registry will report on patient demographics, procedure type, length of stay, complications and functional outcomes, as well as improvements in the patients’ quality of life.
To better understand current surgical practice and outcomes in Hong Kong, this online registry was developed by Dendrite using their “Intellect Web” software. This allows users to enter patient data online, using a range of modern html-5 compatible web browsers, without the need to install additional software or perform any complex system configurations. AHOR will initially be a Hong Kong registry, but there are plans to extend the registry to become a pan-Asian Registry.
References
- Duckett JW., Jr Hypospadias. Pediatr Rev. 1989;11:37–42
- Springer A, van den Heijkant M, Baumann S. Worldwide prevalence of hypospadias. J Pediatr Urol. 2016;12(152):e151–e157.
