Strabismus surgery audit tool

Background

Welcome to the Strabismus Surgery Audit Tool provided for members of the British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association (BIPOSA). The tool was developed after a Delphi exercise of BIPOSA members in 2018 to determine the essential pieces of information that the members considered should be collected in order to provide a minimum data set.

Objectives

To allow BIPOSA members to audit their own strabismus surgery outcomes for the purposes of appraisal, and to compare with the national average.

Eligibility and Access

Access to this Tool is restricted to active, fully paid-up members of BIPOSA. It is available to registered BIPOSA members via a secure link

Use of the Tool

The Tool is provided for clinical audit, professional development and clinical governance purposes. Users must use the Tool only for these purposes and must not attempt to access, modify or interfere with the Tool or its security features.

Data Upload

Data is uploaded directly via a login. All data entry is strictly restricted to pre-defined options available within the provided drop-down lists.

Patient Privacy

Users are responsible for ensuring that the information they submit is accurate, appropriate for the purposes of clinical audit and does not identify an individual patient. 

Data protection

BIPOSA is registered with the ICO

Organisation name:  British Isles Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association; Reference:  ZC271336  

Reporting and Data Output

The Tool permits users to generate and print out clinical audit reports of their submitted surgical results. Generated reports are intended for personal audit, professional development, appraisal and clinical governance purposes.