• The Project
• Access to the System
• Benefits
• Registry Managers
• IT Providers

The Project

The EUREQUO project commenced in 2008. The online registry system was developed in the same year following an assessment of existing surgical outcome systems and the software requirements of the participating National Ophthalmic Societies. A pilot phase followed in (2009-2010), during which the system was tested and further developed. The project is currently operating in all participating countries.

Aims

EUREQUO facilitates the collection and analysis of cataract and refractive surgical outcomes, in order to;

• Improve treatment and standards of care for Cataract & Refractive surgery
• Develop evidence-based guidelines for Cataract and Refractive surgery across Europe
• Make significant impact on the exchange of best practice in relation to patient safety

Access to the EUREQUO System

The EUREQUO online registry system is easy to use and takes approximately one and a half minutes to complete. If a user is not familiar wit ht with computers, it is possible to use paper forms, the details of which may be input to the registry at a later date.

Once you have signed up to participate in EUREQUO you will be issued with a personal password which will provide access to the system.

The information input into the system is not identifiable to the individual user and therefore remains anonymous. The users of the system can use the information in the registry anonymously to assess their performance over time and to compare their results with other users. In this way the system provides an excellent tool for auditing and benchmarking.

Benefits

There are a number of benefits to participants in EUREQUO. These are:

• Surgeons can monitor and compare results anonymously; this will improve the standards of patient care and safety and enhance operation strategy
• Creates a sound basis for studying rare disease/treatments and complications
• Supports doctors in making an audit report
• Supports the development of evidence based European Quality Guidelines
• Facilitates the dissemination of results at national and international Medical Conferences

Background to Project

The EUREQUO system was developed in 2008 in response to an EU initiative under the Public Health Programme. The primary aim of the project is to improve the standards of patients care in the ophthalmology field. The initiative of implementing the European Quality Registry drew from the experience of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in supporting two independent Quality Registry Systems: the European Cataract Outcome Study (ECOS) and the Refractive Surgery Outcomes Information System (RSOIS), both systems administered by EyeNet Sweden.

The project has had 3 phases:

• Phase 1 - 2008-2009: Development of project following assessment of existing surgical outcome systems and the software requirements of the participating National Ophthalmic Societies.
• Phase 2 - 2009-2010: EUREQUO system tested in 3 pilot countries and further refined.
• Phase 3 - 2010+ : Roll out of project in participating countries

 

Partner Countries
Austria :: Belgium :: Denmark :: Finland :: Greece :: Germany :: Hungary :: Ireland :: Italy :: The Netherlands
Norway :: Slovakia :: Spain :: Sweden :: Turkey :: United Kingdom

This web-site arises from the project EUREQUO which has received funding from the European  Union, in the framework of the Public Health Programme