Registry Committee

The ANZTCT Registry Committee provides governance and strategic oversight to ensure the Registry operates responsibly and effectively.

The Committee is responsible for reviewing data access and reporting frameworks as well as advising on key priorities and guiding data strategy. This work ensures the Registry’s outputs remain clinically meaningful and aligned with national and international standards.

The Committee’s key responsibilities include:

  • Setting and reviewing data strategy and governance frameworks to guide the registry’s development, quality, and appropriate use.
  • Assessing and approving data access requests, research proposals and reporting templates to ensure responsible and transparent use of registry data.
  • Supporting the use of registry insights to inform clinical quality improvement, benchmarking, service planning, policy development and research initiatives.
  • Ensuring alignment with national and international standards to maintain data integrity and comparability.
  • Advising the ANZTCT Board on registry-related priorities, risks and emerging opportunities.

If you are an ANZTCT member and interested in knowing more about the activities of the Registry Committee, please contact ANZTCT at info@anztct.org.au  or reach out to the Committee Chairs on the details below.

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Meet the ANZTCT Registry Committee Leadership Team

Prof Nada Hamad
Chair
president@anztct.org.au
President, ANZTCT and Senior Staff Specialist TCT, Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist, St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW
Deputy Chair
edward.abadir@health.nsw.gov.au
MBBS (Hons) PhD FRACP FRCPA, Haematologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW

Online resources and strategic links

The ANZTCT Registry operates as a Clinical Quality Registry (CQR) aligned with national and international best practice standards in transplant and cellular therapy (TCT). The following resources support governance, quality improvement, benchmarking, research collaboration, and international harmonisation.

🏛 Clinical Quality Registry Frameworks (Australia & New Zealand)

NHMRC

Clinical Quality Registry Framework and national operating principles guiding governance, data stewardship, and reporting.

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and clinical quality reporting guidance.

NATA

Laboratory accreditation standards supporting quality and data integrity in Australia.

International Accreditation New Zealand

Accreditation and quality assurance standards in New Zealand.

🌍 International Registry Partners

CIBMTR

Global transplant outcomes registry supporting harmonised data standards and international benchmarking.

EBMT

Registry collaboration and benchmarking initiatives across Europe.

WBMT

Global donor registry standards and harmonisation.

🤝 Registry Collaboration Pathways

The ANZTCT Registry provides structured pathways for collaboration with centres, academic institutions, policymakers, industry partners, and international registries.

Collaboration opportunities include:

  • Multicentre research and investigator-initiated studies
  • Registry-to-registry harmonisation and international alignment
  • Data linkage projects (jurisdictional, national and cross-border)
  • Real-world evidence and post-marketing surveillance studies
  • Benchmarking and quality improvement partnerships
  • Health services planning and policy analytics
To explore collaboration, contact: registry@anztct.org.au

📊 Data Access & Governance Resources

The Registry Committee oversees transparent and responsible data use in accordance with CQR principles.

Available documents:

  • Data Access Process
  • Publication & Authorship Policy (member access)
  • Data Governance Framework (member access)
  • Indigenous Data Governance Statement

📈 Benchmarking & Quality Improvement

The ANZTCT Registry supports national benchmarking and continuous quality improvement across TCT programs.

Resources include:

  • Annual Registry Report
  • Quality indicator methodology
  • Risk adjustment principles
  • Centre-level benchmarking reports (member access)

Member-Only Resources

ANZTCT Members enjoy access to exclusive resources, education materials, webinars and events, and networking opportunities designed to support and grow your career as a TCT Health Professional.