2 results match your criteria: "Australia. Email: Daniel.Steffens@health.nsw.gov.au; and The Baird Institute[Affiliation]"
Evolving experience of operating theatre staff with the implementation of robotic-assisted surgery in the public sector.
Aust Health Rev
August 2020
Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. Email: and Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; and RPA Institute of Academic Surgery (IAS), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. Email:
Objectives The use of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) remains predominantly in the private sector. In the public sector, the effect of the implementation of RAS on theatre staff is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of theatre staff before and after implementation of RAS in the public sector.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch as the gatekeeper: introduction ofrobotic-assisted surgery into the public sector.
Aust Health Rev
January 2019
RPA Institute of Academic Surgery (IAS), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. Email: and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Email: and The Baird Institute, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. Email:
Article Synopsis
- Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is expanding from mainly urology in private sectors to various surgical specialties in public hospitals in Australia, leading to the need for safe and appropriate implementation due to high costs and limited long-term evidence.
- The paper outlines a governance framework created for a new RAS program in a public tertiary hospital, focusing on research, training, and operational aspects, with research as a key access gatekeeper for the technology.
- Implementing this governance framework has shown benefits like improved patient safety, broader specialty involvement, consistent data collection, and potential for generating long-term evidence, which could inform other public hospitals adopting RAS or new surgical technologies.