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Patients

Accessing the Registry

The New Zealand Breast Device Registry (NZBDR) is a public health registry that records information about breast device surgery in New Zealand. Participation in the NZBDR promotes optimal patient health outcomes. The NZBDR aims to identify and report on possible trends and complications associated with breast device surgery, such as rates of revision surgery and performance of the different types of implants and devices. Reports to health agencies and healthcare professionals may include information on surgical techniques and practice to help identify ways to optimise patient outcomes. The NZBDR aims to facilitate best practice for surgeons and health care facilities caring for patients receiving breast implants.

Individual patient data in the NZBDR will be identified in public reports. All data is aggregated and de-identified prior to reporting, to maintain your privacy. For many people, the NZBDR will provide peace of mind that breast implant devices are being tracked long-term for adverse effects.

Why participate in the NZBDR?

Your participation in the NZBDR contributes to long term safety monitoring of implanted breast devices with an aim, to improve patient safety. This may have benefits for yourself, or for women who have surgery after you.
The NZBDR will allow safety issues to be identified in significantly shorter timeframes than previously.
You can join MedicAlert® Foundation to have access to a record of your surgery and breast implant details upon request.
All health information is held in a highly secure database that is housed within MedicAlert® Foundation's Servers.

If you are a patient and would like to be included in the New Zealand Breast Device Registry (NZBDR), ask the surgeon who is performing your surgery, whether or not they are contributing to the NZBDR.

If they do contribute to the NZBDR, they will discuss participation in the registry with you prior to your surgery.

Your doctor will give you an information leaflet and a consent form at the time of your surgery.

The NZBDR complies with all relevant privacy laws.

Your data is stored in a highly secure database, housed by MedicAlert® Foundation, who are audited and certificated with the SOC 2 Type 2 Information Security Framework and ISO: 27001.

The registry is only accessed by trained, approved NZBDR or MedicAlert® Foundation Personnel.

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Why should I Contribute?

By taking part in the NZBDR your health information will be used to identify quality care issues relating to breast device surgery. We retain your contact details so that you can be contacted if required, such as for completion of an optional follow-up survey, and to provide information about your device at your request. The NZBDR does not release any personal information other than to your surgeon/clinician or your healthcare facility. Your details may be linked with state/national health and death registries to ensure the information we hold is accurate and complete, or for research purposes.

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What Happens To My information

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Any requests for access to data in the NZBDR must comply with specific protocols and procedures to ensure patient privacy.

All research requests must have prior ethical approval.

Registry data will be used for safety analysis, annual reporting, audit and research, but only after all identifiable patient information has been removed.

This means that any published research, analysis or reports arising from the NZBDR will contain no identifiable information about you.

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