Five million procedures logged

The Morbidity Audit and Logbook Tool (MALT) is the College’s electronic logbook and audit platform, which has been used by our members since 2012. It is a secure, convenient, and easy-to-use system for recording surgical experience, self-audit and can accommodate whole of unit peer-review audits.

Milestone reached – five million procedures On 18 February 2022, the five millionth procedure was recorded in MALT. This is a significant milestone, which illustrates the value of MALT as a date resource and highlights the usage uptake. The five millionth procedure was a ‘complex surgical repair of wound’ performed at the Royal North Shore Hospital in November 2021. The case was entered by Dr Derek Liang, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Trainee.

MALT data and research MALT data can be used for educational research to enhance training programs and benefit the surgical community. During 2021, several research projects using MALT data were conducted with support from the Australian Board in General Surgery, the Aotearoa New Zealand Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Aotearoa New Zealand Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. These were: • the association between genders of

Trainees and surgical autonomy in the

Aotearoa New Zealand Orthopaedic

Surgery training program • investigating if there is a difference between male and female New Zealand

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Trainees regarding level of operative

autonomy throughout training • assessing the depth and breadth of operating experience in the field of

Upper GI Surgery among Trainees at completion of training • investigating the impact of COVID-19 on

General Surgery operative training. Multiple papers have resulted from the above projects with abstracts submitted to the 2022 RACS Annual Scientific Congress and specialty-specific annual scientific meetings. Peer reviewed journal articles are also being developed.

Future of MALT The MALT is now more than 10 years old and the College is planning its replacement. Please share your ideas and suggestions on what you would like to see in the new logbook. For more information or to share your ideas contact:

The Morbidity Audits Team via email at MALT@surgeons.org Complete our survey at https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/SXQFZMN Scan the following QR code: