That's great. Thanks for the work that plastic surgeons have done on that, and for the advocacy as well. I think it's really important.
We also heard from Ms. Wu from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. She talked about some of the set-up challenges. One would be, of course, establishing clear objectives for the registry. She pointed out the differences between a registry focused on safety versus a registry focused on health service activities and outcomes, such as the existing CIHI joint replacement registry, and that they have different purposes.
Also, more importantly, I think the data flow from private clinics is a challenge. How would we harness that data, when most of these procedures are carried out in private settings? Also, of course, there's provider and patient participation. We don't really have in this country the whole foundational work in data flows. She pointed out that some registries have actually failed. Both the U.S. and the U.K. have had significant challenges in the effectiveness of their registries because of these data flows.
I guess I'm just reflecting that there's a lot to get to with regard to having an effective registry.
In your opinion, how significant are these barriers? Are these barriers that we can overcome? Can we get to an effective registry?