The 49th Annual Educational Conference hosted by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) will be held May 7-10, 2023 in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort. This year’s event will be a hybrid venue, i.e., live attendance with access to live streaming and on-demand sessions after the conference. Virtual attendees will be able to attend the live sessions and present questions online during the Q&A.

The conference will feature important cancer registry topics focusing on current issues and trends in the cancer registry profession. Registrars can earn up to 20+ continuing education (CE) credits to use in maintaining their credentials.

Why should you attend?

1. Live attendees can experience one of the largest networking events in the world for cancer registrars.
2. Earn 20 CE units for credential maintenance.
3. Get important updates from the standard-setters.
4. Learn about the newest advances in cancer treatment and oncology healthcare.
5. Hear updates from your peers and subject matter experts.
6. Have access to the virtual sessions for up to 2 months after the event.

Click on any of the links below to access conference registration, hotel and session information:

1. Registration Brochure
2. Online Registration
3. Hotel, Travel and Transportation Information for Attendees
   • Town and Country Resort San Diego
4. Exhibitor Information
5. CTR Exam Prep Workshop
6. Fundamentals of Abstracting Workshop
7. Danielle Chufar Memorial Annual Scholarship
8. Top Things to Do in San Diego

Come “Sailing Towards New Horizons” with your friends and cancer registry professional association in May. Looking forward to seeing you in San Diego!

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8/22/2022 – NAACCR has released the 2023 updates to the ICD-O-3 histology and behavior codes. All Registrars, regardless of which type of facility, should become familiarw with the proposed changes and guidelines and coordinate with your software vendor updates to their software and edits metafiles.

To download the files (at no charge), click here ICD O 3 Coding Updates – NAACCR. Updates are available in PDF and Excel file formats. Code lists are available in numeric and alpha tables. Also available is an annotated histology list with descriptions. Be sure to read the Coding Guidelines document for the summary of changes and how updates will be implemented and the rationale for doing so.

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The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) next CTR exam prep series will begin on August 24, 2021.

The program offers online, interactive instruction with live instructors. Eight 2-hour sessions are included at a subscription rate of $195 per person.

Included in the subscription rate is:

• 8 weekly lectures presented by experienced instructors,
• Question and answer (Q&A) sessions,
• Study materials,
• Weekly online quizzes, and a
• Timed practical test during the last session.

To subscribe, CLICK HERE.

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