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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How did you find your calling in life? Florence Nightingale knew at a very young age she was being called as a nurse. Her family was not supportive and felt it to be beneath her station in life as a debutante in a wealthy and privileged society. She volunteered to work in a hospital to explore her dream. But her family bullied and punished her every step of the way. Struggling to make the most important decision of her life, she wrote to Dr. Samuel G. Howe asking for advice. He responded by saying, “…if you have a vocation for that way of life, act up to your inspiration and you will find there is never anything unbecoming or unladylike in doing your duty for the good of others. Choose, go on with it, wherever it may lead you.”
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Cancer and cardiovascular disease are the two most common causes of death. The association between cardiotoxicity and cancer treatment has been known for some time. But, cardio-oncology as a medical subspecialty is fairly new. Cancer Registrars should understand the risks, short- and long-term side effects if they are to accurately review and document the patient’s continuum of care. To get you started here is a short 3.5 minute video.

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The American College of Surgeons (ACoS) presented several sessions at the National Cancer Registrar’s Association (NCRA) annual educational conference held on June 3-5, 2021. In response to the participant questions asked at each of these sessions, the ACoS has released a PDF with a written response to all the questions they received. You can view this document below.

Note: if you cannot see the PDF document, copy and paste this URL into your web browser: https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/quality-programs/cancer/ncra_meeting_qa.ashx.

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Cancer staging is a fairly complex task and has many components and variables that cancer registrars must take into account. Let’s have some fun and test your knowledge about staging. To see survey results, scroll to the bottom of the post and click on “Statistics – View the Results” tab.

Please answer three questions in the short quiz below.

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Cancer Registrars are highly trained data management health professionals who collect, classify, and analyze cancer information. Their primary focus in on the cancers diagnosed and/or treated at the facility where they work or with another defined population or subset of patients.

Data collection and management is a complex process that requires extensive training and collaboration with the cancer standard-setting agencies. Each new diagnoses of cancer within the facility is carefully abstracted and data coded and classified according to multiple standards and guidelines. From the date of diagnoses, and for the remainder of the patient’s life, data is collected and used to determine if the diagnostic and treatment methods used by providers is effective and survival rates.

The cancer registrar’s work goes far beyond keeping the data (i.e., curation) accurate and complete. They also work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, allied health professionals, administrators, clinical researchers and other members of a facility’s leadership teams to provide data and support for the cancer program. They collaborate and support the conduct of cancer-related quality studies and improvements, evaluation of the facility’s concordance with evidence-based medicine and guidelines and are required members of the facility’s Cancer Committee and other selected workgroups.

As a curator, the cancer registrar is also accountable for monitoring and overseeing the data collection process and discovering opportunities for cancer program improvements, staying current with the cancer-directed and relevant practices in medicine, publications, webinars and community needs.

Ongoing professional education is critical to the Cancer Registrar’s long term success. Clinical and scientific information is changing at a rapid pace and the Registrar must be self-motivated and committed to continuing education. By seeking out and participating in a broad range of continuing education activities, the Cancer Registrar expands their skill sets and ensures that they are a value-added member of the collaborative cancer team.

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CancerRegistrar.com, and CancerRegistry.com, is back! The website was down due to an unexpected technical error and remained in hiatus for a while. But, we are back and have no intention of going anywhere for a very long time! We appreciate your patience as we build a brand new website packed full of information and resources focused on the cancer registrar’s career and work.

Please tell your friends about us and take your time browsing the various pages and resources as we add them to the site.

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