Central Cancer Registries: An Essential Overview
Monday, June 2, 2025
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Fee includes continental breakfast and afternoon beverage break.
"Central Cancer Registries: An Essential Overview," is designed as a one-day intensive session to provide participants with a foundational understanding of how central cancer registries operate and their role in the larger cancer surveillance system.
Course Objectives
• To learn about the purpose and value of a central cancer registry.
• Examine core registry operations
• Understand how central registry data are used to improve the lives of cancer patients, both locally and at the national level.
• Learn about innovative projects CCRs have undertaken.
Requirements
This course is open to anyone but specifically designed for individuals that are newer to a central cancer registry.
Content
Participants will leave with an understanding of why central cancer registries exist and learn more about “how the sausage is made.” We will discuss registry operations such as data processing, record linkages, record consolidation, data quality, edits, and death clearance. These are just a few of the operations required to ensure central registries are providing all stakeholders with the most accurate cancer data available. We will also discuss the process of producing the datasets needed for research, cancer control initiatives, & resource allocation. These data sets are required for understanding the burden of cancer in North America which is complex and involves many components.
Course Organizer(s)
· Jim Hofferkamp, NAACCR Program Manager of Education and Training
· Angela Martin, NAACCR Trainer/Project Coordinator
· Stephanie Hill, NAACCR Associate Director