Cancer Registry World

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Kay Washington, MD, PhD, who discusses the importance of cancer registry data for the pathology community. As Chair of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Editorial Committee, Dr. Washington will also describe the significance of registry data in the development of the TNM cancer staging strategies and especially the ongoing work to develop the 9th Version of the AJCC Cancer Staging System. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Lori Swain, Executive Director of the National Cancer Registrars Association and NCRA Education Foundation. Our discussion centers on the history and current leadership role of the NCRA and the future of the cancer registrar profession. Please enjoy listening and learning!

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Lori A. (Loria) Pollack, MD, MPH CAPT, US Public Health Service and Medical Director for the National Program of Cancer Registries in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Dr Pollack will discuss the important role of the CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) since inception 30 years ago and will review the importance of the NPCR for the future of cancer registries. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Shirley Dalrymple, BS, CTR, RHIT, Coordinator of Quality Review, Cancer Data Services at the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC. Ms. Dalrymple will discuss the importance of quality review in the cancer registry and strategies for improving registry quality. Please enjoy listening and learning!

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Robert Brookland, MD, Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, MD. As the current Chair of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), Dr. Brookland discusses not only the importance of cancer registries for his own specialty but will explain the significance of the registry in the development of cancer staging strategies. Please enjoy listening and learning!

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, a thoracic surgeon and medical director at the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center. As current Chair of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Dr. Mullett discusses the important role for cancer registrars and the benefits of cancer registries. Please enjoy listening and learning!

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, Catherine Bieker, CTR, RHIT, BS-HCA, Director of the Cancer Registry at Legacy SCL Health, now part of Intermountain Healthcare, discusses her journey to becoming a CTR and highlights the benefits of a CTR career. She also discusses the importance of internships for CTRs and the ways that she has supported this effort. Please enjoy listening and learning!

The latest edition of Cancer Registry World features Professor Jon Patrick of Sydney, Australia. Professor Patrick is the past chair of Language Technology at the University of Sydney. In 2012 he co-founded Health Language Analytics (HLA) and currently serves as CEO of Innovative Clinical Information Management Systems. Professor Patrick has a diverse background in the computer science disciplines of computational linguistics, information systems, machine learning and software engineering. Please enjoy listening and learning!

This edition of Cancer Registry World features Barbara Dearmon, BS, CTR, Manager, Oncology Support Services and Cancer Registry Operations at Ascension St. Vincent's Healthcare in Jacksonville. Florida. Barbara is responsible for managing cancer registry operations, monitoring compliance with COC and NAPBC standards in addition to maintaining cancer incidence reporting to the central registry for the health system. She is a past NCRA President, NCRA mentor and currently serves as the NCRA Education Committee Chair. Barbara received the NCRA Distinguished Member Award in 2022 for her outstanding contributions to the cancer registry profession. Please enjoy listening and learning!

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, Lejla Hadzikadic-Gusic, MD, a breast surgeon at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, discusses the role of the cancer registry in providing data to clinicians who care for cancer patients. She also discusses the global implications and importance of cancer registries and reviews her goal of creating meaningful registries in her homeland of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, William Laffey, a highly experienced cancer program administrator, discusses the role of administration in assuring that support for cancer registrars and cancer registry activities is paramount at all institutions caring for cancer patients. He also reviews the important types of data that cancer registries provide to the administration of cancer programs. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this edition of Cancer Registry World, Rohit Nayak, Health Care Innovator & CEO of ERS, Inc. discusses his journey into the world of cancer registry software and looks to the future as new technology is planned to enhance the work of cancer registrars and the increasing ability of cancer registries to collect critical data that are relevant to all cancer patients. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this segment, Mellisa Wheeler, MHA, Director of Community Outreach at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses the role of cancer registry data in the design and implementation of successful community outreach activities for the prevention and screening of cancer. Enjoy listening and learning!

In this segment, Lillie D. Shockney discusses cancer registrars and cancer registries from her perspective as a co-founder of AONN+ and a national leader in nurse and patient navigation. The discussion centers on the benefits of the cancer registry in addressing clinical and research needs for the cancer navigation community. Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG, Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is Co-Founder of the Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators (AONN+), and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship Please listen and learn!

In this segment, Karen Mason, RN, CTR, discusses her perspective on cancer registrars and cancer registries from her position as the current president of NCRA. From the name of the profession to critical workforce issues and the future of cancer registry technology, Karen discusses her vision of the Cancer Registry World. Please listen and learn!