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- Transitioning to RCRS with Dr. Frederick Greene - Join us for an Upcoming Webinar
- Vitalize Your Cancer Registry with Automated Data Exchange
- Continuing Education Opportunities
- November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- November Employee Spotlight - Kent Andrews
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Transitioning to RCRS with Dr. Frederick Greene
Join us for an Upcoming Webinar
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We are excited to announce an educational webinar that will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The webinar is entitled, Embracing Change - Transition to RCRS.
Christi Cox, CTR, Manager of Education at ERS will be co-presenting with Dr. Frederick Greene, Medical Director to Cancer Data Services of the Levine Cancer Institute of Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC.
During this one hour webinar, Christi and Dr. Greene will discuss the logistics of RCRS data submissions as well as describe best practices for hospital registries to use RCRS to increase data quality. The webinar will enlighten participants to the extraordinary value of RCRS and encourage them to embrace it and utilize it to its fullest potential as a means to ultimately improve patient care and outcomes for all.
Invitations and registration links will be sent 2 weeks prior to the webinar. This will be a webinar that should not be missed!
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Future Webinar Suggestions
What topics interest you for future webinars? If you have suggestions, please contact Christi Cox, Manager of Education at ccox@mycrstar.com with your wish list!
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Vitalize Your Cancer Registry with Automated Data Exchange |
Would you like to learn more about vitalizing your cancer registry by:
- Positioning the cancer registry as the data hub of your organization
- Jump starting the collation of your registry data
- Driving concurrent abstracting, supporting RCRS compliance and reporting initiatives to add value to your organization
- Impact the patient’s journey from diagnosis to treatment and to outcomes and survivorship
We have been in conversation with many of our clients to discuss the impact that automation can have for the entire cancer program. We encourage you to engage with us so we can start the journey with your organization and help assess your needs and develop a plan for implementation. If you would like to schedule a one on one call with Melanie Rogan, CTR, Director, Registry Services and Todd Carter, Manager of Technology and Implementations, please click here to contact Katelyn Lawson.
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Continuing Education Opportunities |
Listed below are several continuing education opportunities available for cancer registrars.
NCRA Center for Cancer Registry Education
Access to high-quality educational programming to support both seasoned professionals and those new to the field. Included are programs related to the AJCC 8th Edition. Most are fee based.
Click here for more information.
NCRA Registry Resources
A series of informational abstracts and presentations that show registrars how to use these important resources. These site-specific abstracts provide an outline to follow when determining what text to include. FREE
Click here for more information.
SEER Educate
Improve technical skills through applied testing on the latest coding guidelines and concepts. Complete practice abstracts and earn up to 20 CE credits per cycle. FREE.
Casefinding and Grade exercises are now available as well.
Click here for more information.
AJCC
View recordings of the live webinars for no charge.
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
November is a busy cancer awareness month, recognizing pancreatic, lung, stomach and carcinoid cancers. Our focus this month is on lung cancer.
There are two main types of lung cancer: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Early detection and diagnosis is crucial in a patient’s outcome since most lung cancers do not even show symptoms until a later stage. The earlier the diagnosis of lung cancer, the more effective the prescribed treatment will be.
Treatment for lung cancer has improved over time, which in turn increases the survival rate for a patient. The treatment for the two main types of lung cancer may differ in their approach. Treatment options for NSCLC are based on stage at diagnosis, as well as the patient’s overall health and lung function. Certain traits of the cancer are also important in determining which type(s) of treatment are given for NSCLC. The options for treating SCLC are also based on the stage at dx, overall health and lung function. In treating both of these types, frequently more than one treatment regimen is given.
The American Cancer Society website contains information on the most common treatment options and approaches per stage at diagnosis for both NSCLC and SCLC.
Below are treatment combination reports that can easily be generated in CRStar on both these types of lung cancer as a comparison.
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November Employee Spotlight - Kent Andrews |
Our November employee spotlight shines on Kent Andrews, Software Engineer. Kent joined ERS in the spring of 1999. He earned an Associate Degree in Computer Programming from Cincinnati State where he continued to work in the school's IT department for nearly two years after graduation.
When asked what the favorite part of his job is, Kent stated, "As technology, methods, needs and standards change, we have to evolve our product and ourselves to adapt. And as we adapt, it almost always requires us to learn something new. Which is one of the best things about working for ERS."
Kent lives in one of the northeastern suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. In his spare time, when he is not visiting his mother and brother, Kent enjoys reading, going for walks, and following professional hockey and baseball. Kent also enjoys learning about new and different technologies, architecture and watching a good movie.
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A few months ago, ERS implemented a customer referral program. To date, several loyal CRStar users have earned a $200 gift card. You could be next!
Please click "Refer CRStar" below if you know of any Cancer Programs that could benefit from CRStar and the TLC all CRStar users enjoy and rely on. Should your referral become a CRStar user, you'll earn a $200 Gift Card.
Let's grow our CRStar community together!
Terms and conditions can be found on the CRStar Referral Form.
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