Cancer Registry World

On this segment of "Cancer Registry World", Phil Butera, Director of Clinical Trials at the Atrium Health-Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC, discusses the important role of registry data in creating clinical trials and selecting appropriate trials for varying populations of patients. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this segment of "Cancer Registry World", James Hamilton, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and current president of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE), discusses the importance of educating all healthcare professionals in the application of cancer registries for clinical care and outcomes research. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this segment of "Cancer Registry World," three oncology data specialists discuss how their work as NCRA representatives and liaisons brings the ODS perspective to cancer staging education, accreditation standards, quality measures, cancer program requirements, and coding. Joining the conversation are Juliet Hinton Kolin, ODS-C, BSB, MBA, Cancer Registry Manager of Research and Informatics at FGH Cancer Center; Carrie A. Antonelli, BA, ODS-C, Oncology Data and Accreditation Manager at Sarah Cannon Cancer Network and NCRA liaison to the Commission on Cancer; and Penne J. Perry, RHIT, ODS-C, Senior Manager of Oncology Data and Accreditation at Sarah Cannon Cancer Network and NCRA representative to the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this segment of "Cancer Registry World", Jay Piccirillo, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO, discusses the importance of capturing co-morbidities in our cancer registry abstracts. Dr. Piccirillo has been a staunch advocate for highlighting the significance of non-malignant conditions that occur in cancer patients and the importance of these co-morbid entities in cancer outcomes. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this segment of "Cancer Registry World", Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH discusses the important role of registry information in the work of the American Cancer Society. As the Scientific Director of Health Services Research in the Surveillance and Health Equity Sciences Department at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Dr. Nogueira has a unique perspective on the use of registry data for research and as important repositories for cancer reporting. Please enjoy listening and learning.

In this segment of Cancer Registry World, Laurie Kirstein, MD, FACS, a breast surgical oncologist in the Division of Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and current Chair of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC), discusses her vision and priorities for the CoC. Drawing on the power of cancer registry data, she highlights the essential role Oncology Data Specialists play in advancing cancer care, quality measurement, and program improvement. Tune in to hear how data-driven insights are shaping the future of oncology.

In this segment of Cancer Registry World, Karen Knight, Executive Director of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR), discusses the organization's vital role in advancing cancer surveillance and shares her perspective on the future of cancer registries, including the technologies needed to support more timely, comprehensive data.

In this segment of Cancer Registry World, we explore the critical need to define and capture cancer recurrence data—and the challenges registries face today. Dr. David Byrd, surgical oncologist and former chair of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), shares insights from his work leading a multidisciplinary workgroup to establish meaningful, standardized approaches to recurrence data collection.

In this episode of Cancer Registry World, we're joined by Nadine Walker, ODS, Editor of the Journal of Registry Management and Senior Director of Professional Practice at the National Cancer Registrars Association. Nadine shares her insights on the vital role cancer registries play in advancing research and supporting peer-reviewed publications dedicated to cancer. Tune in for an informative discussion that highlights the impact of registry data on the future of oncology research.