Registration for the SEER 2011 Advanced Topics for Registry Professionals workshop to be held after the National Cancer Registrar’s Association Annual meeting in Orlando Florida is now open to hospital-based cancer registrars.  This workshop is worth the trip alone!  Register soon as seats fill up fast.  Registration closes on Friday, March 11, 2011 at midnight.  

Here’s the SEER description of their 2-day workshop:

“The National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Advanced Topics for Registry Professionals Conference will be a 2-day educational session on CSv2 for registry professionals. Hospital and central registry staff will benefit from a systematic review of key Collaborative Stage Data elements, including site-specific factors with emphasis on the breast, colon, lung, prostate, and melanoma schemes. Additional topics include updates on major changes for v0203, CAnswer Forum, and a preview of the upcoming 2011 CS Reliability Study.

Educational presentations will be posted on the registration site 1 week prior to the conference. Participants will receive notification via email when the presentations are available to print or save to flash drives if bringing a laptop computer. Hard copies will not be provided for this conference.  

PARTICIPANTS WILL:

• Utilize the Collaborative Stage Data Collection System Manual (CSv2) and site-specific schema relevant to coding breast, colon, lung, prostate, and melanoma cases
• Expand understanding of the data elements, including site-specific factors
• Learn the major changes in v0203 Part I, Sections I and II
• Expand knowledge of CSv2 data sources and availability
• Interact with subject matter experts from the CSv2 Educational & Training Team, CSv2 Mapping Team, CoC Team, CoC/AJCC/CS CAnswer Forum, and SEER DQT “

This is one of the best workshops offered to cancer registrars each year.  It’s low-key, informative and while registration is free, travel expenses are not.  However, registrants are never disappointed!