2008 Conference Presentations

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 1

Section A: Registry Software Tools

Mt. Evans

01 Link Plus Version 2: An Essential Central Cancer Registry (CCR) Linkage Tool
Kathleen K. Thoburn (CDC National Program of Cancer Registries/Contractor, Northrop Grumman)

02 Web Plus Version 2: Secure Web-Based Functions for Death Certificate and Pathology Lab Follow-Back Efforts
Kathleen K. Thoburn (CDC National Program of Cancer Registries/Contractor, Northrop Grumman)

Section B: Registry Operations

Grays Peak

04 NAACCR’s National Provider Identifier Resource
Kevin A. Henry (New Jersey State Cancer Registry

05 2007 Multiple Primary Rules: Impact on Incidence Rates
Gary M. Levin (Florida Cancer Data System)

06 Record Consolidation Test with the 2007 Multiple Primary/Histology Coding Rules
Frances Ross (Kentucky Cancer Registry)

Section C:

Capturing Clinical Data

Mt. Elbert

09 Electronic Pathology Reports and the Use of HL7 Messaging Workbench
Ken Gerlach (CDC-NPCR)

Section D: Population-Based Studies

Mt. Columbia

10 Examining the Association Between Socio-Economic Factors and Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancers
Christopher J. Johnson (Cancer Data Registry of Idaho)

11 Assessing Burden of HPV-Associated Cancer in the U.S., 1998-2003 (ABHACUS): Monitoring the Impact of Emerging Technologies Using Cancer Registry Data
Margaret Watson (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Section E: Special Populations

Mt. Sopris

13 Cervical Cancer Among Asian Subgroups in California, 1988-2004
Janet Bates (California Cancer Registry)

Section E: NAACCR 101

Mt. Wilson

16 NAACCR 101
Shannon Vann, Jim Hofferkamp (NAACCR)

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 2

Section B: Data Quality

Grays Peak

21 Analytic Considerations When Shifting from Direct-Coded to CS-Derived AJCC Staging
Jerri Linn Phillips (American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer)

22 Quality Control Abstract Review Process
Sarah Manson (Florida Cancer Data System)

Section C: Electronic Reporting

Mt. Elbert

23 PERC: Envisioning the Next Generation of E-PATH
Jennifer Seiffert (Northrop-Grumman)

Section E: Health Disparities

Mt. Sopris

31 Widening of Socioeconomic Disparities in U.S. Mortality from Cancer and Other Major Causes, 1993-2001
Ahmedin Jemal (American Cancer Society)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008

11:00 am – 12:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 3

Section A: Registry Operations – Economics

Mt. Evans

33 SEER Registry Operations Cost Analysis: Nov 2006-Oct 2007
Amy Garson (National Cancer Institute/SEER)

Section C: Population-Based Studies

Mt. Elbert

36 Health Care Access Disparities and Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates in the U.S., 1995-2004
Yongping Hao (American Cancer Society)

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008

8:30 am – 10:00 am CONCURRENT SESSION 4

Section A: Cancer Surveillance in Asian Countries – Invited Session

Mt. Evans

Cancer Surveillance in Shanghai, China
Ying Zheng (Shanghai Cancer Registry)
Presented by: Xiaocheng Wu (Louisiana Tumor Registry)

Cancer Surveillance in Taiwan
Chu Pei-yi (Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan)

Section C: Cancer Survivorship

Mt. Elbert

46 Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survival: A Period Analysis of Data from the Canadian Cancer Registry
Larry F. Ellison (Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada)

47 Detecting Significant Spatial Patterns of Survival from Breast and Prostate Cancer in Michigan
Glenn Copeland (Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program, Michigan Dept. of Community Health)

Section D: Data Linkage Studies

Mt. Columbia

48 Linkage with Birth Certificate Data to Improve Patient Follow-up in Central Cancer Registries
Daixin Yin (California Cancer Registry)

10:30 am – 12:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 5

Section A: Training/Education

Mt. Evans

54 Innovations in Training and Education: How to Stretch Budgets Without Stressing Staff
Jeannette Jackson-Thompson (Missouri Cancer Registry)

55 Cancer Registrar Training: A Model to Meet Today’s Challenges
Carol Hahn Johnson (National Cancer Institute/SEER)

56 Developing New Pathways to Learning: An Innovative Approach to Improve the Quality of Data Collection for Hematopoietic Diseases
Jenniver Ruhl (National Cancer Institute/SEER)

Section B: GIS/Spatial Analysis

Grays Peak

57 Screening for Increased Cancer Risk Near Toxic Waste Sites
Recinda Sherman (Florida Cancer Data System)

Section C: Population-Based Studies

Mt. Elbert

60 Marital Status and Stage at Diagnosis of Invasive Melanoma of the Skin
James L. Fisher (Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute)

Section D:

Registry Operations

Mt. Columbia

64 Optimizing Registry Resources: California’s Workgroup-Based Strategic Planning Project to Manage Declining Resources and Streamline Registry Functions
Barry Gordon (California Surveillance Section, Cancer Surveillance and Research Branch, California Dept. of Public Health)

Section E: Data Quality

Mt. Sopris

67 Using NAPIIA to Improve the Accuracy of Asian Race Code in Registry Data
Mei-Chin Hsieh (Louisiana Tumor Registry)

1:45 pm – 3:30 pm PLENARY SESSION 3

Grand Ballroom

NAACCR SHOWCASE
Plenary Session Moderator: Betsy Kohler
Acting Executive Director (NAACCR)

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm NAACCR Data Standards Activities to Achieve Interoperability
Ken Gerlach (CDC)

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm An Ecologic Method to Estimate Cancer Incidence Rates for Specific Latino Groups
Andy Lake (IMS)

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Public Comments on the New Death Clearance Guidelines
Robin Otto (Pennsylvania Cancer Registry)