TUESDAY, JUNE 24  CONFERENCE DAY 1

Plenary Session #1
Governor General Ballroom – Level 4

Concurrent Session #1

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Section A:

IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Provinces I – Level 4

Moderator: Jim Hofferkamp

01 Challenges and Opportunities for Cancer Registries with Meaningful Use Stages 2 and 3
I. Zachary, University of Missouri

02 Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Electronic Physician Reporting to State Cancer Registries
W. Blumenthal, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

03 TumourTExtract – A Large Volume NLP Pipeline Network to Deliver and Extract Content From Imaging Reports for Cancer Registries
J. Patrick, Health Language Laboratories

04 Enhancing Early Capture of Population-Based Cancer Surveillance Data Through Inter-State Health Information Exchange
E.B. Durbin, Kentucky Cancer Registry

Section B:

SURVIVAL METHODS I
Ontario – Level 3

Moderator: Lin Xie

05 On the Estimation of Excess Hazard and Net Survival in the Presence of Missing Covariate Data: An Empirical Study
U. Nur, Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group

06 Estimating Relative Survival for Cancer: An Analysis of Bias Introduced by Outdated Life Tables
L.F. Ellison, Statistics Canada

07 Model Selection and Explained Variation of Survival from Cancer
B. Rachet, Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group

Section C:

DATA QUALITY
Les Saisons – Level 3

Moderator: Recinda Sherman

08 Assessing the Fitness for Use of the Primary Payer at Diagnosis Variable. Part A: The National View
K. Henry, Rutgers University

09 Assessing the Fitness for Use of the Primary Payer at Diagnosis Variable. Part B: Why New York has not Submitted This Data Item
A.R. Kahn, New York State Cancer Registry

10 Exploring the Disease Index Impact on Cancer Registry Data Completeness and Death Clearance Casefinding in Maryland
W. Ross, Westat, Inc.

11 Getting the Best out of Brain Tumor Cancer Registry Data
J.S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Section D:

USING DATA FOR CANCER CONTROL I
Governor General Ballroom – Level 4

Moderator: Chandrika Rao

12 Does Compliance with CoC Guidelines for Minimum Lymph Node Count Really Matter?
J.W. Morgan, Loma Linda University School of Public Health

13 Indications for Positron-Emission Tomography Scans in Nova Scotia: A Validation of Timing Rules and Recorded Reasons for Scan in Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer
R. Dewar, Cancer Care Nova Scotia

14 Developing a Template to Use Cancer Surveillance Data to Investigate Cancer Disparities
S. Gershman, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

15 You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure: Setting the Stage for Measuring in Sixty, the Manitoba Cancer Patient Journey Initiative
J. Griffith, CancerCare Manitoba

Section E:

TREATMENT DATA
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Lynn Giljahn

16 Comparison of the Characteristics and Outcomes of Colon Cancer Patients Treated with Laparoscopic Colectomy Versus Open or Other Colectomy
B. Rettig, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

17 Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status on Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use Among Elderly Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer
M.C. Hsieh, Louisiana Tumor Registry

18 Declining Use of Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Cancer in California
R.D. Cress, Public Health Institute

19 Sociodemographic Disparities in Patient-Reported Pre- and Post-Treatment Sexual Functions for Localized Prostate Cancer
X.C. Wu, LSU Health Sciences Center

20 Geographic Inequalities in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Surgical Treatment and Mortality
U. Nur, Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group

Plenary Session #2
Governor General Ballroom – Level 4

Concurrent Session #2

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Section A:

REGISTRY OPERATIONS AND QUALITY CONTROL I
Provinces I – Level 4

Moderator: Darlene Dale

21 Synoptic Pathology Reporting: Collaborative Approach to National Implementation
A. Kwiatkowski, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

22 Standardization for Reporting Cancer Biomarker Test Data
S. Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

23 The Saskatchewan Cancer Registry: Innovative Uses and Opportunities to Accelerate Improvement in Quality of Cancer Services
Z. Phillips, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

24 An Interoperable Document Standard to Improve Quality of Cancer Care Across Multiple Locations
E. Ambinder, The Tisch Cancer Institute of The Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Section B:

SURVIVAL AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Ontario – Level 3

Moderator: Rich Pinder

26 Cancer Survival in First Nations and Métis: Follow-up of the 1991 Census Mortality Cohort
D.R. Withrow, Cancer Care Ontario

27 Characterization of Colorectal Cancer Survival in New Mexico
A. Meisner, New Mexico Tumor Registry

28 Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Predictors of Survival in Florida Colorectal Cancer Patients (2007-2011)
S.L. Tannenbaum, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

29 Cancer in Los Angeles County: Trends in Adolescents and Young Adults 1988-2011
D. Deapen, Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance Program

30 Northwest Territories Cancer Report 2001-2010
B. Denning, Government of the Northwest Territories

Section C:

USING DATA FOR CANCER CONTROL II
Governor General Ballroom – Level 4

Moderator: David Stinchcomb

31 Examining Income Disparities in Estimated Stage-Specific Incidence Rates for Breast and Prostate Cancer in Canada
T. Forte, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

32 Innovative Utilization of a State Cancer Registry to Contact Young Breast Cancer Survivors and Their High-Risk Female Relatives to Increase Breast Cancer Screening
G. Copeland, Michigan Department of Community Health

33 Komen Community Profiles Needs Assessment
J. Patch, Susan G. Komen

34 Developing and Reporting on Evidence-Based Targets for Cancer System Performance Measures
R. Rahal, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Section D:

STAGING
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Frances Ross

35 Staging Tool Simplifies the Collection of Valid TNM Staging Data
D.J. Dale, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

36 Automated TNM Staging
D.J. Dale, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

37 The Impact of the Collaborative Stage Transition on SEER Summary Stage
C. Kosary, National Cancer Institute

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25CONFERENCE DAY 2

Plenary Session #3
Governor General Ballroom – Level 4

Concurrent Session #3

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Section A:

REGISTRY OPERATIONS AND CASE ASCERTAINMENT I
Provinces I – Level 4

Moderator: Gail Noonan

38 Enhancing Utility of a Pediatric Cancer Registry through Early Case Capture
M. Puckett, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

39 Using Scanners and Optical Character Recognition for Pathology Report Collection
D. Morrell, Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program

40 CNS Tumours in Canada: Who Are We Missing?
A. Shaw, Public Health Agency of Canada

41 Evaluating the Ability of the Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System to Capture Incident Cases of Cancer
S.M. Koroukian, Case Western Reserve University

Section B:

STATISTICS AND MODELING
Ontario – Level 3

Moderator: Heather Stuart-Panko

42 Model-Based Risk Factor Estimates for Use in Disease Mapping Surveillance Employing Bayesian Methods
T.A. Norwood, Cancer Care Ontario

43 A Discussion on the Stability of Direct Age-Adjusted Rates
J. Keighley, Kansas Cancer Registry

44 Projections of Cancer Incidence in Canada Up to 2032
L. Xie, Public Health Agency of Canada

45 The Impact of Missing Stage at Diagnosis on Results of Geographic Risk of Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
R.L. Sherman, NAACCR

Section C:

EMERGING ISSUES: BREAST CANCER
Les Saisons – Level 3

Moderator: Kathleen Cronin

46 U.S. Incidence of Breast Cancer Subtypes Defined by Joint Hormone Receptor and HER2 Status
N. Howlader, National Cancer Institute

47 Molecular Subtypes of Female Breast Cancer: Their Associated Factors and Treatment
V.W. Chen, Louisiana Tumor Registry

48 Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Hormone Therapy Among Medicaid-Insured Women with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: Results from a Pilot Study
M.J. Schymura, New York State Department of Health

49 Linked Data Reveal How Persons Dying of Breast Cancer Differ From Those Dying of All Cancers and Non-Cancer Diseases
G.M. Johnston, Cancer Care Nova Scotia

Section D:

USING DATA FOR CANCER CONTROL/RISK FACTORS
Newfoundland/Nova Scotia – Level 4

Moderator: Susan Gershman

50 Record Linkage with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Registries for the Surveillance of Comorbidities to Enable Comprehensive Care for Persons at End of Life with Cancer
G.M. Johnston, Cancer Care Nova Scotia

51 Obesity and Physical Activity of Manitoba Youth and Association with Adult Cancers
T. Erickson, CancerCare Manitoba

52 Comparison of Three Strategies to Enroll Cancer Survivors in a Lifestyle Program Offered by a Cancer Registry
A.S. Hamilton, Keck School of Medicine

53 Regional Variation and Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer
R. Ahmed, CancerCare Manitoba

Section E:

CANCER EPIDEMLOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Chuck Wiggins

54 Stomach Cancer Incidence Trends Among 10 Racial/Ethnic Groups in California, 1988-2010
A.S. Hamilton, Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program

55 Trends in Kidney Cancer Incidence Rates Among American Indians and Other Populations in New Mexico
M. Barry, New Mexico Tumor Registry

56 The Past, Present and Future Burden of Cancer Incidence in the United States
H. Weir, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

57 Global Surveillance of Cancer Survival (CONCORD)
M.P. Coleman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Concurrent Session #4

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Section A:

REGISTRY OPERATIONS AND QUALITY CONTROL II
Provinces I – Level 4

Moderator: Amanda Shaw

58 Methods for Validating Edits
F. Depry, Information Management Services, Inc.

59 Using Technology to Increase Productivity and Data Quality
C. Moody, California Cancer Registry

60 Innovative Data Quality Control: How to Make it Better by Making it Easier!
W. Roshala, PHI/Cancer Registry of Greater California

Section B:

SURVIVAL METHODS II
Ontario – Level 3

Moderator: Xiaocheng Wu

61 A New SAS Macro to fit Flexible Parametric Survival Models: Applications of the Royston-Parmar Models
R. Dewar, Cancer Care Nova Scotia

62 The Impact of Different Types of Follow-Up on Survival Outcomes for Asians and Hispanics in the U.S.
P.S. Pinheiro, University of Nevada Las Vegas

63 A Semi-Parametric Method for Estimating Personal Cure, a Statistic for the Patient, Survivor, Clinician, and Caregiver
M.R. Stedman, National Cancer Institute

64 Characteristics of Lost to Follow-Up Cases in the Ontario Cancer Registry and Their Impact on Survival
D. Nishri, Cancer Care Ontario

Section C:

Emerging Issues: Record Linkage and Data Augmentation
Les Saisons – Level 3

Moderator: Eric Durbin

65 Using SAS to Approximate a Two-Pass Linkage in Link Plus
S. Easterday, Texas Cancer Registry

66 Integrating BigMatch into Automated Registry Record Linkage Operations
J. Jacob, Kentucky Cancer Registry

67 Agreement on Treatment Data Between the Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance Systems and Medicare Claims Data
S.M. Koroukian, Case Western Reserve University

Section D:

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
Newfoundland/Nova Scotia – Level 4

Moderator: Jeannette Jackson-Thompson

68 Cervical Cancer Incidence (2007-2010) and Pap Smear Screening History in Saskatchewan, Canada
T. Zhu, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

69 Small-Area Cancer Survival Estimation: Methodological Challenges
M. Quaresma, Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group

70 Optimizing Registry Data to Improve Targeted Screening in High-Risk Populations
L. Escobedo, University of Southern California

71 Creating Ethnic-Specific Life Tables from Small Populations for Relative Survival Analysis: An Example of First Nations and Métis People in Canada Using the 1991 Census Mortality Cancer Cohort
D. Withrow, Cancer Care Ontario

Section E:

Registry Operations and Case Ascertainment II
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Winny Roshala

72 Implementing Statewide Cancer Case Reporting by Targeted Physician Specialists in New York
A.A. Austin, New York State Cancer Registry

73 Automated Cancer Case Ascertainment and Reporting in Australia
G. Cernile, Artificial Intelligence In Medicine Inc.

74 Automated Data Extraction and Classification of Text-Based Pathology Reports for Research and Clinical Trials Matching
G. Cernile, Artificial Intelligence In Medicine Inc.

Section F:

MID-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PART I
Provinces II – Level 4

Enhancing the Use of Cancer Registry Data to Measure Cancer System Performance
R. Rahal and T. Forte, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Concurrent Session #5

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Section A:

GEOCODING AND GEOSPATIAL QUALITY CONTROL
Provinces I – Level 4

Moderator: Kevin Henry

75 Using the NAACCR Geocoder Metadata to Assess Quality of Geocoded Data and Impact on Results of Spatial Studies
R.L. Sherman, NAACCR

76 The Cancer Registry of Greater California Undertakes a GEOCODE Improvement Project
G.W. Halvorson, Cancer Registry of Greater California

77 Assessing Fitness for Geo-Use — Interpreting Geocode Quality in the NAACCR/TAMU Geocoding System
D.W. Goldberg, Texas A&M University

78 Case Studies in Large-Scale Registry Re-Geocoding with the NAACCR/TAMU Geocoding System – Results from Texas & New Mexico Registries
C. Wiggins, New Mexico Tumor Registry

Section B:

CANCER EPIDEMLOLOGY I
Ontario – Level 3

Moderator: Deirdre Rogers

79 Examination of Racial Disparities in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Survival
M. Whiteside, Tennessee Department of Health

80 Overall Prostate Cancer Survival in Florida: A Multilevel Analysis
H. Xiao, Florida A&M University

81 Capitalizing on Cancer Surveillance Through Two Osteosarcoma Surveillance Studies in Five Nordic Countries and the U.S.: What Have We Learned?
D. Harris, RTI Health Solutions

82 Using SEER*Stat MP-SIR to Investigate Cancer Incidence Among Occupational Cohorts
C.J. Johnson, Cancer Data Registry of Idaho

Section C:

CANCER IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Les Saisons

Lori Havener

83 An Update on Cancer Incidence in Appalachia
R. Wilson, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

84 Cancer Survival in Appalachia
B. Huang, University of Kentucky

85 Cancer Incidence in the Historic Southern Black Belt
R. Wilson, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

86 Reducing Inequalities in Cancer Survival for Ontario First Nations: A Journey from Surveillance to Action
L. Marrett, Cancer Care Ontario

Section D:

FUNDAMENTALS OF REGISTRY OPERATIONS
Newfoundland/Nova Scotia – Level 4

Moderator: Janna Harrell

87 Data Item Consolidation
J. Hofferkamp, NAACCR

88 Hiring Central Cancer Registry Staff – Getting the Right Person in the Right Job
L. Koch, Illinois State Cancer Registry

89 SEER*Educate — Learn by Doing
M. Potts, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

90 Standardizing Visual Editing in a Decentralized Cancer Registry: Muting 50 Shades of Visual Editing
K. Vance, Cancer Registry of Greater California

91 Dynamically Generating Statistical Cancer Reports Efficiently: Getting the Best Bang for Your Buck
C.J. Harrell, Utah Cancer Registry

Section E:

CANCER EPIDEMLOLOGY II: COLORECTAL AND PROSTATE CANCER
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Rebecca Siegel

92 Early Age and Late Stage Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer Among American Indian Residents of Montana, 2001-2010
L. Williamson, Montana Central Tumor Registry

93 Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Aboriginal Ontarians: A Cautionary Ecologic Tale
S.W. Young, Cancer Care Ontario

94 Predictors of Delays in Seeking Medical Help for Rectal Bleeding
S. Fung, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

95 Multiple Cancers in Prostate Cancer Men: SEER Data Review
L. Sun, National Cancer Institute

Section F:

MID-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PART II
Provinces II – Level 4

System Performance Measurement and Reporting: Building Indicators and Trust
R. Rahal and T. Forte, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

THURSDAY, JUNE 26CONFERENCE DAY 3

IACR/NAACCR Combined Plenary I
Confederation 2 & 3 – Level 4

IACR/NAACCR Concurrent Session #6

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Section A:

COSTS OF OPERATING A CANCER REGISTRY
Governor General Ballroom I – Level 4

Moderator: Reda Wilson

96 Costs of Operating a Central Cancer Registry and Factors Affecting Cost: Findings from an Economic Evaluation of CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries
M. Cole-Beebe, Research Triangle Institute

97 Cost Per Episode of Care of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Saskatchewan: A Descriptive Analysis
S. Sarker, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

A3 Cancer Registration in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Cost Study in Kenya
M. Cole-Beebe, Research Triangle Institute

A4 Economic Evaluation of Cancer Registration in Europe
L. Sacchetto, Piedmont Cancer Registry

Section B:

BREAST CANCER
Ontario – Level 3

Moderator: Marsha Dunn

B1 Breast and Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Mongolia
S. Tuvshingerel, National Cancer Center, Mongolia

B2 Factors Influencing Time Between Breast Cancer Surgery and Radiotherapy: A Populations Based Study
S. Siesling, Comprehensive Cancer Centre The Netherlands

B3 Explanatory Factors for Variation in the Type of Surgery in Early Stage Breast Cancer
L. De Munck, Comprehensive Cancer Centre the Netherlands

B4 Evaluation of Clinically-Significant Factors in Collaborative Stage for Female Breast Cancers, SEER 2010 Diagnoses
B. Edwards, National Cancer Institute

Section C:

DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMLOLOGY
Les Saisons – Level 3

Moderator: Christopher Johnson

C1 The Rise of Cervical Cancer in Puerto Rico; Are Policies Effective?
M. Traverso-Ortiz, Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry

C2 Incidence and Migration for Tumours in Children under 15 Years: Neuquén Province 2003-2008
N. Arias Ondicol, Neuquén Cancer Registry

C3 Rising Burden of Tobacco-Related Cancers: A Cause of Concern in the City of Bhopal, India
A. Shrivastana, Gandhi Medical College, India

Section D:

DEVELOPING METHODS
Newfoundland/Nova Scotia – Level 4

Moderator: Maria Schymura

D1 Spatial Patterns in the Change of Cancer Incidence in Belgium
K. Henau, Belgian Cancer Registry

D2 Cancer Prevalence in Japan from 2008 to 2029
T. Matsuda, National Cancer Center, Japan

D3 Predicting Cancer Incidence in the North of Portugal for the Years 2013, 2015 & 2020
C. Castro, Portuguese Institute of Oncology

D4 Statistical Cure of Colorectal Cancer Patients in Urban vs. Rural Areas in the North Region of Portugal
L. Antunes, Portuguese Institute of Oncology

Section E:

IMPROVING DATA QUALITY
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Nan Stroup

E1 Automated Data Capturing for Early Finalization of Data: An Experience of Cancer Registry in Bhopal India
S. Shrivastava, Indian Council of Medical Research

E2 Improving the Comparability and Quality of Data of Cancer Registries in IARC Regional Hub – Mumbai Region
R. Dikshit, Tata Memorial Hospital

E3 Guidelines for a Cancer Registry Procedure Manual: A Contribution from Redepican to GICR
I. Izarzugaza, International Agency for Research on Cancer

E4 Can Inpatient Data be Used to Improve Melanoma Case Completeness?
B. Gutierrez, Texas Department of State Health Services

E5 The Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR): Implementation in Latin America
M. Abriata, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Section F:

CANCER OUTCOMES
Quebec – Level 4

Moderator: Jon Tonita

F1 Cancer in Patients Prescribed Antipsychotic Medications – Differences and Outcomes
A. Gavin, N. Ireland Cancer Registry

F2 Analysis of Prognostic Factors Influencing Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme (2000-2011)
G. Narasimhan, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

F3 Planning Expanded Scope Paramedicine for Palliative Cancer Patients Using Population-Based Linked Administrative Data
G. Johnson, Dalhousie University

IACR/NAACCR Combined Plenary II
Confederation 2 & 3 – Level 4

IACR/NAACCR Combined Plenary III
Confederation 2 & 3 – Level 4

Friday, JUNE 27CONFERENCE DAY 4

IACR Plenary IV
Confederation 2 & 3 – Level 4

IACR/NAACCR Combined Plenary V
Confederation 2 & 3 – Level 4

Clemmesen Lecture
Provinces Ballroom – Level 4

IACR Combined Plenary VI
Provinces Ballroom – Level 4

IACR Plenary VI Continued
Provinces Ballroom – Level 4

Saturday, JUNE 28CONFERENCE DAY 5

Roundtable Session VII
Provinces Ballroom – Level 4

IACR Plenary Session VIII
Provinces Ballroom – Level 4

Post Conference Workshop 2: Building Blocks for Cancer System Performance Measurement and Evaluation: A Focus on Latin America
Quebec – Level 4

Post Conference Workshop 3: Imputation
Newfoundland/Nova Scotia – Level 4