2013 Awards Winners
Outstanding New Professional Award
Denise Hansen, BA, CTR
Danielle Chufar Memorial Annual Conference Scholarship
Lisa L.Connor, CTR
James A. Bradley Scholarship Conference Scholarship
Barbara Hagedal, AS, BS, RDMS, CTR
Elekta Award for Journal of Registry Management: Best Paper of the Year 2013
The Impact of The Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act (Public Law 107-260) On Non-Malignant Brain And Central Nervous System Tumor Incidence Trends
Authors: Bridget J. McCarthy, PhD; Carol Kruchko; Therese A. Dolecek, PhD
Elekta Award for Journal of Registry Management: Best Paper of the Year 2013: Honorable Mention
An Automated Algorithm For Consolidating Dates Of Diagnosis From Multiple Sources
Authors: Xiuling Zhang, PhD; Amy R. Kahn, MS, CTR; Francis P. Boscoe, PhD; Paul M. Buckley, CTR
Colleen Sherman, RHIA, CTR accepts on behalf of the authors.
Cancer registrars are data information specialists that capture a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the U.S. The curated data provides essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to better monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs. Learn more about how to become a cancer registrar and how cancer registry data is used to improve public health.
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