2019 Award Winners
Distinguished Member Award
Dianne Cleveland, RHIA, CTR
Volunteer Excellence Award Theresa Vallerand, BGS, CTR
April Fritz Outstanding New Professional Award Andrea Sipin-Baliwas
Elekta Award for Journal of Registry Management: Best Paper of the Year "On Capturing Radiological Diagnoses of Brain Tumors to Provide Complete Population Data in Cancer Registries in Canada ."
Authors: Yan Yuan, Sana Amjad, Angela Eckstrand, Rob Sevick, James Scott, Shebnum Devji, Christine Bertrand, Mary Jane King, Victor Brunka, Emily Maplethorpe, Emily Walker, Thierry Muanza, and Faith Davis
Elekta Award for Journal of Registry Management: Best Paper of the Year: Honorable Mention
"Cancers Among the Oldest Old in Massachusetts from 2004–2014."
Authors: Erin Cook, Susan Gershman, and Richard Knowlton
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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