NCRA is offering a post conference in person only complimentary educational event.
There is limited seating and registration is on a first come first serve basis.
2026 SEER SYMPOSIUM
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time: 8am-1:10pm
Location: In-Person ONLY – Marriott Louisville Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky
Event Description::
A Special One-Day SEER Symposium: Improving the Quality of Recurrence Data Collection through Cancer Registrar Focused Education
Designed by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, this symposium is intended to educate cancer registrars on the accurate identification and abstraction of cancer recurrence, with a focused review of bladder, breast, colon, and prostate cancers. Through site-specific collaboration between clinicians and ODS-Certified cancer registrars, the one-day intensive program bridges clinical practice and registry abstraction to improve consistency and quality in recurrence data collection.
Participants will learn how recurrence is typically diagnosed in clinical settings, including common diagnostic pathways, imaging, pathology, laboratory findings, and clinical assessments. The symposium will highlight key medical record documents that registrars should review—such as progress notes, treatment notes, operative reports, pathology reports, imaging reports, and tumor board documentation—and emphasize specific terminology and wording that support accurate coding of recurrence items.
By pairing clinicians with ODS-certified presenters, the symposium addresses real-world challenges in recurrence documentation and abstraction from both perspectives. Clinicians will provide insight into clinical decision-making and documentation practices, while ODS-certified speakers will discuss abstraction strategies, interpretation of clinical language, and common pitfalls. Interactive discussion and Q&A sessions will allow participants to clarify complex scenarios and improve confidence in coding recurrence items accurately.
Seating is limited for this in-person event!