Submission Guidelines
Call for Presentation Abstracts
NCRA 40th Annual Education Conference
May 15-18, 2014
Nashville, TN
Share your expertise with the community of cancer registrars at NCRA’s 40th Annual
Educational Conference to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in
Nashville, TN, May 15-18, 2014. Abstracts will be accepted through the NCRA online
collection center from August 12 through September 10, 2013. All submissions will be
acknowledged and reviewed by the 2014 Program committee. Selected presenters will be
notified by October 15, 2013.
Submission Guidelines
The presentation abstract must include three learning objectives and a 100 to 200-word
session description. We are accepting abstracts proposals for both plenary (45-60 minutes)
and concurrent sessions (30-45 minutes). Abstracts should have a title that is short, but
descriptive. The 2014 Program Committee reserves the option to edit titles and descriptions
for promotional purposes. Please do NOT send supplemental materials (photos, articles or
reports). These will not be seen by the Program Committee. Selected presenters will be
asked to submit a PowerPoint presentation and additional materials at a later date. The
person submitting the abstract will be the main point of contact, receiving all
correspondence from NCRA. They are asked to keep their co-authors informed.
Topic Areas
Abstracting/Coding
 Hands on coding exercises with CS (case examples and exercises)
 Coding pitfalls: class of case and other codes
 Concurrent abstracting: How to do it
 Tips for streamlining
 Assumption when abstracting: When you can and when you can’t
 Understanding diagnostic reports for better coding
 Coding DCIS and Oncotype DX
 Changes in surgery codes and how to decipher physician surgery terminology
Advances in Medicine
 Genetic studies and the cancer registry
 Scientific paper presentations
 Updates on research using cancer registry data
AJCC Staging
 Case studies
 Demonstrations
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Anatomy
 In-depth clinical presentations on major sites
Central Cancer Registries
 Central registry processes
 Quality assurance in the central cancer registry
 Coding for central registries
 Lessons learned: implementation of meaningful use stage 2 for physicians
Clinical Trials
 Clinical trial studies that can be done by small community facilities
 Examples/uses of cancer registry data
CoC
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CSv2
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How to interpret the new standards
How to meet standards, including assessment of treatment planning,
hospice/palliative care/navigator program, and breast program
Quality improvement studies to meet standards
Technology uses for cancer conferences
Advanced site specific staging and abstracting
Demonstrations of staging
CSv2 coding strategies, problems, and solutions
Neoadjuvant treatment/staging
Data
 Utilizing cancer registry data
 Preparing presentations, including graphs and statistical reports
Diseases/Treatments
 Physician-presented sessions on cancer treatments and how they relate to the coding
 Stem cell transplants (bone marrow/cord blood)
 Hematopoietic diseases
Hematopoietics
 New MP Rules
 Case finding hematopoietic
 Hematopoietic coding
 Leukemia/lymphoma diagnosis testing, treatments, and recurrence/progression
ICD-10-CM
 Updates for cancer registrars
Informatics
 Primer on informatics for cancer registrars
 Advanced training on informatics
Pediatrics
 Pediatric cancers
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Professional Development/Management
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Addressing registry staffing issues: shortages, recruitment, training, aging of the
workforce, continuing education, benefits
Managing a registry: best practices
Working remotely: what the independent contractor needs to know
Work distribution in the registry: using certified and noncertified staff
Starting your own business
Quality
 Quality control and improvement
Specific Sites
 Physician-presented sessions on specific sites, including guidelines for treatment,
staging, and prognostic factors. Will consider sites other than the top five, such as
brain, head, and neck.
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