What’s New for FORDS in 2010?
(November 12, 2009)
This presentation will describe new and revised items in Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards Revised for 2010 (FORDS) and changes in data requirements to be implemented January 1, 2010, along with the reasons for those changes. Although reference to CS and AJCC changes will be included, this presentation is not intended to provide coding instructions for those manuals.
 

Monitoring Clinical Stage to Improve Care
(October 21, 2009)
The presentation will examine the cancer committee's role in ensuring quality care through a process to match clinical stage with the recommended treatment choices (Standard 4.3).
 

Optimizing Cancer Program Activities to Meet Multiple Standards
(September 16, 2009)
The presentation will examine how the requirements for many standards overlap multiple areas and will describe how to structure activities so that one project can be used to comply with several standards.
 

Debunking Urban Legends in Staging
(August 21, 2009)
This presentation is intended to provide physicians and cancer registrars with highlights of the AJCC staging rules, especially the changes that have taken place in the 7th Edition, which become effective with cases diagnosed January 1, 2010.
 

Preparing for This Year's NCDB Call for Data
(August 12, 2009)
This presentation will describe the requirements for the upcoming NCDB Call for Data, pre-editing procedures, the submission process, and feedback provided for submitted NCDB data.
 

Preparing for Survey While Making Your Survey Go Green!
(August 5, 2009)
This presentation will enhance the preparation for the Cancer Program Team for Survey utilizing the current Cancer Program Standards Manual, 2009.
 

Using NCDB Tools (Survival and Benchmark Reports) to Comply with CoC Standards
(July 29, 2009)
An introduction for users needing to navigate the full range of NCDB reporting tools will be provided.
 

Overcoming Barriers to Implementation of Quality Improvement in Cancer Care
(July 22, 2009)
This presentation will focus on recognizing and overcoming barriers to implementation of quality improvement in healthcare organizations.
 

Making Sense of American Joint Committee on Cancer and Collaborative Staging
(July 22, 2009)
This presentation is intended to provide physicians with highlights of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging guidelines and an overview of Collaborative Staging (CS) System.
 

Becoming a Commission on Cancer-Accredited Cancer Program:
(July 22, 2009)
This presentation is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the resources available to cancer programs at hospitals, freestanding treatment facilities or a health care network as they navigate through the Commission on Cancer's accreditation process.
 

Navigating and Interpreting the National Cancer Data Base Survival Reports
(July 22, 2009)
This program provides an introduction for users needing to navigate the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) reports, interpret the computed and displayed results, and understand the limitations of the information.
 

Comparative Reporting – Quality of Care Measures for Breast and Colorectal Cancers
(July 22, 2009)
This presentation will review the background of and rationale for the development and implementation of cancer quality of care measures in the United States by the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
 

Increasing the Use of Cancer Registry Data by Administrative and Medical Staff
(July 21, 2009)
This session is intended to provide an overview of the use of cancer registry data at the facility level.
 

Using the Commission on Cancer's Tools to Measure Quality in Your Facility
(July 21, 2009)
This session is intended to provide an overview of the use of Commission on Cancer tools to measure the quality cancer care being delivered in your facility.
 

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Quality Control for Surgeons
(July 17, 2009)
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Medical Radiation Physics for Surgeons
Part IV
 

Digital Imaging for Mammography and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
(July 16, 2009)
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Medical Radiation Physics for Surgeons
Part III
 

Image Quality in Screen-Film Mammography:
(July 15, 2009)
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Medical Radiation Physics for Surgeons
Part II
 

Radiation Dose, Risk and Safety for Surgeons:
(July 14, 2009)
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Medical Radiation Physics for Surgeons
Part I
 

From Embolisms to Prophylactics - Conquering a Maze of Treatment Terms
(July 9, 2009)
This presentation examines coding issues involving several treatment-related terms that have generated registrar queries, including embolization, neoadjuvant, prophylaxis and palliation. Definitions of the terms, their varied uses, and how to code them will be covered.
 

Standard 4.3: Stage and Treatment Planning
(June 17, 2009)
The presentation will examine the important role of the clinical stage in guiding treatment choices and how standardized care choices as outlined by treatment guidelines improve patient outcomes.
 

The New CP3R Application and Revisions to Standard 4.6 - Integration of the NCDB with the Approvals process
(April 29, 2009)
This presentation will review the background and the Commission on Cancer's rationale for the development and implementation of cancer quality of care measures in the United States.