Representing Registry Partners, I, Nicole Maddox, RN, CSTR, had the opportunity to attend the Society of Trauma Nurses – 2019 TraumaCon conference that was held in Lexington, Kentucky from March 27 to 29. Aside from being held in such a gorgeous location, the TraumaCon was both intriguing and informative with phenomenal speakers. The Conference kicked off on Wednesday with some Pre-Conferences followed by the opening of…
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week/Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week is April 7-14, 2019 and April is also Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness week is led by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance and supported by the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Although screenings are promoted and supported throughout the year, extra efforts are made to encourage providers to host community screenings during this week….
Consultant Spotlight: Ebbony Ramos, MBSCR – Senior Project Manager
Ebbony directs and oversees all aspects of her assigned projects ensuring compliance with registry standards and specifications. She ensures the goals and objectives of each project are met through oversight of her data abstraction teams. Prior to joining Registry Partners, Ebbony worked as a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Clinical Reviewer (MBSCR) for eight years, serving as a Bariatric abstractor and Bariatric Program Coordinator for Bon Secours…
Happy National Cancer Registrars Week from Registry Partners – Part II
As the nation acknowledges “National Cancer Registrars Week”, Certified Tumor Registrars (CTRs) are celebrated for their profession’s role in the goal of preventing cancer and finding a cure. So, what exactly is this role? you may ask, and how is a CTR qualified? What role does a CTR play in the goal of finding a cure for cancer? The cancer data a CTR collects, is used…