Recap – Cancer Registrars Association of New England Annual Meeting

The 45th Annual Cancer Registrars Association of New England held its Annual Regional Educational Conference, appropriately themed “Remaining Steadfast Through Change”, September 16-17, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI.  Sessions included topics such as, “coding pitfalls”, updates to the Solid Tumor Rules and site-specific coding and staging. Registry Partner’s own part-time CTR, Nancy Lebrun, BS, CTR, director of cancer information systems for the Rhode…

Posted on Oct. 17, 2019 in News & Events

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it may come as little surprise this is in the same month that ends in the spookiest of holidays (Halloween). Cybersecurity can be scary, especially the effects of failing. This year’s overarching theme is “Own it. Secure it. Protect it.” The most empowering notion of cybersecurity is owning the choices and responsibilities. Taking control is difficult sometimes for people…

Posted on Oct. 16, 2019 in Security

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

Bullying can happen anywhere. It affects most of our kids, whether they are victims, perpetrators or witnesses. The US Department of Health and Human Resources defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.” This behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. 1 out of every 5 students between the ages of 12…

Posted on Oct. 14, 2019 in From Our Perspective