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In September 2012, two Oklahoma candidates, Christina Panicker and
Sarah Smith, sat for and successfully passed the Certified Tumor
Registrar exam.
Christina Panicker has been a registry consultant for OCCR since May of
2011. She graduated from Southern Nazarene University with an MBA in
healthcare and is currently a resident of Yukon, OK.
Sarah Smith is a cancer registrar for Jane Phillips Medical Center in her
hometown of Bartlesville, OK. Graduating from Colorado Technical
University, Sarah received an Associate of Science in Medical Billing and
Coding in 2009.
Prior to taking the exam last fall, Christina and Sarah participated in the
NAACCR CTR Exam Readiness webinar series. Both women highly
recommend the webinar series to anyone planning to sit for the CTR
exam in the future. Sarah said the series enhanced her knowledge on
Oklahoma’s New CTRs
In OCCR’s fall 2012 newsletter, we introduced an ongoing study here at
OCCR, the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Early Case Capture Project
(PYAC ECC). The coordinator for this project was recently hired, Kim
Southerland. Kim has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University
of Central Oklahoma and earned a Masters of Public Health degree in
epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
College of Public Health.
OCCR welcomes Kim and the knowledge she brings to our team.
To contact Kim, call (405)271-9444 ext 57148 or email
KimberlyDS@health.ok.gov. To read more about the project, see page 3.
I N S I D E THIS I S S U E
1 New OK CTRs
1 New OCCR Staff
2 Conversion to NAACCR 13
3 New Requirement in 2012
3 PYAC ECC Project Update
4 Coding Change for Scope
of LN Surgery
4 NAACCR Webinar
Calendar
5 Hematopoietic RX
Instructions
6 Timeliness in Reporting
6 Laterality: Picking Sides
7 Web Plus Training
Evaluation Survey
January 2013
Winter Issue
By Leslie Dill
PECC Coordinator Named for OCCR
By Leslie Dill
Please see Oklahoma’s New CTRs on page 2
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry
OCCR
NewsFlash
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| Title | OCCR Newsletter Winter 2013 1 |
| Full text | In September 2012, two Oklahoma candidates, Christina Panicker and Sarah Smith, sat for and successfully passed the Certified Tumor Registrar exam. Christina Panicker has been a registry consultant for OCCR since May of 2011. She graduated from Southern Nazarene University with an MBA in healthcare and is currently a resident of Yukon, OK. Sarah Smith is a cancer registrar for Jane Phillips Medical Center in her hometown of Bartlesville, OK. Graduating from Colorado Technical University, Sarah received an Associate of Science in Medical Billing and Coding in 2009. Prior to taking the exam last fall, Christina and Sarah participated in the NAACCR CTR Exam Readiness webinar series. Both women highly recommend the webinar series to anyone planning to sit for the CTR exam in the future. Sarah said the series enhanced her knowledge on Oklahoma’s New CTRs In OCCR’s fall 2012 newsletter, we introduced an ongoing study here at OCCR, the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Early Case Capture Project (PYAC ECC). The coordinator for this project was recently hired, Kim Southerland. Kim has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Central Oklahoma and earned a Masters of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Public Health. OCCR welcomes Kim and the knowledge she brings to our team. To contact Kim, call (405)271-9444 ext 57148 or email KimberlyDS@health.ok.gov. To read more about the project, see page 3. I N S I D E THIS I S S U E 1 New OK CTRs 1 New OCCR Staff 2 Conversion to NAACCR 13 3 New Requirement in 2012 3 PYAC ECC Project Update 4 Coding Change for Scope of LN Surgery 4 NAACCR Webinar Calendar 5 Hematopoietic RX Instructions 6 Timeliness in Reporting 6 Laterality: Picking Sides 7 Web Plus Training Evaluation Survey January 2013 Winter Issue By Leslie Dill PECC Coordinator Named for OCCR By Leslie Dill Please see Oklahoma’s New CTRs on page 2 Oklahoma State Department of Health Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry OCCR NewsFlash |
| Date created | 2013-09-12 |
| Date modified | 2013-09-12 |
