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Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8:00-1:15 PM
Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, KY
Designed by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, this symposium was intended to educate cancer registrars on the accurate identification and abstraction of cancer recurrence, with a focused review of bladder, breast, colon, and prostate cancers. Through site-specific collaboration between clinicians and ODS-Certified cancer registrars, the one-day intensive program bridges clinical practice and registry abstraction to improve consistency and quality in recurrence data collection.
Participants learned how recurrence is typically diagnosed in clinical settings, including common diagnostic pathways, imaging, pathology, laboratory findings, and clinical assessments. The symposium highlighted key medical record documents that registrars should review—such as progress notes, treatment notes, operative reports, pathology reports, imaging reports, and tumor board documentation—and emphasized specific terminology and wording that support accurate coding of recurrence items.
By pairing clinicians with ODS-certified presenters, the symposium addresses real-world challenges in recurrence documentation and abstraction from both perspectives. Clinicians provided insight into clinical decision-making and documentation practices, while ODS-certified speakers discussed abstraction strategies, interpretation of clinical language, and common pitfalls. Interactive discussion and Q&A sessions allowed participants to clarify complex scenarios and improve confidence in coding recurrence items accurately.
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Agenda
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| Duration | Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 min | 8:00–8:05 | Welcome | Valentina Petkov, MD |
| 15 min | 8:05–8:20 | Overview of Recurrence Data Collection Download Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
Pamela Sanchez, MPH, ODS |
| 20 min | 8:20–8:40 | Overview of New Recurrence Related Data Items | Claudia Byrd, RN, BS, ODS |
| 30 min | 8:40–9:10 | Bladder Cancer Recurrence – Clinician Perspective Download Slides (PDF, 927 KB) |
Bashir Al Hussein, MD |
| 15 min | 9:10–9:25 | Bladder Cancer Recurrence – ODS Approach Download Slides (PDF, 281 KB) |
Connie Boone, BS, ODS |
| 15 min | 9:25–9:40 | Break | |
| 30 min | 9:40–10:10 | Breast Cancer Recurrence – Clinician Perspective Download Slides (PDF, 2.9 MB) |
Jennifer Plichta, MD |
| 15 min | 10:10–10:25 | Breast Cancer Recurrence – ODS Approach Download Slides (PDF, 260 KB) |
Tiffany Janes, BA, ODS |
| 30 min | 10:25–10:55 | Prostate Cancer Recurrence – Clinician Perspective Download Slides (PDF, 437 KB) |
Bashir Al Hussein, MD |
| 15 min | 10:55–11:10 | Prostate Cancer Recurrence – ODS Approach Download Slides (PDF, 312 KB) |
Janet Vogel, AA, ODS |
| 30 min | 11:10–11:40 | Break | |
| 30 min | 11:40–12:10 | Colon Cancer Recurrence – Clinician Perspective Download Slides (PDF, 534 KB) |
Avinash Bhakta, MD |
| 15 min | 12:10–12:25 | Colon Cancer Recurrence – ODS Approach Download Slides (PDF, 401 KB) |
Melissa Riddle, AS, ODS |
| 15 min | 12:25-12:40 | Recurrence Project in Utah Cancer Registry Download Slides (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
Sandra Reay, BS, ODS |
| 15 min | 12:40-12:55 | Recurrence Integration Database (RID) Process Download Slides (PDF, 1.3 MB) |
Valentina Petkov, MD |
| 15 min | 12:55-1:10 | Recurrence Integration Database (RID) Results Download Slides (PDF, 931 KB) |
Serban Negoita, MD |
| 5 min | 1:10–1:15 | Closing | Serban Negoita, MD |
| 1:15 | Adjourn |
