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Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System: Education and Training

Virtual trainings

WCRS offers virtual training sessions throughout the year. Virtual training content changes to meet current needs of Wisconsin reporters. Previous topics included:

  • Basic cancer case abstraction
  • General staging rules
  • Transition to AJCC staging
  • Reviewing SEER Summary Stage primary sites
  • Abstract Plus software updates

To request suggest future virtual training topics, email DHSWCRSData@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Basic Cancer Abstracting

WCRS offers Basic Cancer Abstracting: a virtual, day-long training for cancer reporting facility staff who need basic cancer abstracting experience. This training is led by the WCRS educational trainer and provides your staff with hands-on medical record cancer abstraction experiences using your facilities' own medical records. Trainings are available to individual facilities by request. For more information, email DHSWCRSData@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Education

Cancer Information Management Programming

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College offers a Cancer Information Management Associate Degree Program and Advanced Technical Certificate Program. Both programs are accredited by the National Cancer Registrar's Association and can help prepare cancer registrars for certification. For more information, visit Southwest Technical College's Cancer Information Management website.

Last revised November 21, 2023