Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System—Training (Description)
Basic Training for Cancer Reporters is now available on the Web
All facilities diagnosing and/or treating cancer patients in Wisconsin are
required by law to report information on these patients to the Wisconsin Cancer
Reporting System (WCRS). To help your facility better report this data, a basic
training course for cancer reporters has been developed. This training has
already been given on-site on two different occasions. However, many reporters
were not able to attend these "in-person" trainings.
Since all reporters are required to attend training on "how to
report" this data, a webcast has also been recorded. This will allow
reporters who could not attend an in-person training to have an opportunity for
training. Since the webcast is approximately 6 hours in length, reporters can
access the training in time segments that may be more convenient for them.
There are materials and references that need to be copied either prior to
starting the training webcast or as the reporter moves through the webcast. A
list of those materials, including pages to be copied, is found in
References for Basic Training
(PDF, 22 KB).
When the training has been completed, the reporter needs to contact the WCRS
trainer:
Carole Eberle, BS, CTR
carolynn.eberle@dhs.wi.gov
Since this is a mandatory training, the WCRS needs to know that you have
completed it. As a follow-up, five test cases will be sent to you to complete
(using AbstractPlus) and return to the WCRS trainer. This will help the WCRS to
assess what you have gained from the training, respond to any specific reporting
issues and plan for future trainings.
The training scenarios and exercises have been designed to use as examples of
the kinds of cases that might be found in an actual health care setting. For
future reference, you may find it helpful to make copies of the various
exercises.
Good luck with the training. Please contact Carole if you have any questions.
The Basic Training Webcast is available
here.
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Last Revised: January 27, 2009
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