GROWING YOUR OWN CTRs ONLINE presentation developed by

GROWING YOUR OWN CTRs ONLINE presentation developed by Lillian Antonelli, MS, CTR - Director Cancer Information Management Program Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, California

Cancer Registry Fact #1 What we know about Cancer Registrars* Mean age 48.8 Median age 50 93% female 86% Caucasian 35% Associate degree 41.4% BA or higher 23% High school Time in current job Mean 7.8 years Median 5.58 years * Source: NCRA Workforce Study, 2006 Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Cancer Registry Fact #2 Registrar Workforce Size Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Attrition size* 7,280 growth* 800 in 15 yrs shortfall 10% assuming no attrition retirements 2,500 500 TOTAL ESTIMATED SHORTFALL by 2021 37% * Source: NCRA Workforce Study, 2006 Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Cancer Registry Fact #3 Beginning in 2010, NCRA will require all CTR candidates to either have an associate’s degree in CIM OR a certificate in CIM along with an associate's degree or higher in any field. Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Cancer Registry Fact #4 Only EIGHT NCRA-approved cancer information management programs 7 in US 1 in Canada Five degree-granting colleges in US Santa Barbara City College (CA) Scott Community College (IA) Owens Community College (OH) Davidson County Community College (NC) Ogeechee Technical College (GA) One bachelor degree program in development AHIMA-NCRA Burlington County College – NJ College Ahuntsic - Montréal, Canada Davidson County Community College – NC Lehman College – NY Minnesota State Community and Technical College - MN Ogeechee Technical College – GA San Jacinto College North- TX Santa Barbara City College – CA Scott Community College – IA SUNY Downstate – NY University of Texas at Brownsville (Bachelor’s degree) Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Santa Barbara City College Cancer Information Management (CIM) Program Associate degree and certificate programs implemented fall of 2000 NCRA 3-year re-accreditation – Summer 2008 CIM Associate of Science degree graduates eligible to take CTR exam CIM certificate students eligible for exam with separate 2-year or 4-year college degree Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

SBCC’s Online College Accredited by Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Requirements for online students Online Readiness Assessment for prospective students Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

CIM Mission Statement SBCC’s Cancer Information Management Program provides high quality cancer information management education and training to a diverse population of students in order to fill community and employer needs for credentialed CIM professionals. Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Instructors Dedicated and experienced faculty Lillian Antonelli, MS, CTR (Director) Kathleen Davidson-Allen, CTR April Fritz, BA, RHIT, CTR Meryl Leventhal, MS, RHIT, CTR Katheryne Vance, BA, CTR Arti Parikh-Patel, PhD, MPH Small teacher to student ratio Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

CIM Program Course Requirements CIM 100 CIM 125 CIM 150 CIM 201 CIM 202 CIM 225 CIM 250 CIM 275 practice (1) Registry Organization and Operations Cancer Disease Management Oncology Coding and Staging Systems Abstracting Principles and Practice I Abstracting Principles and Practice II Cancer Patient Follow-up Cancer Statistics and Epidemiology CIM Practicum (160 hours of directed in a working registry) Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

CIM Program Course Requirements (2) COMP 101 Microsoft Office HIT 135 Medical Terminology BMS 146 Human Form and Function MGMT 101 Introduction to Management HIT 204 Pathophysiology HIT 101 Introduction to Health Information Management HIT 240 Healthcare Quality Management Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

CIM Associate Degree Requirements General Education Courses Social and behavioral science Humanities English composition* Communication and critical thinking Elementary algebra* Information competency American institutions PE/Health Oral communication Multicultural/gender studies * to be taken at a local college Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Course Load Guidelines CIM online courses are intensive and require Self-direction Personal discipline Excellent time management Effective organizational skills Good study habits Average coursework per credit per week: 3 hours Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Average Coursework Time by Student Status Status SBCC Course Units Average hours/week for total units taken Full-time 12 36 hours Part-time 9 27 hours Part-time 6 18 hours Part-time 3 9 hours Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

CIM Students 84 students currently active in CIM Program Majority are part-time students 21 recent graduates 16 students ready for CIM 275 * Data from Fall 2006 – Fall 2008 Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Collaboration with CCRA Educational partner with California Cancer Registrars Association (CCRA) CCRA Funded initial course development Markets program within California Members serve on CIM Advisory Board Continues to advocate for directed practice sites Supports CIM program by offering reduced tuition for non-California residents Web site: www.ccraregistrars.org Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

Future CIM Directions Migrate to Moodle online software Revise all classes to include 2010 data changes Continue offering classes each semester Grow to meet the needs of the cancer registry profession Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

YES YOU CAN Grow your own cancer registry professionals Encourage your employees to become certified Provide educational benefits to employees Allow students to work in your registry Talk up the profession to young people Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

For further information please contact Lillian Antonelli, CIM Director [email protected] or Dr. Gwyer Schuyler, Academic Counselor, [email protected] Santa Barbara’s Online Cancer Information Management Program

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