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Texas Tumor Registrars Associa on’s

45th Annual Educa onal Conference

October 4th—6th, 2017

Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, TX

NCRA Event # : Pending submission to NCRA

Member  Roles & Responsibili es 

Vicki Holmes, President

Budget, Theme Selec on, Food & Beverage Selec on,

Goody Bags, Speaker Gi s

Misty Sonnenberg, Chair

Contracts, Budget, Scheduling, Commi ee Assignments,

Liaison to Hotel / Conference Center, Volunteer

Coordina on, Brochure, Exhibitor Coordina on, A/V

Cynthia Carlisle, President Elect

Moderator Coordina on

Gay Jordan, Historian

Photography

Mildred Jordan, Ways & Means

Organize TxTRA Items to Sell, Basket Raffle, Country

Cra Fair

Marie Gallegos, TCR Liaison

New Members and First Time A endees Liaison

Jennifer Harris, Educa on Chair

Conference Scholarship Contact, CE Applica on

Crystal McDaniel Speaker Recruitment

Dianna Miller Speaker Recruitment

Debbie Pearson Registra on Desk Coordinator

Janet Reynolds Speaker Recruitment

Commi ee Members Kathy Baskin, Jolonda Bullock, LaShunda Hall, Aracelis Reyes, Pat Saucedo

Online registra on will close at 5:00 CST on Friday, September 29, 2017.

When you register online, you will have the op on to pay by mail with a check or pay online with a

credit card. If you are paying by check, select “offline / mail” under payment op ons in the shopping

cart. You will later see instruc ons to print the invoice and mail your payment to Knowledge

Connex. The mailing address will be in the invoice and all payments should be mailed to Knowledge 

Connex.

Full conference fees include: President’s Recep on on Wednesday; breakfast and lunch on Thursday;

breakfast on Friday; all break services listed in agenda; all conference related materials; con nuing

educa on units; and access to all conference sessions and exhibits.

Daily conference fees include: all meals and breaks listed in the agenda for that specific day; all

conference related materials; con nuing educa on units for the days a ended; and access to all

conference sessions and exhibits on the day(s) indicated.

Speaker presenta ons and materials will be available as soon as possible on the TxTRA website.

A endees are responsible for prin ng the presenta ons if you would like a hard‐copy.  An email

will go out with more informa on.

Member  Non‐Member 

Early Registra on

On or Before 9/1/17

Late Registra on

A er 9/1/17

Early Registra on

On or Before 9/1/17

Late Registra on

A er 9/1/17

 Full Registra on **  $185 $225 $225 $265

(Wed ‐ Fri)

 Single Day: ** 

Wednesday Only $80 $100 $100 $115

Thursday Only $100 $125 $125 $150

Friday Only $80 $100 $100 $115

 Meals Only: **  Guests and exhibitors will be required to purchase a recep on or luncheon  cket. 

President Recep on $30 $30 $30 $30

Breakfast

(Thursday / Friday)

$20 $20 $20 $20

Installa on Luncheon

(Thursday)

$25 $25 $25 $25

Full Meals Only $85 $85 $85 $85

** Cancella ons received in wri ng by September 11, 2017, will be fully refunded. No refunds will be given a er

September 11, 2017. Refunds will not be given for failure to a end, late arrival or early departure. All refund

requests must be submi ed in wri ng by email to: Misty Sonnenberg, [email protected].

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

12:00 ‐ 12:15 pm Opening Remarks : White Pine I, II

12:15 ‐ 12:45 pm Efficient Abstrac ng ‐ Carla Edwards

12:45 ‐ 1:30 pm Ge ng Under the Skin ‐ Melanoma Staging ‐ Suzzane Gomez

1:30 ‐ 2:00 pm Texas Cancer Registry Update ‐ Melanie Williams, Ph.D.

2:00 ‐ 2:30 pm Changes in NAPBC Standards : Deidre Watson

2:30 ‐ 3:00 pm Break / Exhibits : White Pine III

3:00 ‐ 4:00 pm Keynote Speaker ‐ Communicate With Professional Style ‐ Ann Sa ar

4:00 ‐ 4:30 pm American Cancer Society Pa ent Related Services ‐ Partnering with Your Cancer Program ‐ Sheena Robertson, Michelle Johnson

4:30 ‐ 5:00 pm NCRA Update ‐ Janet Reynolds

6:00 ‐ 8:00 pm President's Recep on : Grizzly Jack's

Thursday, October 5, 2017

7:30 ‐ 9:00 am Business Mee ng Breakfast : White Pine I, II, III

9:00 ‐ 9:45 am

Abstrac ng Therapeu c Radia on from the Radia on Oncologist's Point of View ‐ Dr. Chad Amosson

9:45 ‐ 11:30 am Tips for the Cancer Registrar's Role in Pa ent Outcome Standards (Std 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7) ‐ Carla Edwards and Crystal McDaniel

11:30 am ‐ 1:00 pm Awards and Installa on Luncheon : White Pine I, II, III

1:00 ‐ 2:00 pm Breast Cancer and AJCC 8th Edi on Staging ‐ Dr. Angela Seda

2:00 ‐ 2:45 pm Gastric Cancer Management and Staging ‐ Dr. Suhail Sharif

2:45 ‐ 3:30 pm Abstrac ng Gastric Cancer ‐ Denise Harrison

3:30 ‐ 4:00 pm Break / Exhibits : White Pine III

4:00 ‐ 5:00 pm The Impact of Obesity on Cancer, Life and the Economy ‐ Dr. DeE e Vasques

Friday, October 6, 2017

7:00 ‐ 8:00 am Breakfast : White Pine I, II, III

8:00 ‐ 9:30 am AJCC 8th Edi on Updates and Rules ‐ Denise Harrison

9:30 ‐ 10:30 am Pediatric vs. Adult Tumor Registries and Abstrac ng ‐ Lynn Tumey

10:30 ‐ 11:00 am Break / Exhibits : White Pine III

11:00 ‐ 11:45 am Lung Cancer Management and 8th Edi on Staging ‐ Dr. Himalaya Lele

11:45 am ‐ 12:30 pm Breathe Easy, the Ins and Outs of Lung Abstrac ng and Staging ‐ Suzzane Gomez

12:30 ‐ 12:45 pm Closing Remarks : White Pine I, II

Suhail Sharif, MD, a fellowship‐trained surgical oncologist in Tarrant County, will present on surgical management of gastric cancer. Dr. Sharif completed his medical degree at New York Medical College in Vallhalla, New York. He then a ended the University of Illinois College of Medicine and Metropolitan Group Hospitals in Chicago, Illinois for his internship and residency in General Surgery followed by Surgical Oncology Fellowship training at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. We will have an associated presenta on on the abstrac ng, and staging of gastric cancer. Himalaya Lele, MD, a cardiovascular & thoracic surgeon in Tarrant County, will present on surgical management of non‐small cell lung cancer. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed an internship at Boston City Hospital‐MSO, fellowship at University of Illinois, College of Medicine, and residency at Boston City Hospital‐MSO. We will have an associated presenta on on the abstrac ng, and staging of NSCLC.

Chad Amosson, MD, a board‐cer fied radia on oncologist at Arlington Cancer Center, will present on radia on oncology. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in gene cs and graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University in College Sta on, Texas. He earned his medical doctorate from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Amosson also completed his internal medicine preliminary year at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and his radia on oncology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he served as chief resident. Angela Seda, MD, a breast surgeon specializing in breast surgical oncology and surgical diseases of the breast, will present on breast cancer. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in cellular and molecular biology from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. She earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern in Dallas and completed her residency in general surgery at Unity Point Health in Des Moines, Iowa. She then completed a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. She has authored and coauthored ar cles in peer reviewed journals and con nues to publish ar cles rela ng to breast cancer. DeE e Vasques, DO, is a gynecologic oncologist and board Cer fied in Medical Oncology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. She will present on gynecologic cancer. She completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Wellspan Health/York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. She completed her medical degree and an internship at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She also completed her residency at Wellspan Health/York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vasques earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.

TxTRA is pleased to offer the Shelley Jordan Memorial Conference Scholarship in memory of

long me TxTRA member Shelley Jordan who lost her life in May of 2014. The purpose of this

scholarship is to support a TxTRA member with no available funding to a end TxTRA’s Annual

Educa onal Conference.

The topic of this year’s scholarship essay :

With this year’s conference theme of YOUnity, please answer the following ques on.  “How is 

networking important to you in your career?” 

The scholarship covers the conference registra on fee. The recipient may request funding for

transporta on or lodging cost. Total funding will be limited to actual expenses and will not

exceed $500 including registra on and all fees. Receipts must be provided for covered expenses.

Scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply again for five years.

Applicants must complete the applica on form and submit a 500 to 750 word essay on the 2017

topic. One scholarship recipient will be chosen.

Eligibility Requirements: 

Applicants must be ac ve TxTRA members in good standing for at least one con nuous year

AND during the year in which the scholarship is awarded. Applicants must not have received

another TxTRA scholarship in 2017.

Members of the TxTRA Board of Directors or Educa on Commi ee are not eligible.

Associate, Inac ve and Student members are not eligible to apply.

The scholarship recipient will not be eligible to apply again for five years.

Commi ee.Criteria:   

The essay will be scored by TxTRA’s Educa on Commi ee using the following criteria:

Adherence to the topic

Use of original ideas and/or concepts

Coherence and completeness (If applica on informa on is missing or unclear, no points will

be awarded in this category.)

Compliance with the format (see below)

Addi onal points may be awarded by the commi ee, if the applicant has never a ended a

TxTRA Annual Educa onal Conference.

The scholarship applica on will be on the TxTRA website soon!

Located in Grapevine, TX – just minutes

from the historic downtown area

Complimentary Self Parking and Valet

parking available

Relax and unwind in Elements Spa

Minutes north of DFW Interna onal

Airport

Many onsite dining op ons for breakfast,

lunch, dinner and snacks in between

Complimentary High Speed Internet access throughout the Lodge

Bring the family for an adventure in the 80,000 square foot indoor waterpark!

Great Wolf Lodge 

100 Great Wolf Drive 

Grapevine, TX 76051 

Book your room now by visi ng:

www.greatwolf.com/grapevine

$129 / night (King ‐ sleeps 4 or

Double Queen ‐ sleeps 6)

Deadline to book rooms: 09/02/2017 

Use Group Code: 1709TEXAST

Call hotel directly: 1‐800‐693‐WOLF (9653)

Ask for block name 1709TEXAST.

NOTE: Room availability is not guaranteed

un l you book a room and TxTRA may not

be able to add rooms to the block a er

room blocks are full. No addi onal cost

for addi onal people staying in room but

rooms are subject to occupancy

limita ons. Hotel may be able to split

room rate between two occupants for

billing purposes.

Country Cra  Fair 

TxTRA Ways & Means is working on a great fundraiser for this year’s conference. They

are looking for dona ons of handmade items to sell. All proceeds raised will go to

TxTRA. With all the cra y people we have in TxTRA, we know it will be a success.

Please contact Mildred Jordan @ [email protected] for more informa on.

We are looking for wreaths, wood cra s, needle work, anything you can think of! Let’s

raise money for TxTRA!

Door Prizes / Basket Raffle: If you would like to donate items for the Annual TxTRA basket raffle, please

email Mildred Jordan at [email protected].

Annual Mee ng Exhibit table for the conference: $350

Exhibit table plus sponsorship of a blast e‐mail: $500

Break Sponsorship: $1000

Meal sponsorship: $2000

Cra table: $100 (Not a part of the Country Cra Fair)

Brochures on an unmanned table in the Exhibitors Area: $100

Online registra on sponsorship: $1,000 (Approximately 10 emails and logo

on the registra on page of the TxTRA website from date of adver sing

contract un l registra on closes in September)

Website / Emails Logo/banner ad on website ($300/month)

Sponsor email blast ($150/email)

Contact Us Registra on Ques ons 

[email protected]

Exhibitor Ques ons—Misty Sonnenberg 

[email protected]

Volunteers: 

If you would like to volunteer to assist with anything at the Annual

Conference, please email Misty Sonnenberg at [email protected].