Texas Training - Infowhat? A Brief Discussion on the Application of Informatics in the Canadian System and the US Health System’s Cancer Registry

Margaret (Peggy) Adamo, BS, AAS, RHIT, ODS (moderator) will be joined by panelist Kelly Merriman, PhD, MPH, ODS, Director, Cancer Registry, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Raelene Hobson, CHIM, ODS, Cancer Registry Specialist, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency to discuss the similarities and differences between a US registry and a Canadian registry.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the similarities/differences between the Canadian Cancer Registry and the US Cancer Registry. 
• Review the current state of informatics in both the Canadian and US Health system.
• Where are the opportunities for informatics in these systems?