Burlington County College uses WebCT to provide nationwide access to cancer curriculum; One-of-a-kind online cancer registry certification program helps healthcare institutions harness data about serious disease.LYNNFIELD, Mass. -- New Jersey's Burlington County College Not to be confused with Burlington College. Burlington County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Burlington County, New Jersey. this September begins its third fully online program for candidates seeking certification to expertly manage cancer information. The one-of-a-kind initiative helps fill a nationwide demand for cancer information specialists and is supported by the WebCT Campus Edition(TM) course management system. The Cancer Registry A cancer registry is a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases. The data is collected by Cancer Registrars. Cancer Registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United States, and Certificate Program educates students - including undergraduates, registered nurses and physicians - to methodically me·thod·i·cal also me·thod·ic adj. 1. Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order. 2. Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior. See Synonyms at orderly. gather complete and accurate epidemiological epidemiological emanating from or pertaining to epidemiology. epidemiological associations the associative relationships between the frequency of occurrence of a disease and its determinants, its predisposing and precipitating data for institutional, state and national trend analysis. Cancer data is proliferating Proliferating is the multiplication of a certain thing. Often it is used as a biological term to describe the increase of cells due to cell division. Look under proliferate or proliferation for more details. , with 8.4 million living Americans having a history of cancer, 1.2 million new cases each year, and a trend toward more outpatient care. Located within hospitals, walk-in clinics walk-in clinic Ambulatory clinic, see there and data organizations, cancer registries compile data on all cancer cases within their jurisdictions (institution, state, region, nation) in a uniform, consistent, and easily retrievable format. With reliable data, institutions can plan new services, evaluate existing programs, monitor patient care and comply with regional, state and national reporting requirements. By law, New Jersey health-care facilities reporting 100 or more cancer cases a year must employ or contract with a certified See certification. cancer registrar. "Moving the Burlington County College Cancer Registry Certificate Program online has enabled us to open up our program to prospective cancer registrars from around the country," said Van Nguyen, the college's director of health information technology. All course content, lectures, quizzes, exams and discussions are delivered through WebCT Campus Edition. The program makes extensive use of online discussions in WebCT to explore complex cases. "WebCT also provides a lifeline life·line n. 1. a. An anchored line thrown as a support to someone falling or drowning. b. A line shot to a ship in distress. c. A line used to raise and lower deep-sea divers. 2. back to the course for students performing their 160 hours of required clinical work," Nguyen said. "A lot of our students are relieved when they learn that WebCT is our e-learning environment, since they're likely to have used it in the past and find it easier to use than other systems." Burlington County College's cancer registry program is approved by the National Cancer Registrars Association, the same body that bestows the certification. "The cancer registry movement is an important one, and Burlington County College is taking the lead among American institutions in helping prospective registrars from around the country establish and improve cancer information management," said Carol Vallone, WebCT President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are pleased that Burlington County College is utilizing WebCT to help train more people to be cancer registrars, a vital role in the fight against this disease." About Burlington County College Now in its fourth decade, Burlington County College serves the people and business community of New Jersey's largest geographic county by offering programs from many accessible locations. Our two campuses in Pemberton and Mt. Laurel and two centers in Mt. Holly and Willingboro offer a full range of student services, university transfer degrees, associate degrees programs, professional-technical career development programs, and certifications in technology and management, as well as personal, cultural and recreational enrichment programs. For more information, visit www.bcc.edu. About WebCT WebCT has set the standard for e-learning systems in higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Based in Lynnfield, Mass., WebCT provides a highly flexible e-learning environment that empowers institutions across the educational spectrum with the ability to achieve their unique objectives for faculty empowerment, administrative efficiency and student outcomes. Colleges and universities around the world - from community colleges to large university consortia - are using WebCT to expand the boundaries of teaching and learning. For more information, please visit www.webct.com. |
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