FCRA Education Foundation, Inc.

WHO WE ARE

A Cancer Registrar is…

At the core of the nation’s anti-cancer efforts, cancer registrars are data collection and management experts with the training, specialized skills, and an eye for detail to provide the high quality data required in all avenues of cancer statistics and research.

Cancer registrars work closely with physicians, health care administrators and planners, and researchers, to serve as a valuable resource for cancer information with the ultimate goal of preventing and controlling cancer. The primary responsibility of the cancer registrar is to ensure that timely, accurate, and complete data is incorporated and maintained on all types of cancer diagnosed and/or treated within the United States. They also monitor quality of care and clinical practice guidelines, assess patterns of care, and monitor adverse outcomes including mortality and co-morbidity.

Continuing education and training is critical to keeping Registrars abreast of new developments in the field of oncology and cancer registry data management, continuously enhancing the registrar’s knowledge and skills.

The Florida Cancer Registrars Association (FCRA) is…

A non-profit professional organization that has been representing Florida Cancer Registrars for over 30 years. FCRA is dedicated to “Fighting Cancer with Reliable and Accurate Information” and is known as a standard setter with the development of educational workshops, annual continuing education conferences and other educational materials

The FCRA Educational Foundation is. .

A vehicle to build much needed funding to support education of Cancer Registrars to ensure that the quality of the cancer data collection and analysis will continuously improve through the education in Cancer Registry Management and its evolving practice.

The FCRA Educational Foundation is. . .

A public charity with the sole purpose of encouraging the advancement of data quality in cancer research through direct support of Cancer Registrar education.

The FCRA Educational Foundation is. . .

An essential partner for the prevention, research and cure of cancer. The Foundation supports its mission by assuring education, training and resources for Cancer Registry professionals in order to provide quality data.

The FCRA Educational Foundation is. . .

A non- profit 501(c)(3) organization with the mission of “supporting the advancement of the Cancer Registry profession through education and research.”

How You Can Help. . .

Donate Now! This is a unique way to honor special persons and affairs while making a contribution to support the FCRA Educational Foundation. All donations will be recognized on the FCRA Education Foundation website and published in the FCRA Newsletter, The SunTimes. The amount of your gift is never mentioned to the individual or family you have honored. In addition, your recipient will receive acknowledgment of your kind donation. Gift for Education donations are tax deductible.

The following donor categories are recognized by the Foundation

Membership Contributions

Memorial Gifts
Gifts in Honor
Individual donations

Member and Individual Donors

Diamond Donors ($1000 +)
Platinum Donors ($500 999)
Gold Donors ($100 499)
Silver Donors ($50 – $99)
Bronze Donors ($20 – $49)

Would you like to donate to the FCRA Education Foundation?

Please complete the following form to mail in a donation:

FCRA Donation Form and Brochure

HONORING OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTORS

Rosemarie Clive-Bumpus, LPN, CTR

Rosemarie Clive-Bumpus served as NCRA President in 1984 and was recognized as a Distinguished Member in 1992. She was awarded the Calum S. Muir Memorial Award in 1999 to recognize her substantive and outstanding contributions to the field of cancer registration.

Dolores Krull Michels-Harper, CTR Memorial Fund

Dolores Krull Michels-Harper made many contributions to the cancer registrar industry throughout her career as a CTR. To commemorate the effect she has had on our industry, the FCRA Education Foundation created the Dolores Krull Michels-Harper Memorial Fund. Dolores’ contributions include:

Founding member of the National Tumor Registrars Association (now NCRA)
Serving as President of the National Tumor Registrars Association in 1981-1982
Serving in the Pennsylvania Tumor Registrars Association, participating on many committees and as President in 1975-76
Acting as liaison to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), as well as several committees and working groups for the ACoS COC
Being an active volunteer for her local American Cancer Society
Writing numerous publications that appeared in the pages of The Connection and The Abstract
Furthering the FCRAs impact, choosing Orlando for the location of the annual NCRA conference in 1982, when she was NTRA President
Participating as faculty for several FCRA educational conferences
Dolores was chosen as an Honorary FCRA Member in 1989.