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To mark 30 years of considerable accomplishments of the SEER Program, an anniversary celebration was held October
15-17, 2003 in Bethesda, Maryland. The celebration emphasized the Program's scientific contributions to cancer
control and public health in the United States and internationally, and honored the individuals who have made
these advances possible. In addition, the SEER Registries were recognized for their
remarkable commitment to high-quality data collection and development of innovative methodologies in analysis.
Summary of the SEER 30th Anniversary Proceedings
October 16, 2003, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Bethesda Marriot Hotel
View the SEER 30th Anniversary Program (PDF).
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Dr. Robert T. Croyle
Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS),
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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| Greetings |
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Dr. Alan Rabson
Deputy Director, NCI
Representing Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Director, NCI
Dr. David P. Winchester
Medical Director, Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons
Executive Director, American Joint Committee on Cancer
Dr. Michael J. Thun
Vice President of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research,
American Cancer Society
Dr. Robert Smith
Director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society
Dr. Phyllis A. Wingo
Chief, Cancer Surveillance Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Seminar: Health Services and Outcomes Research |
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Introduction
Dr. Martin L. Brown
Chief, Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program,
DCCPS, NCI
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Using the SEER-Medicare Resource To Conduct Population-Based Studies
of Patterns of Care and Quality of Care
Dr. Colin B. Begg
Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Health Services Research in the SEER Program: A Crucial Resource for Improving the
End Results of People with Cancer
Dr. John Z. Ayanian
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School |
| A Patient's Perspective |
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Craig Lustig, MPA
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
| A SEER Principal Investigator's Perspective |
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Dr. Dee West
Executive Director, Northern California Cancer Center
Chair, National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance |
| Concluding Remarks |
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Dr. Brenda Edwards
Associate Director, Surveillance Research Program,
DCCPS, NCI |
Reception
Cloisters/NIH Campus
7:00 - 9:00 pm
| Welcome and Greetings |
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Dr. Holly L. Howe
Executive Director, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Dr. Edward J. Sondik
Director, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services
Ms. Lori Swain
Executive Director, National Cancer Registrars Association
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| Awards |
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Moderated by Dr. Robert A. Hiatt
Director of Population Sciences, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Epidemiology, UCSF School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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