COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CANCER RECORD SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SHS 2020 CANCER RECORD SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Vocational School of Healthcare

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLA AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques
Oral and Dental Clinical
Anesthesia
Medical Documentation and Secretariat
Medical Imaging Techniques
Audiometry
Nuclear Medicine Techniques
First And Emergency Aid
Radioterapy

Course Objective

To learn about cancer registr and Cancer registration principles - methods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the general concepts of cancer epidemiology
2   Define the principles and methods of Cancer Registries
3   Define theTNM Summary stages Principles and the principles of ICD-O Coding
4   Define the location and the type of primary tumor according to ICD-O rules
5   Primary cancer cases can be recorded correctly

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course and resources, sharing course objectives and content
2 What is cancer Cancer Epidemiology
3 What is Cancer Registration History
4 How is cancer registration done
5 Quality control in cancer registration systems
6 Filling out the Cancer Registration Form - Diagnosis stages
7 Filling out the Cancer Registration Form - Diagnosis methods
8 Midterm Exam
9 Filling out the Cancer Registration Form - Topography
10 Data Collection stages
11 ICD-O Coding
12 Summarization in cancer registration
13 Filling out the Cancer Registration Form - LUNG CANCER
14 Filling out the Cancer Registration Form - BREAST CANCER
15 Filling out the Cancer Registration Form - COLON CANCER

Recomended or Required Reading

Kanser Kayıt Elemanı El kitabı.Sağlık Bakanlığı Kanser Daire Başkanlığı,
Ankara, 1998
Uluslararası Hastalık Sınıflandırması: Ege Üniversitesi Kanserle Savaş Uygulama
Araştırma Merkezi,
Kanser Kayıtçılığı ve KIDEM, Izmir Il Sağlık Müdürlüğü Broşürü
KIDEM in Veri Toplama Kuralları, Izmir Il Sağlık Müdürlüğü Broşürü

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course presentations, Case discussions, Interactive discussion methods

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge will be evaluated with a test and a short answer written exam. Midterm exam result 40%, Final server 60%+Make-up

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is evaluated within framework of the SHMYO Education and Examination
Rules of Practice

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ayla AÇIKGÖZ
ayla.acikgoz@deu.edu.tr
Telephone: 0 232 412 4838

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00-13:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55