HISTORY AND MISSION:
Louisiana Cancer Registrars Association (LCRA) was founded in October of 1977 for the purpose of providing educational opportunities, workshops, seminars, and symposiums for registrars and their associates in order to improve the quality and uniformity of registries in Louisiana. Also of importance is promoting the recognition of Cancer Registrars/Data Managers throughout the State. The primary responsibility of a cancer registrar is to assure that complete and accurate data are collected and maintained for all cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated within an institution or other defined population such as the state of Louisiana. There are three reasons to keep this data in a cancer registry: Education, Lifetime Patient Follow-up, and Research. A cancer registry is a data system designed for the collection, management and analysis of data on persons with the diagnosis of a malignant disease (cancer).

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Executive Committee

President - Beverly Villemuer, CTR
Vice President – Thelma Draughter, CPM, CTR
Secretary - Tracey McDuffie, CTR
Treasurer – Dianne Griffin

Standing Committees

Membership / Nominating Committee

Heather McCaslin, RHIT, CTR Chair
Kathy Babin, CTR


Public Relations Committee

Kathy Probst, CCRP, CTR, Chair

Education Committee/Mentor Program

Linda Harris, B.S.S., CTR - Chair
Thelma Draughter, CPM, CTR
Delaney Colombo, RHIT, CTR
Rebecca Brian, BS, CTR

Distinguished Member Award Committee

Lea Guidry, RHIA, CTR, Chair
Amanda Brasher, RHIA, CTR
Ashly Delahoussaye, RHIA, CTR
Sandra Owens, CTR
Fran Freedlund, CTR

Bylaws Committee

Susan Stahl, Chair

History Committee

Sharee Blaise-McConnell, Chair