IARC launches new cancer registration GICR e-learning series

Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and partner institutions, as part of the Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR), have launched the GICR e-learning series. The GICR e-learning series lays the foundation for creating future generations of registrars to improve cancer control, with a focus on building capacity in low- and middle-income countries.

This comprehensive online learning tool is designed for new and existing cancer registry professionals. It incorporates 16 modules that cover topics including data collection, management, statistical analysis, and effective communication of findings. The series enables participants to learn through interactive exercises, challenge quizzes, and additional reference materials. It is available in English, French, and Spanish.

Each module is tailored to meet specific learning needs, to ensure that participants gain essential skills in registry operations and functions, as well as knowledge of the international standards used in cancer registration.

What makes the GICR e-learning series unique is that it connects learners to the many support structures of the GICR: IARC Regional Hubs, IARC GICR Centres of Expertise, and IARC GICR Regional Trainers. Together, these provide cancer registries around the world with ways to access support, which ultimately translates into better information that can save lives.

Watch the launch video with Mr Les Mery, Global Programme Manager in the Cancer Surveillance Branch at IARC

Watch the video with Dr Max Parkin, Curriculum design and learning development specialist, GICR

Watch the video with Dr Claudia Uribe, IARC GICR Regional Trainer for Latin America [in Spanish]

Watch the video with Dr Gladys Chebet Chesumbai, GICR Collaborating Centre, Kenya

Watch the video with Ms Denise Crute, Curriculum design and learning development specialist, GICR

More information about the GICR e-learning series

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