Mountain View, CA, May 8, 2006
IMPAC Medical Systems Inc., an Elekta company and a leading
provider of oncology information technology solutions
and the National Cancer Registrars Association’s (NCRA)
Journal of Registry Management (JRM), NCRA's official
technical publication, announced the recipients of the annual
IMPAC-JRM Best Paper Award. IMPAC and JRM join
sponsorship of this annual award to recognize authors published
in the journal during the year 2005. The awards were presented
to the prize-winning co-authors during NCRA’s Annual Education
Conference, May 5 – 8, 2006, in Washington DC.
The Best Paper Award went to, “Accuracy of Cancer Registry
Data When Treatment Is in the Ambulatory Setting: Implications
for Quality Measurement”, published in the Spring 2005 issue of
JRM. Jennifer L. Malin, MD, PhD; Lorna Kwan, MPH; John
Adams, PhD; Marianne Laouri, PhD; & Patricia A. Ganz, MD
co-authored this paper, and Dr. Malin accepted the award on
behalf of her team at the NCRA Awards Breakfast on Sunday May
7th.
“The Best Paper Award is granted to authors publishing the
highest quality papers addressing topics which are significant
to registry professionals,” stated Herman R. Menck, MBA, editor
of Journal of Registry Management. “Each year we are
proud to partner with IMPAC on the Best Paper Award and we were
delighted to honor the recipients at yesterday’s NCRA Awards
Breakfast.”
“IMPAC is honored to continue sponsorship of the IMPAC-JRM
Best Paper Award,” stated Donna Couillard-Getreuer, RN, MSN, CTR,
IMPAC’s senior market manager for Cancer Registry Systems. “We
remain dedicated to JRM’s commitment to acknowledge
authors for their exemplary work in the field of medical
registry.”
Please visit
IMPAC’s exhibit (Booth #8) at NCRA’s 32nd Annual
Education Conference, May 5 – 8, 2006, at the Marriott Crystal
Gateway Hotel in Washington DC.
For more information, please contact:
Lorna Murdock,
Marketing
Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 650-623-8937, e-mail:
lmurdock@impac.com
Award Program Inquiries:
Donna Getreuer, RN, MSN, CTR
Senior Market Manager
Decision Support / Cancer Registry Systems
IMPAC Medical Systems, an Elekta Company
Tel: +1 650-623-8800, e-mail: dgetreuer@impac.comInvestor Enquiries:
International: Peter Ejemyr,
Group VP Corporate Communications,
Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com
United States: Lars Jonsteg,
VP Investor Relations North
America, Elekta Inc.
Tel: +46 708-783 735, e-mail:
lars.jonsteg@elekta.com
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, provides
healthcare information technology (IT) solutions that streamline
clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer
care. IMPAC’s open integration to multiple healthcare data and
imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and
practice management, as well as best-of-breed systems for
anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, and cancer registry.
With products that are used in association with diagnosis and
treatment environments through long-term follow-up, IMPAC
provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps
improve overall communication, process efficiency, and the
quality of patient care. For more information about IMPAC
products and services, please call 888-GO-IMPAC or visit
www.impac.com.
About
Elekta
Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing
meaningful clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems
and services for improved cancer care and management of brain
disorders. All of Elekta’s solutions employ non-invasive or
minimally invasive techniques and are therefore clinically
effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective. With
approx. 1700 employees, Elekta’s corporate headquarters is
located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the
Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. For more
information about Elekta’s products or services, please visit
www.elekta.com.
About NCRA
Chartered in
May 1974, the National Cancer Registrars Association is a
non-profit organization that represents more than 4,500 cancer
registry professionals and Certified Tumor Registrars. The
mission of NCRA is to promote education, credentialing, and
advocacy for cancer registry professionals. Cancer registrars
capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis,
treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United
States, and other countries as well. Cancer registrars hope
their work will lead to better treatments, and ultimately, a
cure. For more information about NCRA, visit
www.ncra-usa.org. |
