Responding to recent improvements to care for patients with rectal cancer, the NAPRC has updated its standards for accreditation. The Optimal Resources for Rectal Cancer Care (2026 Standards) introduce a number of required tools as well as recommended resources to show the focus on improving care and outcomes as well as documenting performance with the standards. The webinar will review the tools and resources, describe the purpose and use of each, and discuss other resources available to accredited rectal programs to demonstrate their commitment to rectal cancer care.
1. Describe the tools and resources available to NAPRC accredited programs.2. Discuss the purpose and use for each required and recommended template.3. Outline other resources that are available to programs and develop a plan to implement using the required templates as well as opportunities to evaluate and implement the recommended templates in the local programs.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded for this course. Credit is approved by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) #2025-140, for 1 contact hour.ACS Cancer Programs is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP17437, for 1 contact hour.
