Multidisciplinary team meetings

Multidisciplinary team meetings are a current international practice in cancer care, but to date, few data exist on the specificity of its practice in hematology. In this manuscript, we present the result of the first national study, realized with quantitative and qualitative methods in France, which brings new insights in order to improve the collegial decision-making process.

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MDT (multidisciplinary team) meetings are considered an essential component of care for patients with cancer. However there is remarkably little direct evidence that such meetings improve outcomes. We assessed whether or not MDT (multidisciplinary team) processes influenced survival in a cohort of patients with colorectal cancer.

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Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are used to optimise expert decision-making about treatment options, but such expertise is not digitally transferable between centres. To help standardise medical decision-making, we developed a machine learning model designed to predict MDT decisions about adjuvant breast cancer treatments.

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The quality of decision-making in multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) depends on the quality of information presented and the quality of team processes. Few studies have examined these factors using a standardized approach.

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The multidisciplinary team approach at CHB was also seen first hand and at its best. In Nigeria, although we also encourage a team approach to care, we are faced with limitations due to the inadequate number of suitably trained or qualified staff. Clinical practice and patient presentations were quite different from the ones observed back home. I quickly realized that not all the services back home could be structured in the same way as in the US (e.g.

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There has been a great deal of progress since the original breast guidance was published, so much so that it may seem to some that implementation of that guidance is largely achieved, that modern multidisciplinary breast cancer care is ‘a done deal’. But the challenges of rising numbers of new referrals, the need to respond within tight time-scales, and advances in diagnosis and treatment mean that teams must be very well organised and well supported to succeed. Despite obvious progress, breast teams do not all work optimally.

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The publication of the ‘Calman-Hine’ cancer policy1 in 1995 marked the first broadly based cancer policy for England and Wales. It defined the principles and structural framework for the delivery of better care for patients with cancer, emphasising the central importance of meeting patients’ needs. A consequence of this approach was the recognition of the importance of inter-disciplinary and collaborative arrangements for the delivery of services.

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Midwives are autonomous professionals whose unique and specialist contribution affects the whole population: each of us at the time of birth, the great majority of people who become parents and the half of these who become mothers. Women and their families expect a service that provides clear communication and explanations, effective teamwork, a safe care environment and continuity of care. The midwife’s role is to ensure that these expectations are understood and met.

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