Improving multidisciplinary team working in pelvic oncology

Somita Sarkar, Benjamin W. Lamb*, Rozh T. Jalil, Cath Taylor, Tayana Soukup, Charles Vincent, Nick Sevdalis, James S A Green

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

MDT working in cancer care was introduced 20 years ago and evidence of its benefits to patients and healthcare professionals is slowly emerging. Much of the work investigating MDT processes came from pelvic oncology, especially in urology. Studies have shown that a ‘systems approach’ to MDT working can reliably assess its quality, allowing for interventions that can lead to improvements in multidisciplinary teamworking and delivery of cancer care. This in turn can lead to better outcomes for patients with cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPelvic Cancer Surgery: Modern Breakthroughs and Future Advances
EditorsH.R.H. Patel, T Mould, J.V. Joseph, C.P. Delaney
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages3-12
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781447142584, 9781447142577
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Case conference
  • Decision-making
  • Improvement
  • MDT meeting
  • Multidisciplinary team (MDT)
  • Teamworking
  • Tumor board

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