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[Multidisciplinary team meetings in cancerology: setting priorities for improvement].
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21908262     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Resulting medical decision from a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting has to be accurate regarding to various patient criteria and relevant specialists participation. The target is to optimize treatment or management options for patients taking into account patients' benefit. The aim of our study was to examine quality criteria of MDT meeting processes, implementation of the MDT decision, and the follow-up of national or regional clinical guidelines. The results lead us to discuss about care management in cancer. Ten various medical specialities of MDT meetings were studied. Relevant multidisciplinarity varied between MDT meetings specialities and was effective between 55 and 100%. Implementation of the decisions that arise from MDT meetings was 86.3%. The most frequent grounds of non-application were patient refusal and new or previous unknown clinical data. The percentage of MDT meetings decisions following national or regional recommendations was 74%. The main reason of not following was the complexity of clinical patient circumstances. Participation in MDT meetings is more and more time-consuming related to enforce the completeness referred to the Plan Cancer (National recommendations). Leading to completeness raises questions about medical time employment and meaning of the MDT meeting for standard clinical cases. The priority seems to enforce multidisciplinarity rather than reach completeness.
Authors:
Pascale Guillem; Michel Bolla; Stéphane Courby; Jean-Luc Descotes; Mathieu Laramas; Denis Moro-Sibilot
Publication Detail:
Type:  English Abstract; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bulletin du cancer     Volume:  98     ISSN:  1769-6917     ISO Abbreviation:  Bull Cancer     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-29     Completed Date:  2011-11-04     Revised Date:  2012-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0072416     Medline TA:  Bull Cancer     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  fre     Pagination:  989-98     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
CHU de Grenoble, centre de coordination en cancérologie, France. pguillem@chu-grenoble.fr
Vernacular Title:
Évaluation des réunions de concertation pluridisciplinaire en cancérologie : quelles priorités pour quelles améliorations ?
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Decision Making
France
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication*
Medical Oncology / organization & administration,  standards*
Neoplasms / therapy*
Patient Care Team / standards*
Quality of Health Care*
Retrospective Studies

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