How multidisciplinary are multidisciplinary team meetings in cancer care? An observational study in oncology departments in Flanders, Belgium

Background: In current cancer care, multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) aim at uniting care professionals from different disciplines to decide upon the best possible treatment plan for the patients based on the available scientific evidence. In Belgium, the multidisciplinary approach is mandatory and formally regulated since 2003. Current research indicates that MDTMs are not always truly multidisciplinary, ie, with a mix of medical as well as paramedical disciplines, and that the medical profession (physicians and medical specialists) tends to dominate the interaction in MDTMs. To ensure... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Horlait, Melissa
Baes, Saskia
Dhaene, Sophie
Van Belle, Simon
Leys, Mark
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Verlag/Hrsg.: Dove Medical Press LTD
Schlagwörter: Medicine and Health Sciences / medical oncology / multidisciplinary teams / interprofessional care / qualitative research / health services research / CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING / QUALITY IMPROVEMENT / MANAGEMENT / IMPACT / LUNG / HEALTH / FACILITATORS / BARRIERS
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28958127
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01GZ3SMQ3W869KBKDN6H7MF19X

Background: In current cancer care, multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) aim at uniting care professionals from different disciplines to decide upon the best possible treatment plan for the patients based on the available scientific evidence. In Belgium, the multidisciplinary approach is mandatory and formally regulated since 2003. Current research indicates that MDTMs are not always truly multidisciplinary, ie, with a mix of medical as well as paramedical disciplines, and that the medical profession (physicians and medical specialists) tends to dominate the interaction in MDTMs. To ensure that MDTMs can benefit from their diverse membership to achieve their full potential, significant attention should be devoted to the multidisciplinary character of these meetings. The aim of this study is to explore and describe the multidisciplinary character in MDTMs and how it is actually shaped in practice in different Flemish medical oncology departments.