Surgeons’ views on multi-disciplinary breast meetings

“Do no harm”: Fortifying MDT collaboration in changing technological times

“…This latter MDT process is faster, and recognises that the diagnosis and management of a cancer relies on a system that is an interdependent group of items, people and processes that add dependability to the overall patient management system [17]. As well as having patient management functions, MDTMs are recognised as having professional development, educational and organisational functions, and providing socioemotional support for MDT members [19,17].…”

Assimilating information and offering a medical opinion in remote and co-located meetings

“…The presentation of all findings rates slightly better in teleconference, but the overall educational rating is less than expected. The preference for co-located PCDs is also reflected in other evaluations reported in [3,6].…”

Assessing support requirements for multidisciplinary team meetings

“…Some UKbased MDTs are known to have real time data entry on overhead plasma screens of key items of information [6]. By having the data entry visible to the MDT, any misunderstandings can be corrected and errors avoided.…”