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Multidisciplinary cancer care in Australia: A national audit highlights gaps in care and medico-legal risk for clinicians.
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- Author(s): WILCOXON, Heidi1 ; LUXFORD, Karen1; SAUNDERS, Christobel2; PETERSON, Janice1; ZORBAS, Helen1
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Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. Mar2011, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p34-40. 7p. 3 Charts.- Subject Terms:
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- Abstract: Multidisciplinary care (MDC) is accepted as best practice in cancer treatment planning and care. Despite recognition of the importance of a team approach, limited data are available about the extent to which MDC has been implemented in Australia. The aim of the audit was to investigate the implementation of MDC for five main cancer types across Australia in line with best practice. A sample of 155 hospitals was surveyed to investigate the status of MDC for cancer treatment planning in Australia across five cancer types (breast, gynecological, lung, prostate and colorectal). The survey investigated team structure, meetings, patient consent, documentation of team recommendations and communication with the patient. Two-thirds of hospitals surveyed did not have a multidisciplinary team. Of those with such a team; in one-third patients were not informed their case would be discussed by the team, in half patient consent was not sought for all cases discussed by the team, in one-quarter the team's recommended treatment plan was not noted in the patient record. Less than 1% of teams reported routine attendance by the tumour-specific minimum core team. MDC is not being implemented in line with best practice or applied consistently across Australia. This audit has highlighted gaps in care delivery, despite national recommendations about MDC. Areas being neglected can affect the quality of care provided and may put clinicians at medico-legal risk. Recommendations to improve uptake and effectiveness of MDC are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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