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. 2010 Nov;6(6):e21-6.
doi: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000073.

Multidisciplinary care in the oncology setting: historical perspective and data from lung and gynecology multidisciplinary clinics

Laura Elise Horvath  1 , Edgardo Yordan, Deepak Malhotra, Ileana Leyva, Katy Bortel, Denise Schalk, Patricia Mellinger, Marianne Huml, Christy Kesslering, Jeffrey Huml
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Multidisciplinary care in the oncology setting: historical perspective and data from lung and gynecology multidisciplinary clinics

Laura Elise Horvath et al. J Oncol Pract. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Multidisciplinary care refers to a practice in which physicians from multiple specialties attend to the same patient population. There are many advantages to the model, including reduced time to treatment, coordinated treatment plans, increased patient and physician satisfaction, and increased enrollment onto clinical trials. At Central Dupage Hospital, multidisciplinary clinics have been instituted in lung and gynecologic cancer. We describe the structure and operation of each clinic and highlight their considerable success in improving patient care.

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Figure 1.
Multidisciplinary clinic (MC) improves speed of service. TTE, time to evaluation; TTT, time to treatment; Gyne, gynecologic.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Multidisciplinary clinic (MC) expands access to specialty services. IV, seen by two interventional services; Gyne Onc, gynecologic oncology; Med Onc, medical oncology.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The Multidisciplinary Gynecologic Clinic (MGC) expands patient access to clinical research trials. EE, percentage of eligible patients enrolled onto clinical trials.
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Figure 4.
Patient satisfaction. FY, fiscal year.
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