Quality Management 2017

Learning objectives Outline

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Background

Definition and organization of Multidisciplinary meeting (MDM)

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• Definition of Multidisciplinary setting

• Definition of Multidisciplinary Meeting (MDM) and difference with Tumor Board • What about the quality standard? Minimum, mean and maximum standards • Example of application of MDM in head and neck, prostate and breast cancers

Quality standard for MDMs

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MDM improves the care management for individual patients:

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Evidence to decrease waiting time to treatment Evidence of changing treatments attitude/rate of intervention

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Second opinions

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• Cost, cost-effectiveness and legal issues of MDM

Evidence of effectiveness of MDMs in Survival

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• Summary of the evidence of the effectiveness of MDM

What is the role of the patient

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• Conclusions and future directions