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Multi-Disciplinary Tumour Board in Broadway

Multi-Disciplinary Tumour Board

Multi-Disciplinary Tumour Board for Cancer Patients in Broadway

According to the National Cancer Institute, an MTB (multidisciplinary tumour board) is a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals that reviews and discusses a patient's medical status and treatment choices as part of an MTB. Implementing multidisciplinary clinics, wherein multiple professionals conduct patient examinations and interviews, speed diagnostic procedures, and evaluate treatment alternatives, can facilitate multidisciplinary therapy for patients with complicated cancers. Tumour boards, or interdisciplinary team meetings, coordinate these consultations and vast volumes of clinical data. The board's job is to determine which cancer treatment and care plan is best for each patient. Developing that strategy is considerably easier when you obtain fresh perspectives from different medical practitioners, particularly from Manipal Hospitals' Multi-Disciplinary Tumour Board in Kolkata. 

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A tumour board is a group of specialists and other medical professionals who get together regularly to talk about uncommon or difficult cancer situations. Selecting the most effective course of treatment for a patient as a group is the aim. If you have a cancer that is less prevalent and does not have a typical treatment plan, your case may be discussed. It might also be suggested if your present course of treatment is not having the desired effect.

The experts on these boards share diverse viewpoints because they come from a variety of medical disciplines concerning cancer patient care. Manipal Hospitals has a system of multidisciplinary tumour boards, which is one of its potential features. It allows us to assess each new patient's case with our cancer-specific doctors and ensure that we create an individualised strategy that works best for them.
 

A tumour board is a group of specialists and other medical professionals who get together regularly to talk about uncommon or difficult cancer situations. Selecting the most effective course of treatment for a patient as a group is the aim. If you have a cancer that is less prevalent and does not have a typical treatment plan, your case may be discussed. It might also be suggested if your present course of treatment is not having the desired effect.

The experts on these boards share diverse viewpoints because they come from a variety of medical disciplines concerning cancer patient care. Manipal Hospitals has a system of multidisciplinary tumour boards, which is one of its potential features. It allows us to assess each new patient's case with our cancer-specific doctors and ensure that we create an individualised strategy that works best for them.
 

Members of these boards include a variety of cancer specialists and physicians. We appreciate contributions from a variety of fields. Among the tumour boards are:

  • Pathologists

  • Medical oncologists 

  • Radiation oncologists 

  • Surgical oncologists

  • Specialists in genetics

  • Nurses

  • Social workers

Members of these boards include a variety of cancer specialists and physicians. We appreciate contributions from a variety of fields. Among the tumour boards are:

  • Pathologists

  • Medical oncologists 

  • Radiation oncologists 

  • Surgical oncologists

  • Specialists in genetics

  • Nurses

  • Social workers

A Multidisciplinary Tumour Board is a forum where experts from different fields of medicine come together to examine complicated cancer cases. Presentations of imaging investigations, pathology findings, diagnostic data, and patient histories are usually included in the meeting. Experts collaborate to assess available treatments, consider unique patient circumstances, and create thorough treatment programmes. To ensure that every patient receives individualised, evidence-based care that maximises treatment outcomes and quality of life, collective knowledge will be used. 
 

A Multidisciplinary Tumour Board is a forum where experts from different fields of medicine come together to examine complicated cancer cases. Presentations of imaging investigations, pathology findings, diagnostic data, and patient histories are usually included in the meeting. Experts collaborate to assess available treatments, consider unique patient circumstances, and create thorough treatment programmes. To ensure that every patient receives individualised, evidence-based care that maximises treatment outcomes and quality of life, collective knowledge will be used.
 

Generally, a Multidisciplinary Tumour Board is called every week or every two weeks, depending on the protocol of the hospital. It is called to address newly diagnosed instances of cancer, complicated cases needing interdisciplinary competence, treatment planning for difficult patients, and patient progress reports. The Multidisciplinary Cancer Board Team unites experts in medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology, and occasionally genetics to provide thorough assessments and consensus-driven decision-making for the best possible patient care. 

Generally, a Multidisciplinary Tumour Board is called every week or every two weeks, depending on the protocol of the hospital. It is called to address newly diagnosed instances of cancer, complicated cases needing interdisciplinary competence, treatment planning for difficult patients, and patient progress reports. The Multidisciplinary Cancer Board Team unites experts in medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology, and occasionally genetics to provide thorough assessments and consensus-driven decision-making for the best possible patient care. 
 

Using a multidisciplinary care team approach has the following advantages:

Regarding patients:

  • A greater likelihood of receiving care in line with best clinical practice guidelines, including psychosocial support

  • Quicker recovery times for patients under the management of an MDT team

  • Easier access to information

  • Higher levels of satisfaction with care and treatment

Regarding medical professionals:

  • Enhanced patient outcomes and care through the creation of a mutually agreed-upon treatment plan

  • Simplified treatment plans and less duplication of services

  • Enhanced care coordination

  • Possibilities for health professionals to receive education

  • Enhanced mental health among medical professionals

Using a multidisciplinary care team approach has the following advantages:

Regarding patients:

  • A greater likelihood of receiving care in line with best clinical practice guidelines, including psychosocial support

  • Quicker recovery times for patients under the management of an MDT team

  • Easier access to information

  • Higher levels of satisfaction with care and treatment

Regarding medical professionals:

  • Enhanced patient outcomes and care through the creation of a mutually agreed-upon treatment plan

  • Simplified treatment plans and less duplication of services

  • Enhanced care coordination

  • Possibilities for health professionals to receive education

  • Enhanced mental health among medical professionals

The possible limitations of MTB can be as follows: 

  • There are significant effects on the results

  • High-time requirements and financial costs

  • Too much non-clinical information could lead to different views

  • Legal concerns regarding the privacy and confidentiality of each patient presented to MTBs

  • Accessibility to national networks and MTBs due to socioeconomic status and place of origin

  • There is a possibility of treatment delay

The possible limitations of MTB can be as follows: 

  • There are significant effects on the results

  • High-time requirements and financial costs

  • Too much non-clinical information could lead to different views

  • Legal concerns regarding the privacy and confidentiality of each patient presented to MTBs

  • Accessibility to national networks and MTBs due to socioeconomic status and place of origin

  • There is a possibility of treatment delay

The patient should be made aware that part of their care includes the MDT team's treatment and care planning and that they may speak with other medical specialists about their case that they have not yet met. According to local protocols, patient consent should be obtained before any personal information is disclosed or used in a healthcare setting. It is crucial to specify the kind and degree of consent needed, as well as who is in charge of getting it and making sure everyone in the team is aware of it. 
 

The patient should be made aware that part of their care includes the MDT team's treatment and care planning and that they may speak with other medical specialists about their case that they have not yet met. According to local protocols, patient consent should be obtained before any personal information is disclosed or used in a healthcare setting. It is crucial to specify the kind and degree of consent needed, as well as who is in charge of getting it and making sure everyone in the team is aware of it.
 

After the MDT meeting, they intend to:

  • Update you on the outcome of your treatment. This can be accomplished either in person or via telephone.

  • Also, provide you with written details about your treatment.

  • Keep your general practitioner (GP) informed about your care and treatment. 

  • Provide copies of any letters written to other healthcare professionals regarding your care.

  • Grant you access to a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) upon diagnosis, if one has not already been offered, and inform you of available local and national support services.

After the MDT meeting, they intend to:

  • Update you on the outcome of your treatment. This can be accomplished either in person or via telephone.

  • Also, provide you with written details about your treatment.

  • Keep your general practitioner (GP) informed about your care and treatment. 

  • Provide copies of any letters written to other healthcare professionals regarding your care.

  • Grant you access to a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) upon diagnosis, if one has not already been offered, and inform you of available local and national support services.

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