Multi-disciplinary team meetings for lung cancer in Norway and Denmark: results from national surveys and observations with MDT-MODe.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings are widely regarded as the 'gold standard' of lung cancer care. MDTs improve adherence to clinical guidelines for lung cancer patients. In this study, we describe and compare lung cancer MDTs in Denmark and Norway by combining national surveys and the MDT-Metric for the Observation of Decision-making (MDT-MODe) instrument.

Materials and method

Identical surveys were sent out to all lung cancer MDT centers in Denmark and Norway by the Danish Lung Cancer Group and the Norwegian Lung Cancer Group. Six MDT centers, three in Denmark and three in Norway, were observed using the MDT-MODe instrument.

Results and interpretation

We found similar organization of MDT meetings in both countries, with the main difference

SUBMITTER: Gouliaev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332478 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature