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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) |
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pdf (105kb) Practical information about claiming the MBS item for multidisciplinary care introduced in 2006. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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National Health Service (UK) Cancer Services Collaborative Improvement Partnership |
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The purpose of this Multidisciplinary Team Resource Guide is to provide some practical advice to be used by clinical teams who are setting up or already running an MDT meeting. The Guide puts forward 12 questions based upon the requirements of the Manual of Cancer Standards and offers as answers some examples of service improvement case studies, resources and possible options to be considered. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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UK |
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NHS Modernisation Agency |
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pdf (301kb) Guide for improving communication between clinicians in cancer care. Contains a pro-forma template for communications within a multidisciplinary team. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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Cancer and Palliative Care, Department of Human Services,Victoria |
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pdf (264kb). This toolkit was written to assist the development of multidisciplinary teams in all tumour streams. The documents included in this toolkit are not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to prompt thought about the elements of best practice in multidisciplinary care. The toolkit will assist in: developing team meeting protocols and establishing team practice; surveying existing meetings and ascertaining what might be necessary for newly forming teams; understanding how local multidisciplinary team meeting guidelines and protocols might appear and what they could contain; measuring the team’s performance against the guidelines and protocols and developing or improving a multidisciplinary meeting agenda. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/docs/ics/meet_toolkit.pdf |
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Cancer and Palliative Care, Department of Human Services,Victoria |
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pdf (468kb). This guide provides information on the implementation of multidisciplinary care. Contents include: key principles of multidisciplinary care, what is practically required to implement multidisciplinary care and what are the medico-legal implications of multidisciplinary care in an Australian context. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/docs/mdcare/multidisciplinarypolicy0702.pdf |
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) |
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pdf (1.94mb) A report that outlines the medico-legal implications of multidisciplinary care in an Australian setting. The recommendations are based on a workshop of national experts conducted by the NBOCC. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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http://www.nbocc.org.au/health-professionals/clinical-best-practice/multidisciplinary-care |
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) |
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pdf (282kb). 2006 Report based on forums conducted nationwide in regards to the implementation of multidisciplinary care. Provides insight into the barriers to implementation of a multidisciplinary approach to cancer management in Australia and also demonstrates a range of creative models being used to implement a team approach to cancer care across a range of service settings. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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http://www.nbocc.org.au/download-document/mdr-making-multidisciplinary-cancer-care-a-reality |
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Peter Mac Cancer Centre |
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Information for medical professionals about the various services offered and the vital role played in the multidisciplinary team by Allied Health carers for cancer patients at different stages of their journey; which may begin at diagnosis and treatment and continue intermittently as required to survivorship and palliative care. A brief overview of the following Allied Heath disciplines at Peter Mac are:
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Website - information |
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Health professionals |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) |
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pdf (3.4mb) Final report of a 3-year National Demonstration Project on the definition, benefits and implementation of multidisciplinary care in Australia. |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
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http://www.nbocc.org.au/resources/documents/MDC_multidisciplinaryproject.pdf |
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) |
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pdf (445kb). Follow up study to the National Demonstration Project in breast cancer |
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Website - information |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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http://www.nbocc.org.au/download-document/mss-sustainability-of-multidisciplinary-cancer-care-mdc |
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Medical Journal of Australia |
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For women with early breast cancer, multidisciplinary care has the potential to reduce mortality, improve quality of life and reduce healthcare costs. In Australia, the diversity of healthcare delivery settings and types of care means that a single model of multidisciplinary care may not be appropriate. The "Principles of multidisciplinary care" were developed to provide a flexible framework for the provision of multidisciplinary care in Australia. The Principles emphasise five key elements: the team, communication, access to the full range of therapies, standards of care and involvement of the woman. This flexible, principle-based approach to multidisciplinary care is unique. The Principles have the potential to be applied to other cancers and other chronic diseases. |
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Journal article |
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Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
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Australia |
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http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_10_171103/zor10160_fm.html |
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Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) and The Cancer Council Australia |
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Outlines a plan to improve cancer treatment outcomes for rural and remote patients through the establishment of a network of regional cancer centres of excellence (RCCEs) in order to:
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Web based PDF report |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
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Publicly available - no restrictions |
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Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
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http://www.cosa.org.au/File/Reports/RegionalCancerCentreofExcellencedocument.pdf |

