Development of a Multidisciplinary Care System for Lung Cancer Patients
Journal of Lung Cancer
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: 75-80, 2008.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Since the year 2000, lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in South Korea and also in many other parts of the world. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We developed a multidisciplinary (MD) care system for lung cancer patients in 1996. Here, we report the results obtained in the process of development of MD team (MDT).RESULTS:
The MDT was launched with including medical doctors, chest surgeons, radiation oncologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine specialists and physician assistants. To facilitate co-operation between the MDT members, a specialized out-patient clinic was located within a sector of the hospital. A common ward was allocated for lung cancer patients regardless of the department of the attending physician. Shared electronic medical record forms that were specialized for lung cancer were developed. The MDT operates weekly lung cancer conferences and multidisciplinary out-patient clinics. To make diagnostic or therapeutic decisions early on, the electronic medical records of the patients were previewed or consulted by the specialists before they meet the individual patients.CONCLUSION:
Despite every effort, we still need to shorten the waiting time from presentation to the first treatment and we need to improve the patients' satisfaction. We also have a mission to develop our own regulations and guidelines for our lung cancer MD care system. Clinical trials and basic research should also be encouraged along with improving the quality of life of the team members
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Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Assistentes Médicos
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Qualidade de Vida
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Controle Social Formal
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Especialização
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Tórax
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Congressos como Assunto
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Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde
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República da Coreia
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Lung Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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