Improving the productivity and efficiency of vascular surgery and radiology multidisciplinary meetings

"The changes made to the process have resulted in a real reduction in the time spent preparing each weekly meeting. As a result of careful and thoughtful improvement cycles, it has been possible to increase the proportion of patients discussed at each meeting by approximately two thirds."

Improving the productivity and efficiency of vascular surgery and radiology multidisciplinary meetings
Gary Dobson, Declan Neeson
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208416.w3332
Programme

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Improving multidisciplinary communication at ward board rounds using video enhanced reflective practice

"Video enhanced reflective practice (VERP) provides training based upon analysis of film clips of one’s professional practice to develop practical insight into the processes of communication, so that effective changes can be made to ongoing behaviour and practice."

Improving multidisciplinary communication at ward board rounds using video enhanced reflective practice
C Hellier et al.
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206968.w2801

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Multi-disciplinary Team Handbook

"This handbook brings together information about multi-disciplinary / integrated teams from a wide range of sources including publications, studies and operational examples for the purpose of providing a stimulus to the system to examine the type or types of teams that need to be in place to deliver integrated healthcare."

MDT Development: Working toward an effective multidisciplinary/multiagency team
NHS England
January 2015

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Sheffield's Heart Failure MDT (Outreach service into non-cardiology wards)

"Delivering a cardiac outreach service requires perseverance and consistent hard work, made worthwhile by demonstrable improvements in patients outcomes."

Sheffield's Heart Failure MDT (Outreach service into non-cardiology wards)
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
NICE Local Practice Collection
November 2014

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Determinants of treatment plan implementation in multidisciplinary team meetings for patients with chronic diseases

"Greater multidisciplinarity is not necessarily associated with more effective decision making. Explicit goals and procedures are also crucial. Decision implementation should be routinely monitored to ensure the equitable provision of care."

Determinants of treatment plan implementation in multidisciplinary team meetings for patients with chronic diseases: a mixed-methods study
R Raine et al.
BMJ Quality and Safety 2014;23:867-876

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Strategies to improve the efficiency and utility of multidisciplinary team meetings in urology cancer care

"This study is the first to explore which areas of urology MDT working healthcare professionals perceive to be valuable, and how MDT working might be improved in terms of effectiveness and efficiency."

Strategies to improve the efficiency and utility of multidisciplinary team meetings in urology cancer care: a survey study
BW Lamb, RT Jalil, N Sevdalis, C Vincent, JSA Green
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:377

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Behavior change interventions when implementing multi-professional teamwork at an emergency department

"This study highlights how teamwork can be implemented and suggests that clear Direction (i.e. engaged management that is specific regarding both why and how teamwork should be performed, alignment between teamwork and other processes and initiatives) and allocation of resources for ongoing problem-solving and adaptation are important ingredients for effective implementation of teamwork."

Functions of behavior change interventions when implementing multi-professional teamwork at an emergency department: a comparative case study
M Frykman, H Hasson, ÅM Athlin, U von Thiele Schwarz
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14: 218

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