TY - JOUR
T1 - Policy statement on multidisciplinary cancer care
AU - Borras, Josep M.
AU - Albreht, Tit
AU - Audisio, Riccardo
AU - Briers, Erik
AU - Casali, Paolo
AU - Esperou, Hélène
AU - Grube, Birgitte
AU - Hamoir, Marc
AU - Henning, Geoffrey
AU - Kelly, Joan
AU - Knox, Susan
AU - Nabal, Maria
AU - Pierotti, Marco
AU - Lombardo, Claudio
AU - Van Harten, Wim
AU - Poston, Graeme
AU - Prades, Joan
AU - Sant, Milena
AU - Travado, Luzia
AU - Valentini, Vincenzo
AU - Van De Velde, Cornelis
AU - Van Den Bogaert, Saskia
AU - Van Den Bulcke, Marc
AU - Van Hoof, Elke
AU - Van Den Neucker, Ingrid
AU - Wilson, Robin
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Cancer care is undergoing an important paradigm shift from a disease-focused management to a patient-centred approach, in which increasingly more attention is paid to psychosocial aspects, quality of life, patients' rights and empowerment and survivorship. In this context, multidisciplinary teams emerge as a practical necessity for optimal coordination among health professionals and clear communication with patients. The European Partnership for Action Against Cancer (EPAAC), an initiative launched by the European Commission in 2009, addressed the multidisciplinary care from a policy perspective in order to define the core elements that all tumour-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) should include. To that effect, a working group conference was held in January 2013 within the EPAAC Work Package 7 (on Healthcare) framework.
AB - Cancer care is undergoing an important paradigm shift from a disease-focused management to a patient-centred approach, in which increasingly more attention is paid to psychosocial aspects, quality of life, patients' rights and empowerment and survivorship. In this context, multidisciplinary teams emerge as a practical necessity for optimal coordination among health professionals and clear communication with patients. The European Partnership for Action Against Cancer (EPAAC), an initiative launched by the European Commission in 2009, addressed the multidisciplinary care from a policy perspective in order to define the core elements that all tumour-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) should include. To that effect, a working group conference was held in January 2013 within the EPAAC Work Package 7 (on Healthcare) framework.
KW - Consensus
KW - Health care organisation
KW - Health policy
KW - Multidisciplinary team
KW - Consensus
KW - Health care organisation
KW - Health policy
KW - Multidisciplinary team
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/51980
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.11.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.11.012
M3 - Article
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 50
SP - 475
EP - 480
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
ER -
