Regionalization of Head and Neck Oncology Tumor Boards: Perspectives of Collaborating Physicians.

Autor: Amin NB; University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Bridgham KM; University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Brown JP; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Moyer KF; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Taylor RJ; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Wolf JS; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Witek ME; Department of Radiation Oncology University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland Proton Treatment Center Baltimore Maryland USA., Molitoris JK; Department of Radiation Oncology University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland Proton Treatment Center Baltimore Maryland USA., Mehra R; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Maryland School of Medicine Maryland Baltimore USA., Cullen KJ; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Maryland School of Medicine Maryland Baltimore USA., Papadimitriou JC; Department of Pathology University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Raghavan P; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA.; Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA., Hatten KM; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: OTO open [OTO Open] 2023 Feb 28; Vol. 7 (1), pp. e18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 28 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1002/oto2.18
Abstrakt: Objectives: To survey academic and community physician preferences regarding the virtual multidisciplinary tumor board (MTB) for further improvement and expansion.
Study Design: This anonymous 14-question survey was sent to individuals that participated in the head and neck virtual MTBs. The survey was sent via email beginning August 3, 2021, through October 5, 2021.
Setting: The University of Maryland Medical Center and regional practices in the state of Maryland.
Methods: Survey responses were recorded and presented as percentages. Subset analysis was performed to obtain frequency distributions by facility and provider type.
Results: There were 50 survey responses obtained with a response rate of 56%. Survey participants included 11 surgeons (22%), 19 radiation oncologists (38%), and 8 medical oncologists (16%), amongst others. More than 96% of participants found the virtual MTB to be useful when discussing complex cases and impactful to future patient care. A majority of respondents perceived a reduction in time to adjuvant care (64%). Community and academic physician responses strongly agreed that the virtual MTB improved communication (82% vs 73%), provided patient-specific information for cancer care (82% vs 73%), and improved access to other specialties (66% vs 64%). Academic physicians, more so than community physicians, strongly agreed that the virtual MTB improves access to clinical trial enrollment (64% vs 29%) and can be useful in obtaining CME (64% vs 55%).
Conclusion: Academic and community physicians view the virtual MTB favorably. This platform can be adapted regionally and further expanded to improve communication between physicians and improve multidisciplinary care for patients.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
(© 2023 The Authors. OTO Open published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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