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15601329

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
A trial of videoconferencing of multidisciplinary breast cancer clinical meetings between three public hospitals was conducted in an attempt to increase attendance by medical staff at the meetings, and thus facilitate multidisciplinary care for breast cancer patients. The videoconferences were compared with the previously existing face-to-face clinical meetings through questionnaires, attendance, number of cases discussed and anthropological analysis. Although more people attended the videoconferences than the face-to-face meetings, most of the participants in the trial preferred the face-to-face meetings to the videoconferences. The mean number of cases discussed at the videoconferences was significantly less than the mean number of cases presented at the face-to-face clinical meetings. The face-to-face meetings were informal, spontaneous and conducive to open discussion. In contrast, the videoconferences were formal and regimented. Multidisciplinary case discussion can be facilitated by videoconferencing. Some of the negative experiences we encountered could be overcome with changes in meeting format. Our experience may help others in setting up a successful multidisciplinary team via videoconference.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0004-8461
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
487-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of face-to-face and videoconferenced multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
pubmed:affiliation
Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CCORE), South Western Sydney Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia. Geoff.Delaney@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't